DeWitt vs Fowler

A side-by-side comparison of DeWitt and Fowler: population, income, housing, and more.

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

DeWitt has the higher population (4,774 vs 1,446 in Fowler). DeWitt has the higher median household income ($105,857 vs $72,261 in Fowler). DeWitt has the higher median home value ($303,200 vs $194,400 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	DeWitt	Fowler
Population	4,774	1,446
Median age	42.0 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$105,857	$72,261
Median home value	$303,200	$194,400
Median gross rent	$1,088	$779
Housing units	1,793	634
Homeownership rate	78.6%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeWitt	Fowler
Population	4,691 → 4,774 (+1.8%)	1,369 → 1,446 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$96,023 → $105,857 (+10.2%)	$59,464 → $72,261 (+21.5%)
Median home value	$205,200 → $303,200 (+47.8%)	$143,100 → $194,400 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$999 → $1,088 (+8.9%)	$707 → $779 (+10.2%)

DeWitt

Population

4,6914,774

Median household income

$96,023$105,857

Median home value

$205,200$303,200

Median gross rent

$999$1,088

Fowler

Population

1,3691,446

Median household income

$59,464$72,261

Median home value

$143,100$194,400

Median gross rent

$707$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeWitt	Fowler
Under 5	4.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	15.8%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	10.5%	6.5%
35 to 44	15.8%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.9%	15.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	16.7%
75 and over	9.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeWitt	Fowler
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	95.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeWitt	Fowler
No high school diploma	2.5%	2.1%
High school graduate	19.8%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	50.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeWitt	Fowler
Drove alone	73.5%	80.8%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.5%	8.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeWitt	Fowler
1-unit, detached	75.7%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	DeWitt	Fowler
Poverty rate	4.2%	1.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1986	1963