Eaton Rapids vs Olivet

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

Eaton Rapids and Olivet 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 1,633 in Olivet). Eaton Rapids has the higher median household income ($63,618 vs $44,940 in Olivet). Eaton Rapids has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $137,300 in Olivet).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
Population	5,197	1,633
Median age	40.2 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,618	$44,940
Median home value	$140,600	$137,300
Median gross rent	$944	$919
Housing units	2,298	481
Homeownership rate	64.2%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
Population	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)	1,643 → 1,633 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)	$40,662 → $44,940 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)	$110,600 → $137,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

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

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)

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
Under 5	5.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	18.9%	8.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	49.3%
25 to 34	8.8%	10.0%
35 to 44	16.6%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.6%	6.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	2.5%
75 and over	8.9%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
Drove alone	77.0%	58.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	8.5%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	15.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	13.0%
Other means	0.7%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
1-unit, detached	67.2%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	25.4%
20 or more units	7.5%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Eaton Rapids	Olivet
Poverty rate	10.2%	16.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	19
Median year structure built	1953	1960