Ramsay vs Watersmeet

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

Ramsay 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 182 in Ramsay). Watersmeet has the higher median household income ($60,708 vs $56,250 in Ramsay). Watersmeet has the higher median home value ($68,500 vs $50,000 in Ramsay).

Population, income & housing

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
Population	182	273
Median age	61.1 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,250	$60,708
Median home value	$50,000	$68,500
Housing units	160	187
Homeownership rate	95.7%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	9.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
Population	282 → 182 (-35.5%)	400 → 273 (-31.8%)
Median household income	$32,031 → $56,250 (+75.6%)	$32,639 → $60,708 (+86.0%)
Median home value	$41,200 → $50,000 (+21.4%)	$56,600 → $68,500 (+21.0%)

Ramsay

Population

282182

Median household income

$32,031$56,250

Median home value

$41,200$50,000

Watersmeet

Population

400273

Median household income

$32,639$60,708

Median home value

$56,600$68,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
Under 5	12.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	0.0%	27.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.1%	11.4%
35 to 44	18.1%	2.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	17.6%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.3%
65 to 74	25.8%	27.5%
75 and over	20.3%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
White (non-Hispanic)	69.8%	44.3%
Black or African American	16.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	39.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.6%
High school graduate	34.6%	57.8%
Some college or associate's	54.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.1%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
Drove alone	96.2%	72.9%
Carpooled	3.8%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
1-unit, detached	97.5%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Ramsay	Watersmeet
Poverty rate	5.5%	5.5%
Average household size	1.98	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	28	10
Median year structure built	1938	1972