Carleton vs Stony Point

A side-by-side comparison of Carleton and Stony Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Carleton and Stony Point 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 1,999 in Stony Point). Carleton has the higher median household income ($63,826 vs $57,250 in Stony Point). Stony Point has the higher median home value ($205,400 vs $177,800 in Carleton).

Population, income & housing

	Carleton	Stony Point
Population	2,635	1,999
Median age	38.8 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,826	$57,250
Median home value	$177,800	$205,400
Median gross rent	$871	$999
Housing units	1,044	837
Homeownership rate	77.8%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carleton	Stony Point
Population	2,432 → 2,635 (+8.3%)	1,762 → 1,999 (+13.5%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $63,826 (+13.5%)	$73,750 → $57,250 (-22.4%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $177,800 (+30.4%)	$121,000 → $205,400 (+69.8%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $871 (+41.4%)	$1,171 → $999 (-14.7%)

Carleton

Population

2,4322,635

Median household income

$56,250$63,826

Median home value

$136,400$177,800

Median gross rent

$616$871

Stony Point

Population

1,7621,999

Median household income

$73,750$57,250

Median home value

$121,000$205,400

Median gross rent

$1,171$999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carleton	Stony Point
Under 5	4.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	21.6%
18 to 24	4.6%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	19.7%	14.2%
45 to 54	7.7%	14.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	10.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	6.7%
75 and over	6.7%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carleton	Stony Point
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.7%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carleton	Stony Point
No high school diploma	12.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	44.6%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carleton	Stony Point
Drove alone	83.7%	88.2%
Carpooled	8.8%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carleton	Stony Point
1-unit, detached	62.0%	87.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Carleton	Stony Point
Poverty rate	11.0%	10.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1978	1970