Port Austin vs Port Hope

A side-by-side comparison of Port Austin and Port Hope: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Austin has the higher population (676 vs 297 in Port Hope). Port Hope has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $46,000 in Port Austin). Port Austin has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $84,600 in Port Hope).

Population, income & housing

	Port Austin	Port Hope
Population	676	297
Median age	58.1 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$46,000	$51,250
Median home value	$162,100	$84,600
Median gross rent	$676	$750
Housing units	653	221
Homeownership rate	69.2%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	12.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Austin	Port Hope
Population	704 → 676 (-4.0%)	253 → 297 (+17.4%)
Median household income	$49,464 → $46,000 (-7.0%)	$35,000 → $51,250 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$130,300 → $162,100 (+24.4%)	$81,000 → $84,600 (+4.4%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $676 (+17.6%)	$706 → $750 (+6.2%)

Port Austin

Population

704676

Median household income

$49,464$46,000

Median home value

$130,300$162,100

Median gross rent

$575$676

Port Hope

Population

253297

Median household income

$35,000$51,250

Median home value

$81,000$84,600

Median gross rent

$706$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Port Austin	Port Hope
Under 5	3.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	4.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	15.1%	2.7%
25 to 34	7.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	6.7%	7.7%
45 to 54	7.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	18.8%	26.3%
65 to 74	22.3%	18.5%
75 and over	14.8%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Austin	Port Hope
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	95.6%
Black or African American	5.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Austin	Port Hope
No high school diploma	9.3%	11.2%
High school graduate	29.5%	42.6%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Austin	Port Hope
Drove alone	68.7%	71.4%
Carpooled	11.7%	3.3%
Public transit	3.3%	2.2%
Walked	8.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Austin	Port Hope
1-unit, detached	62.6%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	8.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Port Austin	Port Hope
Poverty rate	19.5%	17.5%
Average household size	1.84	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1979	1953