Central Lake vs Lakes of the North

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

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

Lakes of the North has the higher population (1,076 vs 976 in Central Lake). Lakes of the North has the higher median household income ($65,536 vs $58,900 in Central Lake). Lakes of the North has the higher median home value ($169,600 vs $152,800 in Central Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
Population	976	1,076
Median age	31.2 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,900	$65,536
Median home value	$152,800	$169,600
Median gross rent	$994	—
Housing units	538	1,228
Homeownership rate	77.9%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
Population	953 → 976 (+2.4%)	805 → 1,076 (+33.7%)
Median household income	$44,231 → $58,900 (+33.2%)	$45,545 → $65,536 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $152,800 (+81.0%)	$92,900 → $169,600 (+82.6%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $994 (+71.1%)	—

Central Lake

Population

953976

Median household income

$44,231$58,900

Median home value

$84,400$152,800

Median gross rent

$581$994

Lakes of the North

Population

8051,076

Median household income

$45,545$65,536

Median home value

$92,900$169,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
Under 5	8.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	24.7%	11.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	15.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	17.1%
55 to 64	7.8%	27.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	13.8%
75 and over	6.9%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	94.6%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
No high school diploma	4.9%	3.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	41.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
Drove alone	74.8%	93.0%
Carpooled	16.0%	2.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
1-unit, detached	87.4%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Central Lake	Lakes of the North
Poverty rate	8.7%	9.9%
Average household size	2.83	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	23	33
Median year structure built	1973	1990