Grand Marais vs Munising

A side-by-side comparison of Grand Marais and Munising: population, income, housing, and more.

Grand Marais and Munising are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Munising has the higher population (1,907 vs 255 in Grand Marais). Grand Marais has the higher median household income ($55,809 vs $54,375 in Munising). Grand Marais has the higher median home value ($158,500 vs $112,300 in Munising).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Marais	Munising
Population	255	1,907
Median age	67.9 yrs	53.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,809	$54,375
Median home value	$158,500	$112,300
Median gross rent	—	$718
Housing units	445	1,209
Homeownership rate	89.6%	65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.2%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Marais	Munising
Population	317 → 255 (-19.6%)	2,200 → 1,907 (-13.3%)
Median household income	$38,939 → $55,809 (+43.3%)	$36,250 → $54,375 (+50.0%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $158,500 (+10.4%)	$99,200 → $112,300 (+13.2%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $798 (+19.8%)	$612 → $718 (+17.3%)

Grand Marais

Population

317255

Median household income

$38,939$55,809

Median home value

$143,600$158,500

Median gross rent

$666$798

Munising

Population

2,2001,907

Median household income

$36,250$54,375

Median home value

$99,200$112,300

Median gross rent

$612$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grand Marais	Munising
Under 5	0.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	9.4%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	7.7%
45 to 54	16.5%	12.3%
55 to 64	7.8%	19.1%
65 to 74	47.1%	15.7%
75 and over	8.2%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Marais	Munising
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	83.0%
Black or African American	7.1%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Marais	Munising
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.1%
High school graduate	35.5%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	22.1%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Marais	Munising
Drove alone	49.0%	63.0%
Carpooled	9.0%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	13.0%	11.4%
Bicycle	6.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	23.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Marais	Munising
1-unit, detached	94.8%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Grand Marais	Munising
Poverty rate	0.0%	4.8%
Average household size	1.89	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	5	23
Median year structure built	1981	1949