Alanson vs Mackinaw City

A side-by-side comparison of Alanson and Mackinaw City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Alanson has the higher population (943 vs 647 in Mackinaw City). Alanson has the higher median household income ($61,563 vs $40,536 in Mackinaw City). Mackinaw City has the higher median home value ($210,500 vs $121,200 in Alanson).

Population, income & housing

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
Population	943	647
Median age	44.1 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,563	$40,536
Median home value	$121,200	$210,500
Median gross rent	$521	$694
Housing units	520	630
Homeownership rate	81.6%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	24.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
Population	909 → 943 (+3.7%)	805 → 647 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$40,658 → $61,563 (+51.4%)	$36,250 → $40,536 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $121,200 (+17.8%)	$151,600 → $210,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $521 (-31.2%)	$686 → $694 (+1.2%)

Alanson

Population

909943

Median household income

$40,658$61,563

Median home value

$102,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$757$521

Mackinaw City

Population

805647

Median household income

$36,250$40,536

Median home value

$151,600$210,500

Median gross rent

$686$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
Under 5	3.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	16.1%	11.0%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.8%
25 to 34	11.2%	2.8%
35 to 44	18.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.0%
55 to 64	20.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	22.1%
75 and over	4.8%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	66.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	4.9%
Asian	1.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.8%
High school graduate	42.1%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
Drove alone	80.9%	66.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	4.0%
Walked	4.7%	9.8%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
1-unit, detached	69.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	10.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Alanson	Mackinaw City
Poverty rate	13.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.35	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1982	1967