Imlay City vs North Branch

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

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

Imlay City has the higher population (3,706 vs 1,199 in North Branch). Imlay City has the higher median household income ($55,061 vs $42,500 in North Branch). Imlay City has the higher median home value ($137,800 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Imlay City	North Branch
Population	3,706	1,199
Median age	35.3 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,061	$42,500
Median home value	$137,800	$121,400
Median gross rent	$764	$797
Housing units	1,834	536
Homeownership rate	53.8%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Imlay City	North Branch
Population	3,568 → 3,706 (+3.9%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$34,390 → $55,061 (+60.1%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$113,300 → $137,800 (+21.6%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$707 → $764 (+8.1%)	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Imlay City

Population

3,5683,706

Median household income

$34,390$55,061

Median home value

$113,300$137,800

Median gross rent

$707$764

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)

	Imlay City	North Branch
Under 5	8.8%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	9.5%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.0%
55 to 64	12.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.8%
75 and over	5.7%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Imlay City	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	52.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.4%	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	3.3%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	43.3%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Imlay City	North Branch
No high school diploma	21.8%	13.3%
High school graduate	32.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Imlay City	North Branch
Drove alone	78.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	18.2%	8.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Imlay City	North Branch
1-unit, detached	35.0%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	14.3%	11.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	24.8%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Imlay City	North Branch
Poverty rate	25.5%	24.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	34
Median year structure built	1973	1958