Benzonia vs Lake Ann

A side-by-side comparison of Benzonia and Lake Ann: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Benzonia has the higher population (735 vs 235 in Lake Ann). Lake Ann has the higher median household income ($87,500 vs $61,161 in Benzonia). Lake Ann has the higher median home value ($329,400 vs $195,800 in Benzonia).

Population, income & housing

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
Population	735	235
Median age	46.4 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,161	$87,500
Median home value	$195,800	$329,400
Median gross rent	$1,292	$1,219
Housing units	367	159
Homeownership rate	89.5%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	7.3%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
Population	503 → 735 (+46.1%)	196 → 235 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$38,516 → $61,161 (+58.8%)	$57,917 → $87,500 (+51.1%)
Median home value	$116,100 → $195,800 (+68.6%)	$180,700 → $329,400 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $1,292 (+91.4%)	$950 → $1,219 (+28.3%)

Benzonia

Population

503735

Median household income

$38,516$61,161

Median home value

$116,100$195,800

Median gross rent

$675$1,292

Lake Ann

Population

196235

Median household income

$57,917$87,500

Median home value

$180,700$329,400

Median gross rent

$950$1,219

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
Under 5	5.4%	5.1%
5 to 17	9.9%	9.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	20.4%
35 to 44	12.8%	6.8%
45 to 54	17.6%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.6%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	11.5%
75 and over	8.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	3.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
No high school diploma	3.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.6%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
Drove alone	66.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	11.1%	11.2%
Public transit	5.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	7.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
1-unit, detached	87.7%	98.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Benzonia	Lake Ann
Poverty rate	17.4%	2.6%
Average household size	2.47	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1960	1975