COMPARING TWO PLACES
Shafer vs North Branch
PLACE A
Shafer, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
North Branch, Michigan
Shafer is 9% larger than North Branch. Shafer earns more, with a median household income $42,758 higher.
SHAFERNORTH BRANCHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,2121,111+9% vs North Branch
Population density954770+184
Population growth9.3%6.1%+3.2 pts
Median age34.034.5−0.5
Male52.4%46.1%+6.3 pts
Female47.6%53.9%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born3.1%0.3%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.8%92.9%−10.1 pts
Black0.4%0.4%Even
Hispanic / Latino7.8%6.2%+1.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other8.8%0.5%+8.3 pts
Median household income$99,489$56,731+$42,758
Per capita income$38,976$34,211+$4,765
Poverty rate7.5%15.3%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.473−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%11.0%+9.6 pts
Graduate degree5.9%2.2%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%7.5%−5.1 pts
Labor force participation79.8%67.6%+12.1 pts
Median home value$242,800$152,000+$90,800
Median gross rent$966$735+$231
Owner-occupied84.5%71.6%+12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%5.0%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.8%36.9%+7.9 pts
Average commute39.533.0+6.5
Worked from home8.5%6.0%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured3.9%3.6%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025