Barnes Lake vs Columbiaville

A side-by-side comparison of Barnes Lake and Columbiaville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Columbiaville has the higher population (734 vs 468 in Barnes Lake). Barnes Lake has the higher median household income ($75,585 vs $58,250 in Columbiaville). Barnes Lake has the higher median home value ($212,300 vs $122,000 in Columbiaville).

Population, income & housing

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
Population	468	734
Median age	29.4 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,585	$58,250
Median home value	$212,300	$122,000
Median gross rent	—	$779
Housing units	393	336
Homeownership rate	95.2%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
Population	651 → 468 (-28.1%)	910 → 734 (-19.3%)
Median household income	$52,154 → $75,585 (+44.9%)	$45,833 → $58,250 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$149,600 → $212,300 (+41.9%)	$83,600 → $122,000 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$902 → $779 (-13.6%)

Barnes Lake

Population

651468

Median household income

$52,154$75,585

Median home value

$149,600$212,300

Columbiaville

Population

910734

Median household income

$45,833$58,250

Median home value

$83,600$122,000

Median gross rent

$902$779

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
Under 5	20.1%	7.2%
5 to 17	9.6%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	41.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	8.5%	15.9%
45 to 54	5.3%	10.9%
55 to 64	4.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	7.3%	8.3%
75 and over	2.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
No high school diploma	6.4%	8.6%
High school graduate	16.4%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
Drove alone	100.0%	86.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Barnes Lake	Columbiaville
Poverty rate	8.5%	9.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	61	35
Median year structure built	1960	1952