Marenisco vs Watersmeet

A side-by-side comparison of Marenisco and Watersmeet: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watersmeet has the higher population (273 vs 198 in Marenisco). Watersmeet has the higher median household income ($60,708 vs $40,556 in Marenisco). Watersmeet has the higher median home value ($68,500 vs $45,400 in Marenisco).

Population, income & housing

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
Population	198	273
Median age	62.5 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$40,556	$60,708
Median home value	$45,400	$68,500
Housing units	167	187
Homeownership rate	98.1%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
Population	134 → 198 (+47.8%)	400 → 273 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$51,250 → $40,556 (-20.9%)	$32,639 → $60,708 (+86.0%)
Median home value	$54,600 → $45,400 (-16.8%)	$56,600 → $68,500 (+21.0%)

Marenisco

Population

134198

Median household income

$51,250$40,556

Median home value

$54,600$45,400

Watersmeet

Population

400273

Median household income

$32,639$60,708

Median home value

$56,600$68,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
Under 5	3.5%	5.1%
5 to 17	14.1%	27.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	5.1%	2.9%
45 to 54	13.1%	17.6%
55 to 64	10.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	33.8%	27.5%
75 and over	13.6%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	44.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.2%	39.6%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
No high school diploma	1.2%	1.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	57.8%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
Drove alone	80.8%	72.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.4%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
1-unit, detached	98.2%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Marenisco	Watersmeet
Poverty rate	9.1%	5.5%
Average household size	1.87	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	26	10
Median year structure built	1957	1972