DeWitt vs St. Johns

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

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

St. Johns has the higher population (7,712 vs 4,774 in DeWitt). DeWitt has the higher median household income ($105,857 vs $63,030 in St. Johns). DeWitt has the higher median home value ($303,200 vs $175,300 in St. Johns).

Population, income & housing

	DeWitt	St. Johns
Population	4,774	7,712
Median age	42.0 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$105,857	$63,030
Median home value	$303,200	$175,300
Median gross rent	$1,088	$870
Housing units	1,793	3,430
Homeownership rate	78.6%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.8%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeWitt	St. Johns
Population	4,691 → 4,774 (+1.8%)	7,898 → 7,712 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$96,023 → $105,857 (+10.2%)	$56,307 → $63,030 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$205,200 → $303,200 (+47.8%)	$122,600 → $175,300 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$999 → $1,088 (+8.9%)	$772 → $870 (+12.7%)

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

St. Johns

Population

7,8987,712

Median household income

$56,307$63,030

Median home value

$122,600$175,300

Median gross rent

$772$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeWitt	St. Johns
Under 5	4.9%	5.5%
5 to 17	19.0%	18.5%
18 to 24	5.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	10.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	14.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.8%
75 and over	9.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeWitt	St. Johns
White (non-Hispanic)	82.4%	89.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeWitt	St. Johns
No high school diploma	2.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	19.8%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeWitt	St. Johns
Drove alone	73.5%	75.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	0.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	16.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeWitt	St. Johns
1-unit, detached	75.7%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	DeWitt	St. Johns
Poverty rate	4.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.67	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	20
Median year structure built	1986	1963