Harbor Springs vs Mackinaw City

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

Harbor Springs and Mackinaw City 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 647 in Mackinaw City). Harbor Springs has the higher median household income ($60,556 vs $40,536 in Mackinaw City). Harbor Springs has the higher median home value ($368,100 vs $210,500 in Mackinaw City).

Population, income & housing

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
Population	1,015	647
Median age	64.9 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,556	$40,536
Median home value	$368,100	$210,500
Median gross rent	$950	$694
Housing units	1,091	630
Homeownership rate	74.4%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.2%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	24.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
Population	1,158 → 1,015 (-12.3%)	805 → 647 (-19.6%)
Median household income	$52,450 → $60,556 (+15.5%)	$36,250 → $40,536 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$244,800 → $368,100 (+50.4%)	$151,600 → $210,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $950 (+8.3%)	$686 → $694 (+1.2%)

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

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)

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
Under 5	2.7%	4.8%
5 to 17	4.8%	11.0%
18 to 24	1.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	7.1%	2.8%
35 to 44	9.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	16.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	26.4%	22.1%
75 and over	23.4%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
White (non-Hispanic)	81.3%	66.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	4.9%
Asian	0.6%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	12.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
No high school diploma	5.5%	8.8%
High school graduate	20.7%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	28.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	25.7%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.5%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
Drove alone	72.5%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.9%	6.7%
Public transit	1.8%	4.0%
Walked	2.8%	9.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.3%	9.3%
Other means	1.8%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
1-unit, detached	72.5%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	10.8%
20 or more units	3.9%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Harbor Springs	Mackinaw City
Poverty rate	10.0%	17.0%
Average household size	1.88	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	14	21
Median year structure built	1964	1967