Breckenridge vs Ithaca

A side-by-side comparison of Breckenridge and Ithaca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ithaca has the higher population (2,831 vs 1,411 in Breckenridge). Ithaca has the higher median household income ($62,375 vs $56,779 in Breckenridge). Ithaca has the higher median home value ($126,600 vs $107,000 in Breckenridge).

Population, income & housing

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
Population	1,411	2,831
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,779	$62,375
Median home value	$107,000	$126,600
Median gross rent	$738	$802
Housing units	594	1,240
Homeownership rate	70.1%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	28.2%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
Population	1,206 → 1,411 (+17.0%)	2,797 → 2,831 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $56,779 (+51.4%)	$48,229 → $62,375 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$75,800 → $107,000 (+41.2%)	$88,800 → $126,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$606 → $738 (+21.8%)	$699 → $802 (+14.7%)

Breckenridge

Population

1,2061,411

Median household income

$37,500$56,779

Median home value

$75,800$107,000

Median gross rent

$606$738

Ithaca

Population

2,7972,831

Median household income

$48,229$62,375

Median home value

$88,800$126,600

Median gross rent

$699$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
Under 5	2.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	14.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	16.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	12.2%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.8%	5.5%
75 and over	6.7%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
No high school diploma	6.2%	7.7%
High school graduate	45.7%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
Drove alone	83.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.4%
Walked	4.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
1-unit, detached	79.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.1%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Breckenridge	Ithaca
Poverty rate	13.4%	19.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1962	1957