Elsie vs Maple Rapids

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

Elsie and Maple Rapids 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 724 in Maple Rapids). Elsie has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $50,357 in Maple Rapids). Maple Rapids has the higher median home value ($112,500 vs $107,600 in Elsie).

Population, income & housing

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
Population	951	724
Median age	42.0 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$50,357
Median home value	$107,600	$112,500
Median gross rent	$692	$432
Housing units	444	296
Homeownership rate	80.2%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	25.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
Population	1,059 → 951 (-10.2%)	541 → 724 (+33.8%)
Median household income	$44,563 → $55,000 (+23.4%)	$46,597 → $50,357 (+8.1%)
Median home value	$95,500 → $107,600 (+12.7%)	$81,500 → $112,500 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $692 (-5.6%)	$572 → $432 (-24.5%)

Elsie

Population

1,059951

Median household income

$44,563$55,000

Median home value

$95,500$107,600

Median gross rent

$733$692

Maple Rapids

Population

541724

Median household income

$46,597$50,357

Median home value

$81,500$112,500

Median gross rent

$572$432

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
Under 5	4.9%	2.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	23.3%
18 to 24	2.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.4%
35 to 44	18.5%	17.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	5.2%
75 and over	10.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
No high school diploma	7.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
Drove alone	73.4%	82.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.1%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
1-unit, detached	80.9%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	5.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Elsie	Maple Rapids
Poverty rate	13.0%	39.0%
Average household size	2.24	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1958	1938