Columbiaville vs Otter Lake

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

Columbiaville and Otter Lake 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 387 in Otter Lake). Columbiaville has the higher median household income ($58,250 vs $43,750 in Otter Lake). Columbiaville has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $107,700 in Otter Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
Population	734	387
Median age	37.9 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,250	$43,750
Median home value	$122,000	$107,700
Median gross rent	$779	—
Housing units	336	308
Homeownership rate	79.4%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	9.4%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
Population	910 → 734 (-19.3%)	396 → 387 (-2.3%)
Median household income	$45,833 → $58,250 (+27.1%)	$54,432 → $43,750 (-19.6%)
Median home value	$83,600 → $122,000 (+45.9%)	$101,200 → $107,700 (+6.4%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $779 (-13.6%)	$950 → $900 (-5.3%)

Columbiaville

Population

910734

Median household income

$45,833$58,250

Median home value

$83,600$122,000

Median gross rent

$902$779

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)

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
Under 5	7.2%	1.3%
5 to 17	11.4%	11.1%
18 to 24	11.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.7%	5.7%
35 to 44	15.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	14.2%	19.4%
65 to 74	8.3%	16.5%
75 and over	6.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	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	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
No high school diploma	8.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	39.9%	50.3%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.2%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
Drove alone	86.2%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.4%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
1-unit, detached	85.7%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	33.1%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	0.6%
20 or more units	5.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbiaville	Otter Lake
Poverty rate	9.9%	10.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	35	37
Median year structure built	1952	1938