Horton Bay vs St. James

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

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

Horton Bay has the higher population (352 vs 259 in St. James). St. James has the higher median household income ($82,708 vs $76,833 in Horton Bay). Both have a median home value of $275,000.

Population, income & housing

	Horton Bay	St. James
Population	352	259
Median age	64.7 yrs	54.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,833	$82,708
Median home value	$275,000	$275,000
Median gross rent	—	$925
Housing units	342	246
Homeownership rate	93.6%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	40.4%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	20.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Horton Bay	St. James
Population	510 → 352 (-31.0%)	171 → 259 (+51.5%)
Median household income	$64,000 → $76,833 (+20.1%)	$45,625 → $82,708 (+81.3%)
Median home value	$250,000 → $275,000 (+10.0%)	$227,800 → $275,000 (+20.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$817 → $925 (+13.2%)

Horton Bay

Population

510352

Median household income

$64,000$76,833

Median home value

$250,000$275,000

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)

	Horton Bay	St. James
Under 5	0.0%	25.9%
5 to 17	10.8%	2.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	1.2%
25 to 34	4.0%	3.9%
35 to 44	5.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	16.6%
65 to 74	31.0%	17.0%
75 and over	18.2%	15.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Horton Bay	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Horton Bay	St. James
No high school diploma	1.7%	2.2%
High school graduate	32.0%	21.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.7%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Horton Bay	St. James
Drove alone	84.7%	81.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	17.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Horton Bay	St. James
1-unit, detached	95.9%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Horton Bay	St. James
Poverty rate	1.7%	10.1%
Average household size	1.87	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	10
Median year structure built	1980	1966