Charlevoix vs East Jordan

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

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

Charlevoix has the higher population (2,420 vs 1,776 in East Jordan). East Jordan has the higher median household income ($53,929 vs $52,344 in Charlevoix). Charlevoix has the higher median home value ($294,400 vs $125,100 in East Jordan).

Population, income & housing

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
Population	2,420	1,776
Median age	47.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,344	$53,929
Median home value	$294,400	$125,100
Median gross rent	$880	$647
Housing units	1,973	1,123
Homeownership rate	55.1%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	14.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
Population	2,338 → 2,420 (+3.5%)	2,261 → 1,776 (-21.5%)
Median household income	$31,885 → $52,344 (+64.2%)	$40,066 → $53,929 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $294,400 (+75.4%)	$81,200 → $125,100 (+54.1%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $880 (+55.2%)	$573 → $647 (+12.9%)

Charlevoix

Population

2,3382,420

Median household income

$31,885$52,344

Median home value

$167,800$294,400

Median gross rent

$567$880

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)

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
Under 5	3.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	11.2%
18 to 24	11.1%	11.7%
25 to 34	9.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.2%	15.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	14.6%
75 and over	15.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	90.1%
Black or African American	2.8%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
No high school diploma	3.1%	15.5%
High school graduate	22.6%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	42.5%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
Drove alone	72.7%	65.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	28.3%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	3.1%
Bicycle	3.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
1-unit, detached	64.9%	75.3%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	6.2%
20 or more units	14.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	Charlevoix	East Jordan
Poverty rate	25.7%	7.8%
Average household size	1.78	1.98
Mean commute (minutes)	15	22
Median year structure built	1964	1974