Manistee Lake vs South Boardman

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

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

South Boardman has the higher population (521 vs 364 in Manistee Lake). South Boardman has the higher median household income ($80,781 vs $52,917 in Manistee Lake). South Boardman has the higher median home value ($182,700 vs $153,600 in Manistee Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
Population	364	521
Median age	55.7 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,917	$80,781
Median home value	$153,600	$182,700
Median gross rent	—	$892
Housing units	508	205
Homeownership rate	87.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
Population	489 → 364 (-25.6%)	535 → 521 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$41,481 → $52,917 (+27.6%)	$47,946 → $80,781 (+68.5%)
Median home value	$117,600 → $153,600 (+30.6%)	$91,700 → $182,700 (+99.2%)
Median gross rent	$848 → $785 (-7.4%)	$791 → $892 (+12.8%)

Manistee Lake

Population

489364

Median household income

$41,481$52,917

Median home value

$117,600$153,600

Median gross rent

$848$785

South Boardman

Population

535521

Median household income

$47,946$80,781

Median home value

$91,700$182,700

Median gross rent

$791$892

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
Under 5	1.1%	3.8%
5 to 17	7.1%	22.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	1.9%
25 to 34	6.0%	23.2%
35 to 44	4.4%	13.4%
45 to 54	20.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	23.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	19.8%	9.0%
75 and over	6.9%	2.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
No high school diploma	11.8%	6.2%
High school graduate	34.0%	46.5%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.5%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
Drove alone	87.7%	84.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.7%
Other means	12.3%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
1-unit, detached	84.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Manistee Lake	South Boardman
Poverty rate	14.0%	11.9%
Average household size	1.85	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	62	36
Median year structure built	1976	1977