Alanson vs Harbor Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Alanson and Harbor Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Harbor Springs has the higher population (1,015 vs 943 in Alanson). Alanson has the higher median household income ($61,563 vs $60,556 in Harbor Springs). Harbor Springs has the higher median home value ($368,100 vs $121,200 in Alanson).

Population, income & housing

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
Population	943	1,015
Median age	44.1 yrs	64.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,563	$60,556
Median home value	$121,200	$368,100
Median gross rent	$521	$950
Housing units	520	1,091
Homeownership rate	81.6%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	45.2%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
Population	909 → 943 (+3.7%)	1,158 → 1,015 (-12.3%)
Median household income	$40,658 → $61,563 (+51.4%)	$52,450 → $60,556 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $121,200 (+17.8%)	$244,800 → $368,100 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $521 (-31.2%)	$877 → $950 (+8.3%)

Alanson

Population

909943

Median household income

$40,658$61,563

Median home value

$102,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$757$521

Harbor Springs

Population

1,1581,015

Median household income

$52,450$60,556

Median home value

$244,800$368,100

Median gross rent

$877$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
Under 5	3.1%	2.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	4.8%
18 to 24	5.4%	1.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.1%
35 to 44	18.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	16.7%
65 to 74	8.3%	26.4%
75 and over	4.8%	23.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	81.3%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.5%
High school graduate	42.1%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
Drove alone	80.9%	72.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.8%
Walked	4.7%	2.8%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.8%
Worked from home	4.2%	15.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
1-unit, detached	69.8%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Alanson	Harbor Springs
Poverty rate	13.9%	10.0%
Average household size	2.35	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	21	14
Median year structure built	1982	1964