L'Anse vs Pelkie

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

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

L'Anse has the higher population (1,916 vs 32 in Pelkie). Since 2019, L'Anse's population has grown faster (-7.1% vs -62.4%).

Population, income & housing

	L'Anse	Pelkie
Population	1,916	32
Median age	50.0 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,042	—
Median home value	$100,100	—
Median gross rent	$585	—
Housing units	981	27
Homeownership rate	68.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	L'Anse	Pelkie
Population	2,063 → 1,916 (-7.1%)	85 → 32 (-62.4%)
Median household income	$42,750 → $55,042 (+28.8%)	—
Median home value	$72,300 → $100,100 (+38.5%)	$219,600 → $220,100 (+0.2%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $585 (+9.6%)	—

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

Pelkie

Population

8532

Median home value

$219,600$220,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	L'Anse	Pelkie
Under 5	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	7.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.0%	6.3%
35 to 44	9.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.7%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	93.8%
65 to 74	16.0%	0.0%
75 and over	14.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	L'Anse	Pelkie
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.8%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	L'Anse	Pelkie
No high school diploma	6.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	33.5%	81.3%
Some college or associate's	45.1%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	L'Anse	Pelkie
Drove alone	78.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	12.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	L'Anse	Pelkie
1-unit, detached	74.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	L'Anse	Pelkie
Poverty rate	11.1%	71.9%
Average household size	1.97	1.19
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1963	—