Millers Lake vs North Branch

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

Millers Lake 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 505 in Millers Lake). Millers Lake has the higher median household income ($68,068 vs $42,500 in North Branch). Millers Lake has the higher median home value ($216,000 vs $121,400 in North Branch).

Population, income & housing

	Millers Lake	North Branch
Population	505	1,199
Median age	14.8 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,068	$42,500
Median home value	$216,000	$121,400
Median gross rent	—	$797
Housing units	319	536
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Millers Lake	North Branch
Population	656 → 505 (-23.0%)	1,038 → 1,199 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$58,600 → $68,068 (+16.2%)	$35,341 → $42,500 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $216,000 (+34.5%)	$77,800 → $121,400 (+56.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$732 → $797 (+8.9%)

Millers Lake

Population

656505

Median household income

$58,600$68,068

Median home value

$160,600$216,000

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)

	Millers Lake	North Branch
Under 5	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 17	56.0%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	16.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.5%
45 to 54	26.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.8%
75 and over	0.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Millers Lake	North Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Millers Lake	North Branch
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.3%
High school graduate	8.1%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	59.5%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Millers Lake	North Branch
Drove alone	71.0%	80.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.3%
Public transit	29.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Millers Lake	North Branch
1-unit, detached	91.5%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	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

	Millers Lake	North Branch
Poverty rate	20.2%	24.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	—	34
Median year structure built	1949	1958