Fowler vs St. Johns

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

Fowler 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 1,446 in Fowler). Fowler has the higher median household income ($72,261 vs $63,030 in St. Johns). Fowler has the higher median home value ($194,400 vs $175,300 in St. Johns).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	St. Johns
Population	1,446	7,712
Median age	42.5 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,261	$63,030
Median home value	$194,400	$175,300
Median gross rent	$779	$870
Housing units	634	3,430
Homeownership rate	86.3%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	St. Johns
Population	1,369 → 1,446 (+5.6%)	7,898 → 7,712 (-2.4%)
Median household income	$59,464 → $72,261 (+21.5%)	$56,307 → $63,030 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$143,100 → $194,400 (+35.8%)	$122,600 → $175,300 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $779 (+10.2%)	$772 → $870 (+12.7%)

Fowler

Population

1,3691,446

Median household income

$59,464$72,261

Median home value

$143,100$194,400

Median gross rent

$707$779

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)

	Fowler	St. Johns
Under 5	6.7%	5.5%
5 to 17	15.8%	18.5%
18 to 24	9.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.5%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	16.7%	11.8%
75 and over	4.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	St. Johns
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	St. Johns
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	24.3%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	50.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	St. Johns
Drove alone	80.8%	75.4%
Carpooled	6.4%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	16.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	St. Johns
1-unit, detached	93.4%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	7.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	St. Johns
Poverty rate	1.0%	13.4%
Average household size	2.38	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1963	1963