Charlotte vs Olivet

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

Charlotte and Olivet 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 1,633 in Olivet). Charlotte has the higher median household income ($63,385 vs $44,940 in Olivet). Charlotte has the higher median home value ($140,500 vs $137,300 in Olivet).

Population, income & housing

	Charlotte	Olivet
Population	9,269	1,633
Median age	35.9 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,385	$44,940
Median home value	$140,500	$137,300
Median gross rent	$779	$919
Housing units	3,776	481
Homeownership rate	66.8%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.4%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Charlotte	Olivet
Population	9,082 → 9,269 (+2.1%)	1,643 → 1,633 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$50,907 → $63,385 (+24.5%)	$40,662 → $44,940 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$106,100 → $140,500 (+32.4%)	$110,600 → $137,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $779 (+5.8%)	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

Charlotte

Population

9,0829,269

Median household income

$50,907$63,385

Median home value

$106,100$140,500

Median gross rent

$736$779

Olivet

Population

1,6431,633

Median household income

$40,662$44,940

Median home value

$110,600$137,300

Median gross rent

$692$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Charlotte	Olivet
Under 5	6.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	8.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	49.3%
25 to 34	13.7%	10.0%
35 to 44	14.5%	6.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	6.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.3%	2.5%
75 and over	8.5%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Charlotte	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	79.7%
Black or African American	2.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Charlotte	Olivet
No high school diploma	9.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	35.6%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Charlotte	Olivet
Drove alone	72.9%	58.8%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.5%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	15.5%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	13.0%
Other means	0.4%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Charlotte	Olivet
1-unit, detached	62.4%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	6.1%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	10.8%	25.4%
20 or more units	4.6%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Charlotte	Olivet
Poverty rate	11.6%	16.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1963	1960