Center Line vs Fraser

A side-by-side comparison of Center Line and Fraser: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fraser has the higher population (14,604 vs 8,448 in Center Line). Fraser has the higher median household income ($61,118 vs $52,857 in Center Line). Fraser has the higher median home value ($193,600 vs $145,300 in Center Line).

Population, income & housing

	Center Line	Fraser
Population	8,448	14,604
Median age	39.9 yrs	41.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,857	$61,118
Median home value	$145,300	$193,600
Median gross rent	$627	$827
Housing units	3,789	6,778
Homeownership rate	57.3%	72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.7%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Center Line	Fraser
Population	8,260 → 8,448 (+2.3%)	14,580 → 14,604 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$45,242 → $52,857 (+16.8%)	$59,089 → $61,118 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $145,300 (+65.7%)	$149,100 → $193,600 (+29.8%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $627 (-7.9%)	$775 → $827 (+6.7%)

Center Line

Population

8,2608,448

Median household income

$45,242$52,857

Median home value

$87,700$145,300

Median gross rent

$681$627

Fraser

Population

14,58014,604

Median household income

$59,089$61,118

Median home value

$149,100$193,600

Median gross rent

$775$827

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Center Line	Fraser
Under 5	3.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.8%	13.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.3%	10.4%
45 to 54	14.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.4%
75 and over	4.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Center Line	Fraser
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	80.8%
Black or African American	29.5%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.5%
Asian	10.6%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Center Line	Fraser
No high school diploma	13.1%	9.1%
High school graduate	26.6%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Center Line	Fraser
Drove alone	74.8%	79.9%
Carpooled	15.3%	3.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	14.2%
Other means	3.6%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Center Line	Fraser
1-unit, detached	62.4%	63.5%
1-unit, attached	8.6%	13.7%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	12.0%
20 or more units	14.1%	7.4%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Center Line	Fraser
Poverty rate	12.6%	10.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1959	1972