Leslie vs Williamston

A side-by-side comparison of Leslie and Williamston: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Williamston has the higher population (3,800 vs 2,167 in Leslie). Williamston has the higher median household income ($73,902 vs $67,355 in Leslie). Williamston has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $124,100 in Leslie).

Population, income & housing

	Leslie	Williamston
Population	2,167	3,800
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$67,355	$73,902
Median home value	$124,100	$215,000
Median gross rent	$1,013	$972
Housing units	849	1,836
Homeownership rate	77.4%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	46.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leslie	Williamston
Population	2,028 → 2,167 (+6.9%)	3,959 → 3,800 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$59,740 → $67,355 (+12.7%)	$68,950 → $73,902 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$103,700 → $124,100 (+19.7%)	$161,900 → $215,000 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$784 → $1,013 (+29.2%)	$803 → $972 (+21.0%)

Leslie

Population

2,0282,167

Median household income

$59,740$67,355

Median home value

$103,700$124,100

Median gross rent

$784$1,013

Williamston

Population

3,9593,800

Median household income

$68,950$73,902

Median home value

$161,900$215,000

Median gross rent

$803$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leslie	Williamston
Under 5	6.6%	10.1%
5 to 17	22.8%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	5.2%	7.5%
75 and over	6.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leslie	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leslie	Williamston
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leslie	Williamston
Drove alone	83.2%	78.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leslie	Williamston
1-unit, detached	74.9%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Leslie	Williamston
Poverty rate	13.1%	8.3%
Average household size	2.73	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1947	1978