Napoleon vs Spring Arbor

A side-by-side comparison of Napoleon and Spring Arbor: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Spring Arbor has the higher population (2,385 vs 969 in Napoleon). Spring Arbor has the higher median household income ($77,721 vs $50,722 in Napoleon). Spring Arbor has the higher median home value ($213,100 vs $123,500 in Napoleon).

Population, income & housing

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
Population	969	2,385
Median age	40.2 yrs	22.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,722	$77,721
Median home value	$123,500	$213,100
Median gross rent	$872	$895
Housing units	537	663
Homeownership rate	76.4%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
Population	975 → 969 (-0.6%)	2,402 → 2,385 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$35,083 → $50,722 (+44.6%)	$65,972 → $77,721 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$60,200 → $123,500 (+105.1%)	$180,700 → $213,100 (+17.9%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $872 (+26.6%)	$488 → $895 (+83.4%)

Napoleon

Population

975969

Median household income

$35,083$50,722

Median home value

$60,200$123,500

Median gross rent

$689$872

Spring Arbor

Population

2,4022,385

Median household income

$65,972$77,721

Median home value

$180,700$213,100

Median gross rent

$488$895

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
Under 5	2.8%	0.2%
5 to 17	20.9%	9.3%
18 to 24	0.8%	41.6%
25 to 34	22.6%	3.6%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	15.6%	6.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	10.1%
75 and over	3.2%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
No high school diploma	22.6%	3.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	24.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	20.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
Drove alone	90.0%	41.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	29.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	6.0%	16.0%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
1-unit, detached	56.4%	56.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	10.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	18.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	39.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Napoleon	Spring Arbor
Poverty rate	21.5%	1.8%
Average household size	2.29	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	44	18
Median year structure built	1979	1988