Caledonia vs Lowell

A side-by-side comparison of Caledonia and Lowell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lowell has the higher population (4,133 vs 1,936 in Caledonia). Caledonia has the higher median household income ($114,167 vs $71,406 in Lowell). Caledonia has the higher median home value ($325,100 vs $231,100 in Lowell).

Population, income & housing

	Caledonia	Lowell
Population	1,936	4,133
Median age	35.5 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$114,167	$71,406
Median home value	$325,100	$231,100
Median gross rent	$1,057	$788
Housing units	747	1,795
Homeownership rate	74.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.7%	27.2%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caledonia	Lowell
Population	1,544 → 1,936 (+25.4%)	4,096 → 4,133 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$77,857 → $114,167 (+46.6%)	$62,278 → $71,406 (+14.7%)
Median home value	$209,000 → $325,100 (+55.6%)	$148,300 → $231,100 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,057 (+25.5%)	$829 → $788 (-4.9%)

Caledonia

Population

1,5441,936

Median household income

$77,857$114,167

Median home value

$209,000$325,100

Median gross rent

$842$1,057

Lowell

Population

4,0964,133

Median household income

$62,278$71,406

Median home value

$148,300$231,100

Median gross rent

$829$788

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caledonia	Lowell
Under 5	5.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	23.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	9.9%
35 to 44	15.7%	17.9%
45 to 54	17.1%	11.4%
55 to 64	8.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	8.2%
75 and over	2.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caledonia	Lowell
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caledonia	Lowell
No high school diploma	1.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	12.1%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	38.6%
Bachelor's degree	42.3%	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caledonia	Lowell
Drove alone	83.2%	77.6%
Carpooled	3.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	12.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caledonia	Lowell
1-unit, detached	73.1%	69.3%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	18.4%
20 or more units	5.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Caledonia	Lowell
Poverty rate	2.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.64	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1990	1968