Farwell vs Harrison

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

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

Harrison has the higher population (2,275 vs 1,086 in Farwell). Harrison has the higher median household income ($40,888 vs $40,667 in Farwell). Harrison has the higher median home value ($115,100 vs $95,800 in Farwell).

Population, income & housing

	Farwell	Harrison
Population	1,086	2,275
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$40,667	$40,888
Median home value	$95,800	$115,100
Median gross rent	$496	$568
Housing units	451	1,248
Homeownership rate	64.6%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	11.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Farwell	Harrison
Population	980 → 1,086 (+10.8%)	1,973 → 2,275 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$37,639 → $40,667 (+8.0%)	$28,264 → $40,888 (+44.7%)
Median home value	$74,700 → $95,800 (+28.2%)	$81,300 → $115,100 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$620 → $496 (-20.0%)	$459 → $568 (+23.7%)

Farwell

Population

9801,086

Median household income

$37,639$40,667

Median home value

$74,700$95,800

Median gross rent

$620$496

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)

	Farwell	Harrison
Under 5	6.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	19.9%	17.8%
18 to 24	10.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	12.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	6.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	14.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	11.5%	13.1%
75 and over	7.9%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Farwell	Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	88.8%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Farwell	Harrison
No high school diploma	21.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	43.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Farwell	Harrison
Drove alone	70.9%	85.3%
Carpooled	18.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Farwell	Harrison
1-unit, detached	63.0%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	15.1%
20 or more units	13.7%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	12.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Farwell	Harrison
Poverty rate	26.3%	28.2%
Average household size	2.83	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1974	1969