Powers vs Stephenson

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

Powers 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 370 in Powers). Stephenson has the higher median household income ($43,529 vs $35,417 in Powers). Stephenson has the higher median home value ($97,700 vs $92,900 in Powers).

Population, income & housing

	Powers	Stephenson
Population	370	931
Median age	64.1 yrs	41.5 yrs
Median household income	$35,417	$43,529
Median home value	$92,900	$97,700
Median gross rent	$439	$657
Housing units	130	439
Homeownership rate	55.5%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Powers	Stephenson
Population	453 → 370 (-18.3%)	937 → 931 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$37,614 → $35,417 (-5.8%)	$38,839 → $43,529 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $92,900 (+23.0%)	$78,800 → $97,700 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$495 → $439 (-11.3%)	$555 → $657 (+18.4%)

Powers

Population

453370

Median household income

$37,614$35,417

Median home value

$75,500$92,900

Median gross rent

$495$439

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)

	Powers	Stephenson
Under 5	3.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	1.6%	11.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.7%	7.4%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.5%
75 and over	36.2%	12.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Powers	Stephenson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	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	2.4%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Powers	Stephenson
No high school diploma	16.0%	7.2%
High school graduate	53.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	20.5%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Powers	Stephenson
Drove alone	62.6%	77.1%
Carpooled	32.3%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Powers	Stephenson
1-unit, detached	56.9%	84.1%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	22.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	6.9%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Powers	Stephenson
Poverty rate	18.5%	21.9%
Average household size	1.99	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1962	1966