COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lapeer vs Flint
PLACE A
Lapeer, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Flint, Michigan
Lapeer is 88% smaller than Flint. Lapeer earns more, with a median household income $15,070 higher. Lapeer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -21%).
LAPEERFLINTDIFFERENCE
Total population9,20179,306−88% vs Flint
Population density1,2532,372−1,119
Population growth2.1%-20.7%+22.7 pts
Median age39.836.9+2.9
Male53.4%50.1%+3.3 pts
Female46.6%49.9%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.8%33.4%+43.4 pts
Black8.3%55.3%−47.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%4.5%+1.1 pts
Asian0.7%0.7%+0.0 pts
Other8.7%6.1%+2.6 pts
Median household income$52,716$37,646+$15,070
Per capita income$30,586$21,720+$8,866
Poverty rate24.5%34.1%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5100.463+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%14.2%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree3.6%4.9%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%14.8%−11.2 pts
Labor force participation51.2%54.5%−3.2 pts
Median home value$178,400$53,500+$124,900
Median gross rent$1,002$915+$87
Owner-occupied50.5%53.8%−3.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.2%19.7%−12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households56.3%52.0%+4.3 pts
Average commute25.422.7+2.7
Worked from home8.9%8.5%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.3%3.4%−3.1 pts
Uninsured6.6%5.4%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025