COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lapeer vs Beecher
PLACE A
Lapeer, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Beecher, Michigan
Lapeer is 9% larger than Beecher. Lapeer earns more, with a median household income $15,201 higher. Lapeer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
LAPEERBEECHERDIFFERENCE
Total population9,2018,412+9% vs Beecher
Population density1,2531,430−177
Population growth2.1%-13.6%+15.7 pts
Median age39.834.4+5.4
Male53.4%45.4%+8.0 pts
Female46.6%54.6%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.5%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.8%25.9%+50.9 pts
Black8.3%59.1%−50.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%7.1%−1.5 pts
Asian0.7%0.1%+0.6 pts
Other8.7%7.9%+0.8 pts
Median household income$52,716$37,515+$15,201
Per capita income$30,586$23,890+$6,696
Poverty rate24.5%31.3%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.542−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%5.2%+11.2 pts
Graduate degree3.6%1.1%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%19.2%−15.6 pts
Labor force participation51.2%51.1%+0.1 pts
Median home value$178,400$51,500+$126,900
Median gross rent$1,002$906+$96
Owner-occupied50.5%48.6%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%21.6%−14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%51.1%+5.2 pts
Average commute25.426.1−0.7
Worked from home8.9%3.5%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%5.7%−5.3 pts
Uninsured6.6%6.9%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024