Eaton Rapids vs Potterville

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

Eaton Rapids and Potterville 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 3,065 in Potterville). Eaton Rapids has the higher median household income ($63,618 vs $62,054 in Potterville). Eaton Rapids has the higher median home value ($140,600 vs $125,400 in Potterville).

Population, income & housing

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
Population	5,197	3,065
Median age	40.2 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,618	$62,054
Median home value	$140,600	$125,400
Median gross rent	$944	$954
Housing units	2,298	1,303
Homeownership rate	64.2%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
Population	5,231 → 5,197 (-0.6%)	2,713 → 3,065 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$42,921 → $63,618 (+48.2%)	$56,225 → $62,054 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$119,900 → $140,600 (+17.3%)	$97,400 → $125,400 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $944 (+27.4%)	$815 → $954 (+17.1%)

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

Potterville

Population

2,7133,065

Median household income

$56,225$62,054

Median home value

$97,400$125,400

Median gross rent

$815$954

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
Under 5	5.6%	9.9%
5 to 17	18.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	8.8%	18.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	15.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.4%
75 and over	8.9%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
No high school diploma	8.4%	3.1%
High school graduate	35.1%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	42.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
Drove alone	77.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	6.4%	9.7%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
1-unit, detached	67.2%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	11.9%
20 or more units	7.5%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	29.3%

Poverty & households

	Eaton Rapids	Potterville
Poverty rate	10.2%	14.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1953	1994