Boyne Falls vs St. James

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

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

Boyne Falls has the higher population (315 vs 259 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($82,708 vs $46,250 in Boyne Falls). St. James has the higher median home value ($275,000 vs $160,400 in Boyne Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Boyne Falls	St. James
Population	315	259
Median age	42.9 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$82,708
Median home value	$160,400	$275,000
Median gross rent	$821	$925
Housing units	189	246
Homeownership rate	75.6%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boyne Falls	St. James
Population	404 → 315 (-22.0%)	171 → 259 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$40,833 → $46,250 (+13.3%)	$45,625 → $82,708 (+81.3%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $160,400 (+51.6%)	$227,800 → $275,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $821 (+13.2%)	$817 → $925 (+13.2%)

Boyne Falls

Population

404315

Median household income

$40,833$46,250

Median home value

$105,800$160,400

Median gross rent

$725$821

St. James

Population

171259

Median household income

$45,625$82,708

Median home value

$227,800$275,000

Median gross rent

$817$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boyne Falls	St. James
Under 5	10.5%	25.9%
5 to 17	5.7%	2.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	1.2%
25 to 34	18.7%	3.9%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	17.0%
75 and over	12.1%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boyne Falls	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boyne Falls	St. James
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.2%
High school graduate	46.2%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boyne Falls	St. James
Drove alone	84.8%	81.4%
Carpooled	2.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boyne Falls	St. James
1-unit, detached	71.4%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.2%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Boyne Falls	St. James
Poverty rate	15.6%	10.1%
Average household size	1.92	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	20	10
Median year structure built	1961	1966