Carleton vs Temperance

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

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

Temperance has the higher population (8,495 vs 2,635 in Carleton). Temperance has the higher median household income ($76,069 vs $63,826 in Carleton). Temperance has the higher median home value ($230,200 vs $177,800 in Carleton).

Population, income & housing

	Carleton	Temperance
Population	2,635	8,495
Median age	38.8 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,826	$76,069
Median home value	$177,800	$230,200
Median gross rent	$871	$1,270
Housing units	1,044	3,720
Homeownership rate	77.8%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carleton	Temperance
Population	2,432 → 2,635 (+8.3%)	8,201 → 8,495 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $63,826 (+13.5%)	$64,616 → $76,069 (+17.7%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $177,800 (+30.4%)	$167,600 → $230,200 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $871 (+41.4%)	$853 → $1,270 (+48.9%)

Carleton

Population

2,4322,635

Median household income

$56,250$63,826

Median home value

$136,400$177,800

Median gross rent

$616$871

Temperance

Population

8,2018,495

Median household income

$64,616$76,069

Median home value

$167,600$230,200

Median gross rent

$853$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carleton	Temperance
Under 5	4.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	23.3%	12.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	8.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	19.7%	10.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	23.8%
65 to 74	11.0%	13.0%
75 and over	6.7%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carleton	Temperance
White (non-Hispanic)	86.1%	84.6%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.9%
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%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carleton	Temperance
No high school diploma	12.0%	6.8%
High school graduate	44.6%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.5%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carleton	Temperance
Drove alone	83.7%	83.0%
Carpooled	8.8%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carleton	Temperance
1-unit, detached	62.0%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	9.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	30.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Carleton	Temperance
Poverty rate	11.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1978	1977