Fountain vs Ludington

A side-by-side comparison of Fountain and Ludington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ludington has the higher population (7,664 vs 229 in Fountain). Fountain has the higher median household income ($47,500 vs $44,471 in Ludington). Ludington has the higher median home value ($192,800 vs $100,000 in Fountain).

Population, income & housing

	Fountain	Ludington
Population	229	7,664
Median age	34.6 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,500	$44,471
Median home value	$100,000	$192,800
Median gross rent	$1,094	$824
Housing units	87	4,476
Homeownership rate	82.9%	58.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fountain	Ludington
Population	202 → 229 (+13.4%)	8,069 → 7,664 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $47,500 (-11.6%)	$45,302 → $44,471 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $100,000 (+76.1%)	$124,400 → $192,800 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$983 → $1,094 (+11.3%)	$665 → $824 (+23.9%)

Fountain

Population

202229

Median household income

$53,750$47,500

Median home value

$56,800$100,000

Median gross rent

$983$1,094

Ludington

Population

8,0697,664

Median household income

$45,302$44,471

Median home value

$124,400$192,800

Median gross rent

$665$824

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fountain	Ludington
Under 5	7.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	29.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	6.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	16.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.0%
55 to 64	7.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.8%	17.0%
75 and over	5.7%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fountain	Ludington
White (non-Hispanic)	78.2%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.1%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fountain	Ludington
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	46.1%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	40.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fountain	Ludington
Drove alone	77.9%	68.0%
Carpooled	16.9%	17.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.8%
Other means	2.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fountain	Ludington
1-unit, detached	87.4%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.6%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Fountain	Ludington
Poverty rate	47.8%	23.3%
Average household size	3.27	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	23	15
Median year structure built	1960	1959