Painesdale vs South Range

A side-by-side comparison of Painesdale and South Range: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Range has the higher population (587 vs 353 in Painesdale). Painesdale has the higher median household income ($62,436 vs $54,583 in South Range). South Range has the higher median home value ($85,300 vs $84,800 in Painesdale).

Population, income & housing

	Painesdale	South Range
Population	353	587
Median age	27.5 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,436	$54,583
Median home value	$84,800	$85,300
Median gross rent	—	$765
Housing units	175	304
Homeownership rate	96.4%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Painesdale	South Range
Population	362 → 353 (-2.5%)	685 → 587 (-14.3%)
Median household income	$65,938 → $62,436 (-5.3%)	$31,000 → $54,583 (+76.1%)
Median home value	$57,900 → $84,800 (+46.5%)	$74,000 → $85,300 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $765 (+37.6%)

Painesdale

Population

362353

Median household income

$65,938$62,436

Median home value

$57,900$84,800

South Range

Population

685587

Median household income

$31,000$54,583

Median home value

$74,000$85,300

Median gross rent

$556$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Painesdale	South Range
Under 5	3.7%	2.6%
5 to 17	24.1%	14.8%
18 to 24	19.3%	20.6%
25 to 34	19.5%	11.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	9.4%
45 to 54	2.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	1.4%	13.6%
75 and over	5.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Painesdale	South Range
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Painesdale	South Range
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	55.6%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Painesdale	South Range
Drove alone	83.5%	82.6%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Painesdale	South Range
1-unit, detached	86.3%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Painesdale	South Range
Poverty rate	8.5%	24.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	14	11
Median year structure built	1938	1944