Bridgman vs Three Oaks

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgman and Three Oaks: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bridgman has the higher population (2,383 vs 1,322 in Three Oaks). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $60,500 in Three Oaks). Bridgman has the higher median home value ($228,800 vs $185,100 in Three Oaks).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
Population	2,383	1,322
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$71,435	$60,500
Median home value	$228,800	$185,100
Median gross rent	$951	$1,022
Housing units	1,225	688
Homeownership rate	72.2%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
Population	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)	1,354 → 1,322 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)	$50,903 → $60,500 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)	$123,900 → $185,100 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)	$840 → $1,022 (+21.7%)

Bridgman

Population

2,5592,383

Median household income

$64,338$71,435

Median home value

$162,400$228,800

Median gross rent

$733$951

Three Oaks

Population

1,3541,322

Median household income

$50,903$60,500

Median home value

$123,900$185,100

Median gross rent

$840$1,022

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
Under 5	5.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.7%	23.0%
18 to 24	4.7%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.4%	11.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	16.6%
65 to 74	18.2%	9.9%
75 and over	7.4%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	67.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	2.8%	9.4%
High school graduate	28.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
Drove alone	74.9%	61.7%
Carpooled	13.3%	16.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	2.5%	8.4%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	10.2%
Other means	1.8%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	77.6%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	6.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Bridgman	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	11.7%	9.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1965	1955