Metamora vs North Branch

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

Metamora 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 761 in Metamora). Metamora has the higher median household income ($84,453 vs $42,500 in North Branch). Metamora has the higher median home value ($264,500 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Metamora	North Branch
Population	761	1,199
Median age	36.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,453	$42,500
Median home value	$264,500	$121,400
Median gross rent	$988	$797
Housing units	269	536
Homeownership rate	81.5%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Metamora	North Branch
Population	534 → 761 (+42.5%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $84,453 (+53.6%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$162,500 → $264,500 (+62.8%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	$940 → $988 (+5.1%)	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Metamora

Population

534761

Median household income

$55,000$84,453

Median home value

$162,500$264,500

Median gross rent

$940$988

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)

	Metamora	North Branch
Under 5	8.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	23.3%	19.3%
18 to 24	5.3%	9.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	16.6%
35 to 44	20.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	11.8%
75 and over	3.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Metamora	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	9.2%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Metamora	North Branch
No high school diploma	7.7%	13.3%
High school graduate	24.4%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.1%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Metamora	North Branch
Drove alone	81.6%	80.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	3.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.3%
Other means	0.8%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Metamora	North Branch
1-unit, detached	82.5%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Metamora	North Branch
Poverty rate	6.0%	24.1%
Average household size	2.94	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	34	34
Median year structure built	1982	1958