Chassell vs Laurium

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

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

Laurium has the higher population (1,486 vs 905 in Chassell). Chassell has the higher median household income ($55,417 vs $42,206 in Laurium). Chassell has the higher median home value ($170,700 vs $87,600 in Laurium).

Population, income & housing

	Chassell	Laurium
Population	905	1,486
Median age	45.8 yrs	48.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,417	$42,206
Median home value	$170,700	$87,600
Median gross rent	$711	$590
Housing units	538	993
Homeownership rate	80.4%	70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.6%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chassell	Laurium
Population	914 → 905 (-1.0%)	2,073 → 1,486 (-28.3%)
Median household income	$50,737 → $55,417 (+9.2%)	$40,125 → $42,206 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$133,200 → $170,700 (+28.2%)	$75,700 → $87,600 (+15.7%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $711 (+52.2%)	$525 → $590 (+12.4%)

Chassell

Population

914905

Median household income

$50,737$55,417

Median home value

$133,200$170,700

Median gross rent

$467$711

Laurium

Population

2,0731,486

Median household income

$40,125$42,206

Median home value

$75,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$525$590

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chassell	Laurium
Under 5	6.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.2%	12.4%
18 to 24	5.7%	14.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	5.2%
35 to 44	7.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.8%
75 and over	9.4%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chassell	Laurium
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	92.2%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chassell	Laurium
No high school diploma	0.8%	8.0%
High school graduate	35.6%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chassell	Laurium
Drove alone	74.9%	66.3%
Carpooled	4.3%	19.0%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chassell	Laurium
1-unit, detached	81.0%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Chassell	Laurium
Poverty rate	18.6%	19.2%
Average household size	2.14	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	16	16
Median year structure built	1970	1938