Mecosta vs Morley

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

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

Morley has the higher population (606 vs 509 in Mecosta). Mecosta has the higher median household income ($70,069 vs $42,750 in Morley). Morley has the higher median home value ($94,400 vs $92,200 in Mecosta).

Population, income & housing

	Mecosta	Morley
Population	509	606
Median age	45.1 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$70,069	$42,750
Median home value	$92,200	$94,400
Median gross rent	$804	$913
Housing units	223	230
Homeownership rate	82.8%	67.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.9%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mecosta	Morley
Population	404 → 509 (+26.0%)	529 → 606 (+14.6%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $70,069 (+107.6%)	$38,125 → $42,750 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$63,100 → $92,200 (+46.1%)	$79,500 → $94,400 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $804 (+4.8%)	$682 → $913 (+33.9%)

Mecosta

Population

404509

Median household income

$33,750$70,069

Median home value

$63,100$92,200

Median gross rent

$767$804

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)

	Mecosta	Morley
Under 5	7.5%	12.2%
5 to 17	8.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	3.7%	4.8%
25 to 34	17.9%	18.2%
35 to 44	12.8%	7.9%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	26.9%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.9%
75 and over	5.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mecosta	Morley
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	73.8%
Black or African American	5.7%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	7.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mecosta	Morley
No high school diploma	9.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	54.0%	55.1%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mecosta	Morley
Drove alone	91.3%	82.9%
Carpooled	6.4%	11.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mecosta	Morley
1-unit, detached	75.8%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.3%	12.6%

Poverty & households

	Mecosta	Morley
Poverty rate	19.4%	33.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1971	1964