Lapeer vs North Branch

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

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

Lapeer has the higher population (9,053 vs 1,199 in North Branch). Lapeer has the higher median household income ($53,038 vs $42,500 in North Branch). Lapeer has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Lapeer	North Branch
Population	9,053	1,199
Median age	38.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,038	$42,500
Median home value	$165,300	$121,400
Median gross rent	$947	$797
Housing units	3,880	536
Homeownership rate	49.9%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lapeer	North Branch
Population	8,676 → 9,053 (+4.3%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$39,202 → $53,038 (+35.3%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$111,900 → $165,300 (+47.7%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $947 (+26.3%)	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Lapeer

Population

8,6769,053

Median household income

$39,202$53,038

Median home value

$111,900$165,300

Median gross rent

$750$947

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)

	Lapeer	North Branch
Under 5	5.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	19.3%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.9%
25 to 34	15.3%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.8%
75 and over	7.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lapeer	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	92.4%
Black or African American	10.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lapeer	North Branch
No high school diploma	11.9%	13.3%
High school graduate	39.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lapeer	North Branch
Drove alone	71.5%	80.0%
Carpooled	14.0%	8.3%
Public transit	1.3%	1.3%
Walked	3.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.3%
Other means	2.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lapeer	North Branch
1-unit, detached	47.4%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	12.4%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	20.5%	11.2%
20 or more units	8.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Lapeer	North Branch
Poverty rate	21.0%	24.1%
Average household size	2.15	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	34
Median year structure built	1975	1958