Richland vs South Gull Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Richland and South Gull Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Richland and South Gull Lake are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Gull Lake has the higher population (2,145 vs 1,014 in Richland). South Gull Lake has the higher median household income ($236,094 vs $84,333 in Richland). Since 2019, South Gull Lake's population has grown faster (+73.5% vs +31.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Richland	South Gull Lake
Population	1,014	2,145
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,333	$236,094
Median home value	$248,400	—
Median gross rent	$1,292	—
Housing units	385	998
Homeownership rate	79.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.2%	82.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Richland	South Gull Lake
Population	772 → 1,014 (+31.3%)	1,236 → 2,145 (+73.5%)
Median household income	$74,219 → $84,333 (+13.6%)	$79,265 → $236,094 (+197.9%)
Median home value	$184,100 → $248,400 (+34.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$850 → $1,292 (+52.0%)	$1,086 → $1,115 (+2.7%)

Richland

Population

7721,014

Median household income

$74,219$84,333

Median home value

$184,100$248,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,292

South Gull Lake

Population

1,2362,145

Median household income

$79,265$236,094

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Richland	South Gull Lake
Under 5	5.5%	10.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.6%
18 to 24	10.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	9.1%	4.5%
35 to 44	12.3%	18.7%
45 to 54	10.5%	5.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	22.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.1%
75 and over	12.6%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Richland	South Gull Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	96.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Richland	South Gull Lake
No high school diploma	2.2%	0.0%
High school graduate	21.0%	5.1%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.7%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Richland	South Gull Lake
Drove alone	71.9%	45.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.4%	43.2%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Richland	South Gull Lake
1-unit, detached	72.7%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	13.8%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Richland	South Gull Lake
Poverty rate	9.4%	0.7%
Average household size	2.68	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1992	1979