COMPARING TWO PLACES
Owendale vs Lapeer
PLACE A
Owendale, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Lapeer, Michigan
Owendale is 97% smaller than Lapeer. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Owendale has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs 2%).
OWENDALELAPEERDIFFERENCE
Total population2559,201−97% vs Lapeer
Population density3431,253−909
Population growth14.1%2.1%+12.0 pts
Median age36.239.8−3.6
Male50.8%53.4%−2.6 pts
Female49.2%46.6%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.0%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.4%76.8%+19.6 pts
Black0.0%8.3%−8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other3.6%8.7%−5.0 pts
Median household income$54,375$52,716+$1,659
Per capita income$31,189$30,586+$603
Poverty rate9.8%24.5%−14.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.510−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%16.5%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree1.6%3.6%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.6%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation61.3%51.2%+10.1 pts
Median home value$67,800$178,400−$110,600
Median gross rent$967$1,002−$35
Owner-occupied83.5%50.5%+33.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%7.2%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.3%56.3%−42.0 pts
Average commute20.525.4−4.9
Worked from home0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work1.2%0.3%+0.9 pts
Uninsured2.1%6.6%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025