Mason vs Williamston

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

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

Mason has the higher population (8,239 vs 3,800 in Williamston). Mason has the higher median household income ($79,521 vs $73,902 in Williamston). Williamston has the higher median home value ($215,000 vs $194,600 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Mason	Williamston
Population	8,239	3,800
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,521	$73,902
Median home value	$194,600	$215,000
Median gross rent	$1,103	$972
Housing units	3,621	1,836
Homeownership rate	68.7%	73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.0%	46.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mason	Williamston
Population	8,487 → 8,239 (-2.9%)	3,959 → 3,800 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$59,388 → $79,521 (+33.9%)	$68,950 → $73,902 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$135,000 → $194,600 (+44.1%)	$161,900 → $215,000 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,103 (+14.7%)	$803 → $972 (+21.0%)

Mason

Population

8,4878,239

Median household income

$59,388$79,521

Median home value

$135,000$194,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,103

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)

	Mason	Williamston
Under 5	4.6%	10.1%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.9%	9.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	13.0%	16.2%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.5%
75 and over	7.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mason	Williamston
White (non-Hispanic)	88.0%	93.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mason	Williamston
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.5%
High school graduate	26.5%	12.2%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mason	Williamston
Drove alone	79.2%	78.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	14.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mason	Williamston
1-unit, detached	52.8%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	21.1%	15.2%
20 or more units	2.7%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Mason	Williamston
Poverty rate	6.5%	8.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1980	1978