Brethren vs Kaleva

A side-by-side comparison of Brethren and Kaleva: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kaleva has the higher population (520 vs 405 in Brethren). Kaleva has the higher median household income ($43,333 vs $42,434 in Brethren). Brethren has the higher median home value ($104,500 vs $88,500 in Kaleva).

Population, income & housing

	Brethren	Kaleva
Population	405	520
Median age	41.3 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,434	$43,333
Median home value	$104,500	$88,500
Median gross rent	—	$964
Housing units	204	272
Homeownership rate	94.6%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brethren	Kaleva
Population	429 → 405 (-5.6%)	436 → 520 (+19.3%)
Median household income	$34,018 → $42,434 (+24.7%)	$38,500 → $43,333 (+12.6%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $104,500 (+24.3%)	$71,900 → $88,500 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $963 (+16.2%)	$742 → $964 (+29.9%)

Brethren

Population

429405

Median household income

$34,018$42,434

Median home value

$84,100$104,500

Median gross rent

$829$963

Kaleva

Population

436520

Median household income

$38,500$43,333

Median home value

$71,900$88,500

Median gross rent

$742$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brethren	Kaleva
Under 5	6.2%	9.6%
5 to 17	22.0%	19.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.1%
25 to 34	9.4%	16.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.4%	11.7%
75 and over	6.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brethren	Kaleva
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brethren	Kaleva
No high school diploma	7.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	55.1%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brethren	Kaleva
Drove alone	82.6%	66.9%
Carpooled	10.4%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brethren	Kaleva
1-unit, detached	82.8%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Brethren	Kaleva
Poverty rate	17.0%	35.4%
Average household size	2.76	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1975	1961