Dimondale vs Eaton Rapids

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

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

Eaton Rapids has the higher population (5,197 vs 1,582 in Dimondale). Dimondale has the higher median household income ($112,333 vs $63,618 in Eaton Rapids). Dimondale has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $140,600 in Eaton Rapids).

Population, income & housing

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
Population	1,582	5,197
Median age	44.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$112,333	$63,618
Median home value	$220,500	$140,600
Median gross rent	$876	$944
Housing units	594	2,298
Homeownership rate	87.3%	64.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
Population	1,370 → 1,582 (+15.5%)	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$79,375 → $112,333 (+41.5%)	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)
Median home value	$159,100 → $220,500 (+38.6%)	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $876 (+20.3%)	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)

Dimondale

Population

1,3701,582

Median household income

$79,375$112,333

Median home value

$159,100$220,500

Median gross rent

$728$876

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)

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
Under 5	3.1%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	9.4%	8.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	16.8%	8.2%
75 and over	6.5%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	93.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
No high school diploma	3.1%	8.4%
High school graduate	19.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	45.2%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
Drove alone	79.1%	77.0%
Carpooled	3.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.0%	14.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
1-unit, detached	89.1%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Dimondale	Eaton Rapids
Poverty rate	7.5%	10.2%
Average household size	2.72	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1968	1953