COMPARING TWO PLACES
Turtle Lake vs North Branch
PLACE A
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
North Branch, Michigan
Turtle Lake is 8% smaller than North Branch. Turtle Lake earns more, with a median household income $4,519 higher. North Branch has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -1%).
TURTLE LAKENORTH BRANCHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0231,111−8% vs North Branch
Population density358770−413
Population growth-1.2%6.1%−7.3 pts
Median age43.034.5+8.5
Male42.5%46.1%−3.6 pts
Female57.5%53.9%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.9%0.3%+1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%92.9%−0.6 pts
Black0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other6.7%0.5%+6.2 pts
Median household income$61,250$56,731+$4,519
Per capita income$45,834$34,211+$11,623
Poverty rate5.3%15.3%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.473Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%11.0%+10.8 pts
Graduate degree3.4%2.2%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%7.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation67.2%67.6%−0.4 pts
Median home value$157,500$152,000+$5,500
Median gross rent$792$735+$57
Owner-occupied59.1%71.6%−12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%5.0%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.3%36.9%−13.7 pts
Average commute21.833.0−11.2
Worked from home12.2%6.0%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.2%3.6%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025