Central Lake vs Mancelona

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

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

Mancelona has the higher population (1,496 vs 976 in Central Lake). Central Lake has the higher median household income ($58,900 vs $50,430 in Mancelona). Central Lake has the higher median home value ($152,800 vs $123,900 in Mancelona).

Population, income & housing

	Central Lake	Mancelona
Population	976	1,496
Median age	31.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$58,900	$50,430
Median home value	$152,800	$123,900
Median gross rent	$994	$956
Housing units	538	678
Homeownership rate	77.9%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.7%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Central Lake	Mancelona
Population	953 → 976 (+2.4%)	1,574 → 1,496 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$44,231 → $58,900 (+33.2%)	$41,283 → $50,430 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$84,400 → $152,800 (+81.0%)	$75,400 → $123,900 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $994 (+71.1%)	$843 → $956 (+13.4%)

Central Lake

Population

953976

Median household income

$44,231$58,900

Median home value

$84,400$152,800

Median gross rent

$581$994

Mancelona

Population

1,5741,496

Median household income

$41,283$50,430

Median home value

$75,400$123,900

Median gross rent

$843$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Central Lake	Mancelona
Under 5	8.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	24.7%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	13.6%
25 to 34	15.1%	12.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.4%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	7.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	7.8%
75 and over	6.9%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Central Lake	Mancelona
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.1%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Central Lake	Mancelona
No high school diploma	4.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.0%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Central Lake	Mancelona
Drove alone	74.8%	82.5%
Carpooled	16.0%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Central Lake	Mancelona
1-unit, detached	87.4%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Central Lake	Mancelona
Poverty rate	8.7%	12.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1973	1967