Baraga vs L'Anse

A side-by-side comparison of Baraga and L'Anse: population, income, housing, and more.

Baraga and L'Anse are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baraga has the higher population (1,948 vs 1,916 in L'Anse). L'Anse has the higher median household income ($55,042 vs $39,297 in Baraga). Baraga has the higher median home value ($101,000 vs $100,100 in L'Anse).

Population, income & housing

	Baraga	L'Anse
Population	1,948	1,916
Median age	37.5 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,297	$55,042
Median home value	$101,000	$100,100
Median gross rent	$434	$585
Housing units	624	981
Homeownership rate	49.2%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baraga	L'Anse
Population	2,142 → 1,948 (-9.1%)	2,063 → 1,916 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$30,667 → $39,297 (+28.1%)	$42,750 → $55,042 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $101,000 (+15.8%)	$72,300 → $100,100 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$481 → $434 (-9.8%)	$534 → $585 (+9.6%)

Baraga

Population

2,1421,948

Median household income

$30,667$39,297

Median home value

$87,200$101,000

Median gross rent

$481$434

L'Anse

Population

2,0631,916

Median household income

$42,750$55,042

Median home value

$72,300$100,100

Median gross rent

$534$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baraga	L'Anse
Under 5	3.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	8.9%	11.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.2%
25 to 34	24.2%	11.0%
35 to 44	21.7%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	16.0%
75 and over	5.4%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baraga	L'Anse
White (non-Hispanic)	47.0%	81.8%
Black or African American	26.9%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15.2%	5.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.4%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baraga	L'Anse
No high school diploma	11.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	54.3%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baraga	L'Anse
Drove alone	86.6%	78.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baraga	L'Anse
1-unit, detached	63.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	11.9%	5.0%
20 or more units	8.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Baraga	L'Anse
Poverty rate	18.2%	11.1%
Average household size	1.91	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	10	19
Median year structure built	1973	1963