Bronson vs Coldwater

A side-by-side comparison of Bronson and Coldwater: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coldwater has the higher population (13,847 vs 2,183 in Bronson). Coldwater has the higher median household income ($50,084 vs $46,607 in Bronson). Coldwater has the higher median home value ($120,900 vs $93,900 in Bronson).

Population, income & housing

	Bronson	Coldwater
Population	2,183	13,847
Median age	35.4 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,607	$50,084
Median home value	$93,900	$120,900
Median gross rent	$775	$912
Housing units	1,018	4,980
Homeownership rate	66.5%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bronson	Coldwater
Population	2,177 → 2,183 (+0.3%)	12,241 → 13,847 (+13.1%)
Median household income	$42,206 → $46,607 (+10.4%)	$43,200 → $50,084 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$79,200 → $93,900 (+18.6%)	$88,200 → $120,900 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $775 (+17.4%)	$740 → $912 (+23.2%)

Bronson

Population

2,1772,183

Median household income

$42,206$46,607

Median home value

$79,200$93,900

Median gross rent

$660$775

Coldwater

Population

12,24113,847

Median household income

$43,200$50,084

Median home value

$88,200$120,900

Median gross rent

$740$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bronson	Coldwater
Under 5	6.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	16.6%
18 to 24	3.0%	9.5%
25 to 34	17.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	20.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.7%
75 and over	4.0%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bronson	Coldwater
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	82.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.1%	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bronson	Coldwater
No high school diploma	8.8%	12.9%
High school graduate	50.8%	37.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bronson	Coldwater
Drove alone	71.3%	76.6%
Carpooled	23.3%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	4.1%	4.4%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bronson	Coldwater
1-unit, detached	78.4%	53.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	12.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	8.2%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Bronson	Coldwater
Poverty rate	16.9%	19.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1953	1967