Fraser vs Richmond

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

Fraser and Richmond 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 5,839 in Richmond). Richmond has the higher median household income ($61,715 vs $61,118 in Fraser). Richmond has the higher median home value ($228,000 vs $193,600 in Fraser).

Population, income & housing

	Fraser	Richmond
Population	14,604	5,839
Median age	41.6 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,118	$61,715
Median home value	$193,600	$228,000
Median gross rent	$827	$870
Housing units	6,778	2,480
Homeownership rate	72.7%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fraser	Richmond
Population	14,580 → 14,604 (+0.2%)	5,869 → 5,839 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$59,089 → $61,118 (+3.4%)	$57,885 → $61,715 (+6.6%)
Median home value	$149,100 → $193,600 (+29.8%)	$182,300 → $228,000 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $827 (+6.7%)	$682 → $870 (+27.6%)

Fraser

Population

14,58014,604

Median household income

$59,089$61,118

Median home value

$149,100$193,600

Median gross rent

$775$827

Richmond

Population

5,8695,839

Median household income

$57,885$61,715

Median home value

$182,300$228,000

Median gross rent

$682$870

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fraser	Richmond
Under 5	6.1%	10.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	19.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	7.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	10.9%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.4%	12.2%
75 and over	7.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fraser	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	80.3%
Black or African American	9.1%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	7.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fraser	Richmond
No high school diploma	9.1%	18.4%
High school graduate	29.2%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fraser	Richmond
Drove alone	79.9%	76.0%
Carpooled	3.0%	14.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	14.2%	7.2%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fraser	Richmond
1-unit, detached	63.5%	61.7%
1-unit, attached	13.7%	15.4%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	8.3%
20 or more units	7.4%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fraser	Richmond
Poverty rate	10.4%	23.4%
Average household size	2.22	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1972	1985