COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mesick vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Mesick, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Mesick is 95% smaller than Big Rapids. Big Rapids earns more, with a median household income $2,764 higher. Mesick has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -27%).
MESICKBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population4068,623−95% vs Big Rapids
Population density3051,940−1,634
Population growth0.8%-27.1%+27.9 pts
Median age33.222.9+10.3
Male51.3%52.3%−1.0 pts
Female48.7%47.7%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.7%0.9%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%86.4%+4.6 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%2.7%+1.3 pts
Asian0.5%1.2%−0.7 pts
Other4.5%3.8%+0.7 pts
Median household income$41,094$43,858−$2,764
Per capita income$17,375$23,446−$6,071
Poverty rate17.3%34.1%−16.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3860.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%26.9%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree5.3%7.9%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%4.3%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation49.0%65.2%−16.2 pts
Median home value$123,800$156,400−$32,600
Median gross rent$1,063$929+$134
Owner-occupied62.4%41.5%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%13.2%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%50.0%+6.5 pts
Average commute27.914.9+13.0
Worked from home8.3%9.0%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured0.5%6.2%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025