Mulliken vs Olivet

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

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

Olivet has the higher population (1,633 vs 541 in Mulliken). Mulliken has the higher median household income ($78,654 vs $44,940 in Olivet). Mulliken has the higher median home value ($154,700 vs $137,300 in Olivet).

Population, income & housing

	Mulliken	Olivet
Population	541	1,633
Median age	36.3 yrs	21.6 yrs
Median household income	$78,654	$44,940
Median home value	$154,700	$137,300
Median gross rent	$1,188	$919
Housing units	212	481
Homeownership rate	93.4%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	14.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mulliken	Olivet
Population	519 → 541 (+4.2%)	1,643 → 1,633 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$57,250 → $78,654 (+37.4%)	$40,662 → $44,940 (+10.5%)
Median home value	$113,000 → $154,700 (+36.9%)	$110,600 → $137,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,188 (+53.3%)	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

Mulliken

Population

519541

Median household income

$57,250$78,654

Median home value

$113,000$154,700

Median gross rent

$775$1,188

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)

	Mulliken	Olivet
Under 5	6.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.5%	8.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	49.3%
25 to 34	17.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	6.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	6.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.0%
65 to 74	11.5%	2.5%
75 and over	2.8%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mulliken	Olivet
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	11.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mulliken	Olivet
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.0%
High school graduate	36.2%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mulliken	Olivet
Drove alone	80.1%	58.8%
Carpooled	7.6%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	15.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	13.0%
Other means	2.5%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mulliken	Olivet
1-unit, detached	95.3%	52.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Mulliken	Olivet
Poverty rate	8.0%	16.6%
Average household size	2.50	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1964	1960