Delton vs Dowling

A side-by-side comparison of Delton and Dowling: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Delton has the higher population (865 vs 344 in Dowling). Dowling has the higher median household income ($84,167 vs $59,500 in Delton). Delton has the higher median home value ($260,500 vs $235,200 in Dowling).

Population, income & housing

	Delton	Dowling
Population	865	344
Median age	47.9 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$59,500	$84,167
Median home value	$260,500	$235,200
Median gross rent	$1,061	—
Housing units	482	150
Homeownership rate	85.0%	97.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delton	Dowling
Population	879 → 865 (-1.6%)	411 → 344 (-16.3%)
Median household income	$80,250 → $59,500 (-25.9%)	$51,786 → $84,167 (+62.5%)
Median home value	$133,400 → $260,500 (+95.3%)	$150,600 → $235,200 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$325 → $1,061 (+226.5%)	—

Delton

Population

879865

Median household income

$80,250$59,500

Median home value

$133,400$260,500

Median gross rent

$325$1,061

Dowling

Population

411344

Median household income

$51,786$84,167

Median home value

$150,600$235,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delton	Dowling
Under 5	4.6%	3.5%
5 to 17	10.9%	28.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	10.2%
35 to 44	7.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	5.1%	13.1%
55 to 64	23.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.0%
75 and over	14.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delton	Dowling
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	79.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delton	Dowling
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delton	Dowling
Drove alone	79.0%	91.0%
Carpooled	4.6%	4.1%
Public transit	11.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delton	Dowling
1-unit, detached	89.8%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Delton	Dowling
Poverty rate	8.3%	4.7%
Average household size	2.31	3.07
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1973	1957