Carleton vs South Rockwood

A side-by-side comparison of Carleton and South Rockwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Carleton has the higher population (2,635 vs 1,891 in South Rockwood). South Rockwood has the higher median household income ($78,063 vs $63,826 in Carleton). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $177,800 in Carleton).

Population, income & housing

	Carleton	South Rockwood
Population	2,635	1,891
Median age	38.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,826	$78,063
Median home value	$177,800	$217,800
Median gross rent	$871	$1,325
Housing units	1,044	807
Homeownership rate	77.8%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carleton	South Rockwood
Population	2,432 → 2,635 (+8.3%)	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $63,826 (+13.5%)	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $177,800 (+30.4%)	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $871 (+41.4%)	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)

Carleton

Population

2,4322,635

Median household income

$56,250$63,826

Median home value

$136,400$177,800

Median gross rent

$616$871

South Rockwood

Population

1,7701,891

Median household income

$71,389$78,063

Median home value

$142,500$217,800

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,325

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carleton	South Rockwood
Under 5	4.6%	2.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	20.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	6.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	16.6%
35 to 44	19.7%	15.4%
45 to 54	7.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.3%
75 and over	6.7%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carleton	South Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carleton	South Rockwood
No high school diploma	12.0%	5.4%
High school graduate	44.6%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carleton	South Rockwood
Drove alone	83.7%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carleton	South Rockwood
1-unit, detached	62.0%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	15.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carleton	South Rockwood
Poverty rate	11.0%	14.1%
Average household size	2.68	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1978	1981