Attica vs North Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Attica and North Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Branch has the higher population (1,199 vs 863 in Attica). North Branch has the higher median household income ($42,500 vs $41,981 in Attica). Attica has the higher median home value ($184,900 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Attica	North Branch
Population	863	1,199
Median age	61.7 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,981	$42,500
Median home value	$184,900	$121,400
Median gross rent	—	$797
Housing units	410	536
Homeownership rate	97.8%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attica	North Branch
Population	828 → 863 (+4.2%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$73,182 → $41,981 (-42.6%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $184,900 (+18.2%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Attica

Population

828863

Median household income

$73,182$41,981

Median home value

$156,400$184,900

North Branch

Population

1,0381,199

Median household income

$35,341$42,500

Median home value

$77,800$121,400

Median gross rent

$732$797

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attica	North Branch
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	7.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.9%
25 to 34	7.5%	16.6%
35 to 44	7.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	40.6%	11.8%
75 and over	6.3%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attica	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	89.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attica	North Branch
No high school diploma	22.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	30.7%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attica	North Branch
Drove alone	41.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	43.9%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	4.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.3%	6.3%
Other means	2.2%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attica	North Branch
1-unit, detached	84.6%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Attica	North Branch
Poverty rate	9.7%	24.1%
Average household size	2.32	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	29	34
Median year structure built	1938	1958