Big Rapids vs Morley

A side-by-side comparison of Big Rapids and Morley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Big Rapids has the higher population (7,847 vs 606 in Morley). Morley has the higher median household income ($42,750 vs $40,197 in Big Rapids). Big Rapids has the higher median home value ($134,200 vs $94,400 in Morley).

Population, income & housing

	Big Rapids	Morley
Population	7,847	606
Median age	23.0 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,197	$42,750
Median home value	$134,200	$94,400
Median gross rent	$815	$913
Housing units	3,347	230
Homeownership rate	40.3%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Rapids	Morley
Population	10,355 → 7,847 (-24.2%)	529 → 606 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$26,227 → $40,197 (+53.3%)	$38,125 → $42,750 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $134,200 (+42.9%)	$79,500 → $94,400 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $815 (+21.6%)	$682 → $913 (+33.9%)

Big Rapids

Population

10,3557,847

Median household income

$26,227$40,197

Median home value

$93,900$134,200

Median gross rent

$670$815

Morley

Population

529606

Median household income

$38,125$42,750

Median home value

$79,500$94,400

Median gross rent

$682$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Rapids	Morley
Under 5	2.3%	12.2%
5 to 17	10.0%	21.0%
18 to 24	46.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	18.2%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.9%
45 to 54	4.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	6.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	6.9%
75 and over	3.8%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Rapids	Morley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	73.8%
Black or African American	6.1%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.6%	7.6%
Asian	0.9%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Rapids	Morley
No high school diploma	7.2%	12.8%
High school graduate	35.4%	55.1%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Rapids	Morley
Drove alone	66.6%	82.9%
Carpooled	6.1%	11.2%
Public transit	1.4%	0.0%
Walked	16.2%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.9%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Rapids	Morley
1-unit, detached	39.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Big Rapids	Morley
Poverty rate	35.4%	33.2%
Average household size	2.07	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	15	29
Median year structure built	1970	1964