Lake Fenton vs Swartz Creek

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Fenton and Swartz Creek: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Fenton and Swartz Creek are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake Fenton has the higher population (6,168 vs 5,856 in Swartz Creek). Lake Fenton has the higher median household income ($112,676 vs $73,862 in Swartz Creek). Lake Fenton has the higher median home value ($372,800 vs $168,900 in Swartz Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
Population	6,168	5,856
Median age	51.1 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$112,676	$73,862
Median home value	$372,800	$168,900
Median gross rent	$1,343	$995
Housing units	2,840	2,774
Homeownership rate	89.4%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
Population	5,284 → 6,168 (+16.7%)	5,535 → 5,856 (+5.8%)
Median household income	$81,339 → $112,676 (+38.5%)	$52,702 → $73,862 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $372,800 (+54.2%)	$118,400 → $168,900 (+42.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,115 → $1,343 (+20.4%)	$789 → $995 (+26.1%)

Lake Fenton

Population

5,2846,168

Median household income

$81,339$112,676

Median home value

$241,700$372,800

Median gross rent

$1,115$1,343

Swartz Creek

Population

5,5355,856

Median household income

$52,702$73,862

Median home value

$118,400$168,900

Median gross rent

$789$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
Under 5	2.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	3.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	15.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	9.9%
65 to 74	21.3%	11.6%
75 and over	10.7%	13.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
No high school diploma	2.5%	4.0%
High school graduate	18.3%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.6%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
Drove alone	84.8%	83.6%
Carpooled	3.1%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.1%	12.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
1-unit, detached	82.0%	58.5%
1-unit, attached	9.2%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	14.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Lake Fenton	Swartz Creek
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.6%
Average household size	2.34	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1993	1976