Dowling vs Nashville

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

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

Nashville has the higher population (1,371 vs 344 in Dowling). Dowling has the higher median household income ($84,167 vs $54,612 in Nashville). Dowling has the higher median home value ($235,200 vs $119,500 in Nashville).

Population, income & housing

	Dowling	Nashville
Population	344	1,371
Median age	35.5 yrs	49.2 yrs
Median household income	$84,167	$54,612
Median home value	$235,200	$119,500
Median gross rent	—	$767
Housing units	150	643
Homeownership rate	97.3%	69.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dowling	Nashville
Population	411 → 344 (-16.3%)	1,585 → 1,371 (-13.5%)
Median household income	$51,786 → $84,167 (+62.5%)	$34,397 → $54,612 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $235,200 (+56.2%)	$77,100 → $119,500 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $767 (+4.9%)

Dowling

Population

411344

Median household income

$51,786$84,167

Median home value

$150,600$235,200

Nashville

Population

1,5851,371

Median household income

$34,397$54,612

Median home value

$77,100$119,500

Median gross rent

$731$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dowling	Nashville
Under 5	3.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	28.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	18.1%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.3%
75 and over	3.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dowling	Nashville
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dowling	Nashville
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	46.9%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dowling	Nashville
Drove alone	91.0%	82.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	0.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dowling	Nashville
1-unit, detached	94.7%	77.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Dowling	Nashville
Poverty rate	4.7%	7.4%
Average household size	3.07	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1957	1942