Columbiaville vs North Branch

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

Columbiaville 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 734 in Columbiaville). Columbiaville has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $42,500 in North Branch). Columbiaville has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiaville	North Branch
Population	734	1,199
Median age	37.9 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$42,500
Median home value	$122,000	$121,400
Median gross rent	$779	$797
Housing units	336	536
Homeownership rate	79.4%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiaville	North Branch
Population	910 → 734 (-19.3%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $58,250 (+27.1%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $122,000 (+45.9%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $779 (-13.6%)	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Columbiaville

Population

910734

Median household income

$45,833$58,250

Median home value

$83,600$122,000

Median gross rent

$902$779

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)

	Columbiaville	North Branch
Under 5	7.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	19.3%
18 to 24	11.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	15.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	11.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiaville	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiaville	North Branch
No high school diploma	8.6%	13.3%
High school graduate	39.9%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiaville	North Branch
Drove alone	86.2%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiaville	North Branch
1-unit, detached	85.7%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	11.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbiaville	North Branch
Poverty rate	9.9%	24.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1952	1958