Grand Ledge vs Olivet

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

Grand Ledge and Olivet are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grand Ledge has the higher population (7,797 vs 1,633 in Olivet). Grand Ledge has the higher median household income ($66,515 vs $44,940 in Olivet). Grand Ledge has the higher median home value ($189,300 vs $137,300 in Olivet).

Population, income & housing

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
Population	7,797	1,633
Median age	44.5 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,515	$44,940
Median home value	$189,300	$137,300
Median gross rent	$944	$919
Housing units	3,797	481
Homeownership rate	67.7%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
Population	7,842 → 7,797 (-0.6%)	1,643 → 1,633 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$59,738 → $66,515 (+11.3%)	$40,662 → $44,940 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$142,400 → $189,300 (+32.9%)	$110,600 → $137,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $944 (+18.4%)	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

Grand Ledge

Population

7,8427,797

Median household income

$59,738$66,515

Median home value

$142,400$189,300

Median gross rent

$797$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)

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
Under 5	4.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	6.8%	49.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	6.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	2.5%
75 and over	10.6%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	79.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
No high school diploma	1.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	26.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	36.4%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
Drove alone	79.1%	58.8%
Carpooled	3.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	15.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.7%	13.0%
Other means	0.7%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
1-unit, detached	54.4%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	25.4%
20 or more units	12.9%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Grand Ledge	Olivet
Poverty rate	6.0%	16.6%
Average household size	2.14	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1973	1960