Chassell vs Lake Linden

A side-by-side comparison of Chassell and Lake Linden: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lake Linden has the higher population (1,042 vs 905 in Chassell). Chassell has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $42,961 in Lake Linden). Chassell has the higher median home value ($170,700 vs $93,200 in Lake Linden).

Population, income & housing

	Chassell	Lake Linden
Population	905	1,042
Median age	45.8 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$42,961
Median home value	$170,700	$93,200
Median gross rent	$711	$498
Housing units	538	619
Homeownership rate	80.4%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chassell	Lake Linden
Population	914 → 905 (-1.0%)	1,113 → 1,042 (-6.4%)
Median household income	$50,737 → $55,417 (+9.2%)	$35,536 → $42,961 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $170,700 (+28.2%)	$71,900 → $93,200 (+29.6%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $711 (+52.2%)	$494 → $498 (+0.8%)

Chassell

Population

914905

Median household income

$50,737$55,417

Median home value

$133,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$467$711

Lake Linden

Population

1,1131,042

Median household income

$35,536$42,961

Median home value

$71,900$93,200

Median gross rent

$494$498

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chassell	Lake Linden
Under 5	6.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	11.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	10.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	19.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	8.9%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.0%
55 to 64	18.0%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.8%
75 and over	9.4%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chassell	Lake Linden
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chassell	Lake Linden
No high school diploma	0.8%	5.7%
High school graduate	35.6%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chassell	Lake Linden
Drove alone	74.9%	75.8%
Carpooled	4.3%	12.2%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	14.4%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chassell	Lake Linden
1-unit, detached	81.0%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	13.1%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Chassell	Lake Linden
Poverty rate	18.6%	20.9%
Average household size	2.14	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	16	17
Median year structure built	1970	1944