Carney vs Stephenson

A side-by-side comparison of Carney and Stephenson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stephenson has the higher population (931 vs 198 in Carney). Carney has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $43,529 in Stephenson). Carney has the higher median home value ($115,500 vs $97,700 in Stephenson).

Population, income & housing

	Carney	Stephenson
Population	198	931
Median age	51.7 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$43,529
Median home value	$115,500	$97,700
Median gross rent	$890	$657
Housing units	97	439
Homeownership rate	77.9%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	9.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carney	Stephenson
Population	216 → 198 (-8.3%)	937 → 931 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$43,542 → $46,250 (+6.2%)	$38,839 → $43,529 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $115,500 (+28.3%)	$78,800 → $97,700 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $890 (+61.8%)	$555 → $657 (+18.4%)

Carney

Population

216198

Median household income

$43,542$46,250

Median home value

$90,000$115,500

Median gross rent

$550$890

Stephenson

Population

937931

Median household income

$38,839$43,529

Median home value

$78,800$97,700

Median gross rent

$555$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carney	Stephenson
Under 5	2.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	7.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	14.5%
75 and over	14.1%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carney	Stephenson
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	88.7%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carney	Stephenson
No high school diploma	13.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	27.0%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	49.3%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carney	Stephenson
Drove alone	82.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	2.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	6.1%
Other means	1.2%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carney	Stephenson
1-unit, detached	90.7%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Carney	Stephenson
Poverty rate	17.2%	21.9%
Average household size	2.44	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1961	1966