Alanson vs Pellston

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

Alanson and Pellston 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 834 in Pellston). Alanson has the higher median household income ($61,563 vs $59,464 in Pellston). Alanson has the higher median home value ($121,200 vs $117,100 in Pellston).

Population, income & housing

	Alanson	Pellston
Population	943	834
Median age	44.1 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,563	$59,464
Median home value	$121,200	$117,100
Median gross rent	$521	$1,013
Housing units	520	351
Homeownership rate	81.6%	73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alanson	Pellston
Population	909 → 943 (+3.7%)	932 → 834 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$40,658 → $61,563 (+51.4%)	$34,688 → $59,464 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$102,900 → $121,200 (+17.8%)	$86,000 → $117,100 (+36.2%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $521 (-31.2%)	$850 → $1,013 (+19.2%)

Alanson

Population

909943

Median household income

$40,658$61,563

Median home value

$102,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$757$521

Pellston

Population

932834

Median household income

$34,688$59,464

Median home value

$86,000$117,100

Median gross rent

$850$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alanson	Pellston
Under 5	3.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	18.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.7%
55 to 64	20.4%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	5.3%
75 and over	4.8%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alanson	Pellston
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	76.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.0%	9.4%
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%	12.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alanson	Pellston
No high school diploma	8.6%	3.5%
High school graduate	42.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alanson	Pellston
Drove alone	80.9%	87.9%
Carpooled	7.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	3.7%
Bicycle	3.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.2%	2.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alanson	Pellston
1-unit, detached	69.8%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Alanson	Pellston
Poverty rate	13.9%	17.1%
Average household size	2.35	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1982	1986