Comstock Northwest vs Parchment

A side-by-side comparison of Comstock Northwest and Parchment: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Comstock Northwest has the higher population (5,190 vs 2,012 in Parchment). Comstock Northwest has the higher median household income ($73,290 vs $54,572 in Parchment). Comstock Northwest has the higher median home value ($233,100 vs $178,400 in Parchment).

Population, income & housing

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
Population	5,190	2,012
Median age	35.9 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$73,290	$54,572
Median home value	$233,100	$178,400
Median gross rent	$1,022	$1,024
Housing units	2,734	1,002
Homeownership rate	39.0%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
Population	6,318 → 5,190 (-17.9%)	1,953 → 2,012 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$56,416 → $73,290 (+29.9%)	$50,000 → $54,572 (+9.1%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $233,100 (+58.7%)	$121,400 → $178,400 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $1,022 (+27.0%)	$754 → $1,024 (+35.8%)

Comstock Northwest

Population

6,3185,190

Median household income

$56,416$73,290

Median home value

$146,900$233,100

Median gross rent

$805$1,022

Parchment

Population

1,9532,012

Median household income

$50,000$54,572

Median home value

$121,400$178,400

Median gross rent

$754$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
Under 5	4.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	9.8%	15.9%
18 to 24	13.2%	15.1%
25 to 34	18.3%	22.4%
35 to 44	11.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	4.5%	7.1%
55 to 64	18.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	11.5%	4.8%
75 and over	8.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	67.2%
Black or African American	17.3%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.8%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.3%	3.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	10.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
No high school diploma	5.0%	5.5%
High school graduate	28.3%	27.2%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
Drove alone	83.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	5.0%	2.5%
Public transit	0.4%	1.7%
Walked	1.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	5.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
1-unit, detached	40.5%	57.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	19.2%
20 or more units	19.8%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Comstock Northwest	Parchment
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.9%
Average household size	1.97	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1993	1954