COMPARING TWO PLACES
Whittemore vs Midland
PLACE A
Whittemore, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Midland, Texas
Whittemore is 100% smaller than Midland. Midland earns more, with a median household income $56,371 higher. Midland has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 8%).
WHITTEMOREMIDLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population419147,615−100% vs Midland
Population density4091,943−1,534
Population growth7.8%19.2%−11.4 pts
Median age35.031.5+3.5
Male49.8%50.8%−1.0 pts
Female50.2%49.2%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%13.2%−12.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.7%41.3%+50.3 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%45.9%−44.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other6.7%2.8%+4.0 pts
Median household income$33,214$89,585−$56,371
Per capita income$16,664$49,879−$33,215
Poverty rate22.8%12.4%+10.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.496−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%33.7%−28.5 pts
Graduate degree2.1%9.7%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%3.5%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation42.8%70.3%−27.5 pts
Median home value$80,900$319,200−$238,300
Median gross rent$481$1,434−$953
Owner-occupied64.1%65.1%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.0%6.7%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households66.2%50.6%+15.6 pts
Average commute27.020.1+6.9
Worked from home4.9%6.2%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured16.1%14.4%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025