Clifford vs Otter Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Clifford and Otter Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Otter Lake has the higher population (387 vs 297 in Clifford). Clifford has the higher median household income ($51,875 vs $43,750 in Otter Lake). Otter Lake has the higher median home value ($107,700 vs $106,300 in Clifford).

Population, income & housing

	Clifford	Otter Lake
Population	297	387
Median age	44.9 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,875	$43,750
Median home value	$106,300	$107,700
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	139	308
Homeownership rate	85.5%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifford	Otter Lake
Population	286 → 297 (+3.8%)	396 → 387 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$42,917 → $51,875 (+20.9%)	$54,432 → $43,750 (-19.6%)
Median home value	$63,800 → $106,300 (+66.6%)	$101,200 → $107,700 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $875 (+55.4%)	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)

Clifford

Population

286297

Median household income

$42,917$51,875

Median home value

$63,800$106,300

Median gross rent

$563$875

Otter Lake

Population

396387

Median household income

$54,432$43,750

Median home value

$101,200$107,700

Median gross rent

$950$900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifford	Otter Lake
Under 5	3.0%	1.3%
5 to 17	12.5%	11.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	8.8%	5.7%
35 to 44	13.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.5%
55 to 64	15.8%	19.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	16.5%
75 and over	9.4%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifford	Otter Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	97.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifford	Otter Lake
No high school diploma	12.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	50.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifford	Otter Lake
Drove alone	76.3%	80.7%
Carpooled	14.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.1%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifford	Otter Lake
1-unit, detached	92.1%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	33.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Clifford	Otter Lake
Poverty rate	14.5%	10.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	35	37
Median year structure built	1951	1938