Caspian vs Gaastra

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

Caspian and Gaastra 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 324 in Gaastra). Gaastra has the higher median household income ($57,500 vs $36,750 in Caspian). Caspian has the higher median home value ($69,400 vs $61,000 in Gaastra).

Population, income & housing

	Caspian	Gaastra
Population	553	324
Median age	57.4 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,750	$57,500
Median home value	$69,400	$61,000
Median gross rent	$620	—
Housing units	383	160
Homeownership rate	71.6%	96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caspian	Gaastra
Population	477 → 553 (+15.9%)	323 → 324 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $36,750 (+26.4%)	$39,583 → $57,500 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $69,400 (+61.0%)	$49,000 → $61,000 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $620 (+20.9%)	$950 → $1,125 (+18.4%)

Caspian

Population

477553

Median household income

$29,063$36,750

Median home value

$43,100$69,400

Median gross rent

$513$620

Gaastra

Population

323324

Median household income

$39,583$57,500

Median home value

$49,000$61,000

Median gross rent

$950$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caspian	Gaastra
Under 5	3.3%	12.7%
5 to 17	11.8%	20.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	1.9%
25 to 34	7.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	16.1%	17.0%
65 to 74	20.1%	9.6%
75 and over	16.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caspian	Gaastra
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	77.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	9.9%
Asian	0.7%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caspian	Gaastra
No high school diploma	10.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caspian	Gaastra
Drove alone	79.9%	91.3%
Carpooled	9.2%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	4.3%
Other means	4.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caspian	Gaastra
1-unit, detached	81.5%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Caspian	Gaastra
Poverty rate	25.7%	8.2%
Average household size	1.83	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	25	32
Median year structure built	1951	1944