Alpha vs Caspian

A side-by-side comparison of Alpha and Caspian: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Caspian has the higher population (553 vs 222 in Alpha). Alpha has the higher median household income ($38,879 vs $36,750 in Caspian). Caspian has the higher median home value ($69,400 vs $33,300 in Alpha).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Caspian
Population	222	553
Median age	58.4 yrs	57.4 yrs
Median household income	$38,879	$36,750
Median home value	$33,300	$69,400
Median gross rent	$633	$620
Housing units	153	383
Homeownership rate	86.9%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	10.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Caspian
Population	175 → 222 (+26.9%)	477 → 553 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$30,521 → $38,879 (+27.4%)	$29,063 → $36,750 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$40,500 → $33,300 (-17.8%)	$43,100 → $69,400 (+61.0%)
Median gross rent	$517 → $633 (+22.4%)	$513 → $620 (+20.9%)

Alpha

Population

175222

Median household income

$30,521$38,879

Median home value

$40,500$33,300

Median gross rent

$517$633

Caspian

Population

477553

Median household income

$29,063$36,750

Median home value

$43,100$69,400

Median gross rent

$513$620

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Caspian
Under 5	1.4%	3.3%
5 to 17	4.1%	11.8%
18 to 24	14.9%	5.4%
25 to 34	6.3%	7.6%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.7%
45 to 54	7.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	24.3%	20.1%
75 and over	8.6%	16.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Caspian
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Caspian
No high school diploma	10.7%	10.9%
High school graduate	59.9%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Caspian
Drove alone	79.6%	79.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Caspian
1-unit, detached	85.0%	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Caspian
Poverty rate	20.3%	25.7%
Average household size	1.82	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1944	1951