Detroit Beach vs South Rockwood

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

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

Detroit Beach has the higher population (2,231 vs 1,891 in South Rockwood). South Rockwood has the higher median household income ($78,063 vs $73,478 in Detroit Beach). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $163,400 in Detroit Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
Population	2,231	1,891
Median age	33.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,478	$78,063
Median home value	$163,400	$217,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,325
Housing units	928	807
Homeownership rate	94.5%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
Population	1,742 → 2,231 (+28.1%)	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$60,125 → $73,478 (+22.2%)	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $163,400 (+52.9%)	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $742 (+22.8%)	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)

Detroit Beach

Population

1,7422,231

Median household income

$60,125$73,478

Median home value

$106,900$163,400

Median gross rent

$604$742

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)

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
Under 5	12.2%	2.4%
5 to 17	7.2%	20.7%
18 to 24	10.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	22.1%	16.6%
35 to 44	5.0%	15.4%
45 to 54	6.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	19.8%	10.3%
65 to 74	15.2%	9.3%
75 and over	2.0%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	2.8%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	43.8%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	42.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
Drove alone	98.2%	87.4%
Carpooled	1.7%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.1%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
1-unit, detached	100.0%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Detroit Beach	South Rockwood
Poverty rate	14.9%	14.1%
Average household size	2.66	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1957	1981