Coloma vs Three Oaks

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

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

Three Oaks has the higher population (1,322 vs 1,051 in Coloma). Coloma has the higher median household income ($62,778 vs $60,500 in Three Oaks). Three Oaks has the higher median home value ($185,100 vs $160,400 in Coloma).

Population, income & housing

	Coloma	Three Oaks
Population	1,051	1,322
Median age	40.1 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,778	$60,500
Median home value	$160,400	$185,100
Median gross rent	$956	$1,022
Housing units	542	688
Homeownership rate	67.0%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coloma	Three Oaks
Population	1,594 → 1,051 (-34.1%)	1,354 → 1,322 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$44,100 → $62,778 (+42.4%)	$50,903 → $60,500 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $160,400 (+51.2%)	$123,900 → $185,100 (+49.4%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $956 (+22.4%)	$840 → $1,022 (+21.7%)

Coloma

Population

1,5941,051

Median household income

$44,100$62,778

Median home value

$106,100$160,400

Median gross rent

$781$956

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)

	Coloma	Three Oaks
Under 5	8.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.1%	23.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.6%	12.0%
35 to 44	15.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.9%
75 and over	5.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coloma	Three Oaks
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	67.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coloma	Three Oaks
No high school diploma	5.8%	9.4%
High school graduate	38.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coloma	Three Oaks
Drove alone	83.6%	61.7%
Carpooled	4.1%	16.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	6.5%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coloma	Three Oaks
1-unit, detached	76.8%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	7.8%

Poverty & households

	Coloma	Three Oaks
Poverty rate	7.4%	9.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1956	1955