Martin vs Plainwell

A side-by-side comparison of Martin and Plainwell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Plainwell has the higher population (3,764 vs 570 in Martin). Plainwell has the higher median household income ($65,846 vs $56,818 in Martin). Plainwell has the higher median home value ($191,100 vs $161,700 in Martin).

Population, income & housing

	Martin	Plainwell
Population	570	3,764
Median age	38.6 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$56,818	$65,846
Median home value	$161,700	$191,100
Median gross rent	$339	$860
Housing units	224	1,531
Homeownership rate	81.8%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martin	Plainwell
Population	435 → 570 (+31.0%)	3,785 → 3,764 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$49,750 → $56,818 (+14.2%)	$59,449 → $65,846 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$115,700 → $161,700 (+39.8%)	$131,400 → $191,100 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$311 → $339 (+9.0%)	$687 → $860 (+25.2%)

Martin

Population

435570

Median household income

$49,750$56,818

Median home value

$115,700$161,700

Median gross rent

$311$339

Plainwell

Population

3,7853,764

Median household income

$59,449$65,846

Median home value

$131,400$191,100

Median gross rent

$687$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Martin	Plainwell
Under 5	6.8%	3.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	13.3%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	21.8%	19.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.2%
55 to 64	9.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	15.3%	13.3%
75 and over	5.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martin	Plainwell
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	83.3%
Black or African American	2.3%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Martin	Plainwell
No high school diploma	10.0%	3.9%
High school graduate	38.0%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	42.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martin	Plainwell
Drove alone	83.6%	81.5%
Carpooled	5.1%	10.8%
Public transit	0.7%	1.8%
Walked	7.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martin	Plainwell
1-unit, detached	87.9%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	5.7%
20 or more units	6.3%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Martin	Plainwell
Poverty rate	4.7%	11.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1938	1965