Brethren vs Parkdale

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

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

Parkdale has the higher population (631 vs 405 in Brethren). Parkdale has the higher median household income ($43,276 vs $42,434 in Brethren). Parkdale has the higher median home value ($148,600 vs $104,500 in Brethren).

Population, income & housing

	Brethren	Parkdale
Population	405	631
Median age	41.3 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,434	$43,276
Median home value	$104,500	$148,600
Housing units	204	269
Homeownership rate	94.6%	91.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brethren	Parkdale
Population	429 → 405 (-5.6%)	740 → 631 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$34,018 → $42,434 (+24.7%)	$38,026 → $43,276 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $104,500 (+24.3%)	$93,300 → $148,600 (+59.3%)
Median gross rent	$829 → $963 (+16.2%)	$539 → $875 (+62.3%)

Brethren

Population

429405

Median household income

$34,018$42,434

Median home value

$84,100$104,500

Median gross rent

$829$963

Parkdale

Population

740631

Median household income

$38,026$43,276

Median home value

$93,300$148,600

Median gross rent

$539$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brethren	Parkdale
Under 5	6.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	22.0%	10.6%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	9.5%
35 to 44	16.8%	3.8%
45 to 54	9.4%	3.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.4%	16.5%
75 and over	6.9%	28.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brethren	Parkdale
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	3.2%
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%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brethren	Parkdale
No high school diploma	7.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	55.1%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.6%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brethren	Parkdale
Drove alone	82.6%	87.8%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brethren	Parkdale
1-unit, detached	82.8%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	10.8%

Poverty & households

	Brethren	Parkdale
Poverty rate	17.0%	16.3%
Average household size	2.76	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	12
Median year structure built	1975	1973