COMPARING TWO PLACES
McBain vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
McBain, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
McBain is 93% smaller than Big Rapids. McBain earns more, with a median household income $3,225 higher. McBain has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -27%).
MCBAINBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population6428,623−93% vs Big Rapids
Population density5101,940−1,430
Population growth-2.9%-27.1%+24.2 pts
Median age37.822.9+14.9
Male42.1%52.3%−10.3 pts
Female57.9%47.7%+10.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.9%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.6%86.4%−4.8 pts
Black1.1%5.9%−4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.9%2.7%+6.2 pts
Asian0.7%1.2%−0.4 pts
Other7.6%3.8%+3.9 pts
Median household income$47,083$43,858+$3,225
Per capita income$23,810$23,446+$364
Poverty rate12.3%34.1%−21.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.479−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%26.9%−17.3 pts
Graduate degree2.0%7.9%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%4.3%+4.8 pts
Labor force participation56.4%65.2%−8.8 pts
Median home value$141,700$156,400−$14,700
Median gross rent$298$929−$631
Owner-occupied62.1%41.5%+20.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.8%13.2%−10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%50.0%+3.8 pts
Average commute18.114.9+3.3
Worked from home3.7%9.0%−5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.8%6.2%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025