Boyne Falls vs East Jordan

A side-by-side comparison of Boyne Falls and East Jordan: population, income, housing, and more.

Boyne Falls and East Jordan are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Jordan has the higher population (1,776 vs 315 in Boyne Falls). East Jordan has the higher median household income ($53,929 vs $46,250 in Boyne Falls). Boyne Falls has the higher median home value ($160,400 vs $125,100 in East Jordan).

Population, income & housing

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
Population	315	1,776
Median age	42.9 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$53,929
Median home value	$160,400	$125,100
Median gross rent	$821	$647
Housing units	189	1,123
Homeownership rate	75.6%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
Population	404 → 315 (-22.0%)	2,261 → 1,776 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $46,250 (+13.3%)	$40,066 → $53,929 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $160,400 (+51.6%)	$81,200 → $125,100 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $821 (+13.2%)	$573 → $647 (+12.9%)

Boyne Falls

Population

404315

Median household income

$40,833$46,250

Median home value

$105,800$160,400

Median gross rent

$725$821

East Jordan

Population

2,2611,776

Median household income

$40,066$53,929

Median home value

$81,200$125,100

Median gross rent

$573$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
Under 5	10.5%	3.3%
5 to 17	5.7%	11.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	11.7%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.9%
55 to 64	15.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.6%
75 and over	12.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	90.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
No high school diploma	5.2%	15.5%
High school graduate	46.2%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
Drove alone	84.8%	65.8%
Carpooled	2.8%	28.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
1-unit, detached	71.4%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Boyne Falls	East Jordan
Poverty rate	15.6%	7.8%
Average household size	1.92	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	20	22
Median year structure built	1961	1974