Pelkie vs Zeba

A side-by-side comparison of Pelkie and Zeba: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zeba has the higher population (353 vs 32 in Pelkie). Since 2019, Zeba's population has grown faster (-9.3% vs -62.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Pelkie	Zeba
Population	32	353
Median age	57.6 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,500
Median home value	—	$97,000
Housing units	27	155
Homeownership rate	100.0%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pelkie	Zeba
Population	85 → 32 (-62.4%)	389 → 353 (-9.3%)
Median household income	—	$39,500 → $42,500 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$219,600 → $220,100 (+0.2%)	$81,900 → $97,000 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$708 → $765 (+8.1%)

Pelkie

Population

8532

Median home value

$219,600$220,100

Zeba

Population

389353

Median household income

$39,500$42,500

Median home value

$81,900$97,000

Median gross rent

$708$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Pelkie	Zeba
Under 5	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.3%
25 to 34	6.3%	6.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.9%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.9%
55 to 64	93.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.5%
75 and over	0.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pelkie	Zeba
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	42.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	49.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pelkie	Zeba
No high school diploma	0.0%	17.7%
High school graduate	81.3%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pelkie	Zeba
Drove alone	100.0%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pelkie	Zeba
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Pelkie	Zeba
Poverty rate	71.9%	29.7%
Average household size	1.19	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1978