Elsie vs Eureka

A side-by-side comparison of Elsie and Eureka: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elsie has the higher population (951 vs 91 in Eureka). Eureka has the higher median household income ($78,500 vs $55,000 in Elsie). Eureka has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $107,600 in Elsie).

Population, income & housing

	Elsie	Eureka
Population	951	91
Median age	42.0 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$78,500
Median home value	$107,600	$133,900
Median gross rent	$692	—
Housing units	444	38
Homeownership rate	80.2%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	25.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsie	Eureka
Population	1,059 → 951 (-10.2%)	153 → 91 (-40.5%)
Median household income	$44,563 → $55,000 (+23.4%)	$86,058 → $78,500 (-8.8%)
Median home value	$95,500 → $107,600 (+12.7%)	$122,000 → $133,900 (+9.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $692 (-5.6%)	—

Elsie

Population

1,059951

Median household income

$44,563$55,000

Median home value

$95,500$107,600

Median gross rent

$733$692

Eureka

Population

15391

Median household income

$86,058$78,500

Median home value

$122,000$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsie	Eureka
Under 5	4.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.0%	6.6%
18 to 24	2.6%	15.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	23.1%
35 to 44	18.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	10.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	16.6%	30.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	0.0%
75 and over	10.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsie	Eureka
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsie	Eureka
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	47.9%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	14.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsie	Eureka
Drove alone	73.4%	71.7%
Carpooled	11.3%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.7%
Walked	4.6%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsie	Eureka
1-unit, detached	80.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elsie	Eureka
Poverty rate	13.0%	18.7%
Average household size	2.24	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1958	1948