Britton vs Deerfield

A side-by-side comparison of Britton and Deerfield: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Deerfield has the higher population (889 vs 695 in Britton). Britton has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $73,462 in Deerfield). Deerfield has the higher median home value ($159,200 vs $157,500 in Britton).

Population, income & housing

	Britton	Deerfield
Population	695	889
Median age	40.6 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$73,462
Median home value	$157,500	$159,200
Median gross rent	$888	$844
Housing units	309	400
Homeownership rate	82.9%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Britton	Deerfield
Population	641 → 695 (+8.4%)	1,052 → 889 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$57,083 → $78,125 (+36.9%)	$65,481 → $73,462 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $157,500 (+44.9%)	$120,400 → $159,200 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $888 (+4.5%)	$700 → $844 (+20.6%)

Britton

Population

641695

Median household income

$57,083$78,125

Median home value

$108,700$157,500

Median gross rent

$850$888

Deerfield

Population

1,052889

Median household income

$65,481$73,462

Median home value

$120,400$159,200

Median gross rent

$700$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Britton	Deerfield
Under 5	11.5%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	20.1%	15.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	18.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.9%
75 and over	6.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Britton	Deerfield
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Britton	Deerfield
No high school diploma	3.5%	5.7%
High school graduate	52.4%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Britton	Deerfield
Drove alone	77.0%	89.8%
Carpooled	8.9%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.2%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Britton	Deerfield
1-unit, detached	88.0%	93.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	4.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Britton	Deerfield
Poverty rate	11.1%	8.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1954	1954