Coleman vs Sanford

A side-by-side comparison of Coleman and Sanford: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Coleman has the higher population (1,147 vs 743 in Sanford). Sanford has the higher median household income ($69,667 vs $41,458 in Coleman). Sanford has the higher median home value ($165,800 vs $88,300 in Coleman).

Population, income & housing

	Coleman	Sanford
Population	1,147	743
Median age	40.9 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,458	$69,667
Median home value	$88,300	$165,800
Median gross rent	$607	$859
Housing units	605	358
Homeownership rate	58.6%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coleman	Sanford
Population	1,324 → 1,147 (-13.4%)	791 → 743 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$34,565 → $41,458 (+19.9%)	$52,841 → $69,667 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$70,800 → $88,300 (+24.7%)	$122,700 → $165,800 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$622 → $607 (-2.4%)	$775 → $859 (+10.8%)

Coleman

Population

1,3241,147

Median household income

$34,565$41,458

Median home value

$70,800$88,300

Median gross rent

$622$607

Sanford

Population

791743

Median household income

$52,841$69,667

Median home value

$122,700$165,800

Median gross rent

$775$859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coleman	Sanford
Under 5	4.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	17.8%	12.9%
18 to 24	14.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	15.3%
35 to 44	11.2%	9.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	8.1%
55 to 64	11.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	5.6%	14.4%
75 and over	15.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coleman	Sanford
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	95.4%
Black or African American	6.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coleman	Sanford
No high school diploma	7.2%	3.3%
High school graduate	43.2%	22.8%
Some college or associate's	37.6%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	26.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coleman	Sanford
Drove alone	72.8%	67.4%
Carpooled	23.6%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	1.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coleman	Sanford
1-unit, detached	65.5%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.8%
20 or more units	12.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.8%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Coleman	Sanford
Poverty rate	21.9%	11.7%
Average household size	1.99	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1970	1974