Alanson vs Oden

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

Alanson and Oden 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 492 in Oden). Alanson has the higher median household income ($61,563 vs $61,132 in Oden). Oden has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $121,200 in Alanson).

Population, income & housing

	Alanson	Oden
Population	943	492
Median age	44.1 yrs	25.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,563	$61,132
Median home value	$121,200	$123,000
Median gross rent	$521	—
Housing units	520	286
Homeownership rate	81.6%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alanson	Oden
Population	909 → 943 (+3.7%)	424 → 492 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$40,658 → $61,563 (+51.4%)	$43,357 → $61,132 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $121,200 (+17.8%)	$71,700 → $123,000 (+71.5%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $521 (-31.2%)	$599 → $610 (+1.8%)

Alanson

Population

909943

Median household income

$40,658$61,563

Median home value

$102,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$757$521

Oden

Population

424492

Median household income

$43,357$61,132

Median home value

$71,700$123,000

Median gross rent

$599$610

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alanson	Oden
Under 5	3.1%	16.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	4.5%
18 to 24	5.4%	28.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	20.5%
35 to 44	18.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	16.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	0.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	0.0%
75 and over	4.8%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alanson	Oden
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alanson	Oden
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	42.1%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	44.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alanson	Oden
Drove alone	80.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alanson	Oden
1-unit, detached	69.8%	44.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	33.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Alanson	Oden
Poverty rate	13.9%	37.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1982	1984