Central Lake vs Ellsworth

A side-by-side comparison of Central Lake and Ellsworth: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Central Lake has the higher population (976 vs 284 in Ellsworth). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($70,000 vs $58,900 in Central Lake). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($153,100 vs $152,800 in Central Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
Population	976	284
Median age	31.2 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,900	$70,000
Median home value	$152,800	$153,100
Median gross rent	$994	$386
Housing units	538	149
Homeownership rate	77.9%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	24.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
Population	953 → 976 (+2.4%)	339 → 284 (-16.2%)
Median household income	$44,231 → $58,900 (+33.2%)	$60,938 → $70,000 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $152,800 (+81.0%)	$107,900 → $153,100 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $994 (+71.1%)	$570 → $386 (-32.3%)

Central Lake

Population

953976

Median household income

$44,231$58,900

Median home value

$84,400$152,800

Median gross rent

$581$994

Ellsworth

Population

339284

Median household income

$60,938$70,000

Median home value

$107,900$153,100

Median gross rent

$570$386

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
Under 5	8.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	13.0%
18 to 24	6.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	7.4%
35 to 44	10.1%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	18.3%
55 to 64	7.8%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.0%
75 and over	6.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	4.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	45.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
Drove alone	74.8%	74.8%
Carpooled	16.0%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	12.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	87.4%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Central Lake	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	8.7%	8.8%
Average household size	2.83	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1973	1971