Muir vs Palo

A side-by-side comparison of Muir and Palo: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Muir has the higher population (637 vs 409 in Palo). Muir has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $34,403 in Palo). Muir has the higher median home value ($132,200 vs $92,600 in Palo).

Population, income & housing

	Muir	Palo
Population	637	409
Median age	33.8 yrs	26.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$34,403
Median home value	$132,200	$92,600
Median gross rent	$543	—
Housing units	256	119
Homeownership rate	55.5%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Muir	Palo
Population	733 → 637 (-13.1%)	431 → 409 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$36,250 → $51,667 (+42.5%)	$36,042 → $34,403 (-4.5%)
Median home value	$60,600 → $132,200 (+118.2%)	$85,300 → $92,600 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$420 → $543 (+29.3%)	$833 → $965 (+15.8%)

Muir

Population

733637

Median household income

$36,250$51,667

Median home value

$60,600$132,200

Median gross rent

$420$543

Palo

Population

431409

Median household income

$36,042$34,403

Median home value

$85,300$92,600

Median gross rent

$833$965

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Muir	Palo
Under 5	7.2%	10.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	24.9%
18 to 24	6.3%	13.9%
25 to 34	18.4%	29.8%
35 to 44	15.5%	12.2%
45 to 54	4.9%	2.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	2.0%
65 to 74	9.3%	1.2%
75 and over	6.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Muir	Palo
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	80.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Muir	Palo
No high school diploma	11.1%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.9%	48.8%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	0.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Muir	Palo
Drove alone	87.2%	29.0%
Carpooled	12.3%	64.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Muir	Palo
1-unit, detached	60.2%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	18.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Muir	Palo
Poverty rate	7.2%	18.3%
Average household size	2.51	3.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	43
Median year structure built	1967	1938