Dowling vs Woodland

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

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

Woodland has the higher population (485 vs 344 in Dowling). Dowling has the higher median household income ($84,167 vs $47,500 in Woodland). Dowling has the higher median home value ($235,200 vs $143,800 in Woodland).

Population, income & housing

	Dowling	Woodland
Population	344	485
Median age	35.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,167	$47,500
Median home value	$235,200	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$417
Housing units	150	223
Homeownership rate	97.3%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	15.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dowling	Woodland
Population	411 → 344 (-16.3%)	550 → 485 (-11.8%)
Median household income	$51,786 → $84,167 (+62.5%)	$45,000 → $47,500 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$150,600 → $235,200 (+56.2%)	$103,500 → $143,800 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$656 → $417 (-36.4%)

Dowling

Population

411344

Median household income

$51,786$84,167

Median home value

$150,600$235,200

Woodland

Population

550485

Median household income

$45,000$47,500

Median home value

$103,500$143,800

Median gross rent

$656$417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dowling	Woodland
Under 5	3.5%	7.6%
5 to 17	28.2%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	13.1%	7.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.0%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	14.4%
75 and over	3.5%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dowling	Woodland
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	93.0%
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	4.9%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dowling	Woodland
No high school diploma	6.6%	11.6%
High school graduate	46.9%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dowling	Woodland
Drove alone	91.0%	81.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	1.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	4.8%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dowling	Woodland
1-unit, detached	94.7%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Dowling	Woodland
Poverty rate	4.7%	16.0%
Average household size	3.07	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1957	1938