Charlotte vs Eaton Rapids

A side-by-side comparison of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Charlotte has the higher population (9,269 vs 5,197 in Eaton Rapids). Eaton Rapids has the higher median household income ($63,618 vs $63,385 in Charlotte). Eaton Rapids has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $140,500 in Charlotte).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
Population	9,269	5,197
Median age	35.9 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$63,385	$63,618
Median home value	$140,500	$140,600
Median gross rent	$779	$944
Housing units	3,776	2,298
Homeownership rate	66.8%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
Population	9,082 → 9,269 (+2.1%)	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$50,907 → $63,385 (+24.5%)	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $140,500 (+32.4%)	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $779 (+5.8%)	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)

Charlotte

Population

9,0829,269

Median household income

$50,907$63,385

Median home value

$106,100$140,500

Median gross rent

$736$779

Eaton Rapids

Population

5,2315,197

Median household income

$42,921$63,618

Median home value

$119,900$140,600

Median gross rent

$741$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
Under 5	6.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.6%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.7%
25 to 34	13.7%	8.8%
35 to 44	14.5%	16.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.2%
75 and over	8.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	93.1%
Black or African American	2.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
No high school diploma	9.4%	8.4%
High school graduate	35.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
Drove alone	72.9%	77.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.4%
Public transit	0.6%	1.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	14.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
1-unit, detached	62.4%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	4.6%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte	Eaton Rapids
Poverty rate	11.6%	10.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1963	1953