Clare vs Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Clare and Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clare has the higher population (3,341 vs 2,275 in Harrison). Clare has the higher median household income ($43,105 vs $40,888 in Harrison). Clare has the higher median home value ($124,800 vs $115,100 in Harrison).

Population, income & housing

	Clare	Harrison
Population	3,341	2,275
Median age	43.9 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$43,105	$40,888
Median home value	$124,800	$115,100
Median gross rent	$792	$568
Housing units	1,665	1,248
Homeownership rate	56.2%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clare	Harrison
Population	3,042 → 3,341 (+9.8%)	1,973 → 2,275 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$42,298 → $43,105 (+1.9%)	$28,264 → $40,888 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$112,700 → $124,800 (+10.7%)	$81,300 → $115,100 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $792 (+24.9%)	$459 → $568 (+23.7%)

Clare

Population

3,0423,341

Median household income

$42,298$43,105

Median home value

$112,700$124,800

Median gross rent

$634$792

Harrison

Population

1,9732,275

Median household income

$28,264$40,888

Median home value

$81,300$115,100

Median gross rent

$459$568

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clare	Harrison
Under 5	4.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.2%	17.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.3%
35 to 44	7.0%	12.5%
45 to 54	17.6%	9.4%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.0%	13.1%
75 and over	10.3%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clare	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clare	Harrison
No high school diploma	9.0%	13.1%
High school graduate	30.4%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clare	Harrison
Drove alone	69.8%	85.3%
Carpooled	7.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clare	Harrison
1-unit, detached	59.3%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	15.1%
20 or more units	7.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Clare	Harrison
Poverty rate	19.1%	28.2%
Average household size	2.31	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1966	1969