Elk Rapids vs Mancelona

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Rapids and Mancelona: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elk Rapids has the higher population (1,558 vs 1,496 in Mancelona). Elk Rapids has the higher median household income ($78,472 vs $50,430 in Mancelona). Elk Rapids has the higher median home value ($348,400 vs $123,900 in Mancelona).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
Population	1,558	1,496
Median age	57.5 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,472	$50,430
Median home value	$348,400	$123,900
Median gross rent	$1,032	$956
Housing units	1,238	678
Homeownership rate	78.5%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	7.4%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
Population	1,494 → 1,558 (+4.3%)	1,574 → 1,496 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$60,536 → $78,472 (+29.6%)	$41,283 → $50,430 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$229,200 → $348,400 (+52.0%)	$75,400 → $123,900 (+64.3%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $1,032 (+24.8%)	$843 → $956 (+13.4%)

Elk Rapids

Population

1,4941,558

Median household income

$60,536$78,472

Median home value

$229,200$348,400

Median gross rent

$827$1,032

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)

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
Under 5	3.5%	6.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	13.6%
25 to 34	6.2%	12.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	7.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	19.7%	13.2%
65 to 74	19.3%	7.8%
75 and over	16.2%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	2.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
No high school diploma	1.9%	15.4%
High school graduate	22.1%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
Drove alone	70.5%	82.5%
Carpooled	1.6%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.5%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.5%	2.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
1-unit, detached	63.7%	69.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	12.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	7.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Rapids	Mancelona
Poverty rate	4.3%	12.2%
Average household size	1.87	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1967	1967