Estral Beach vs Luna Pier

A side-by-side comparison of Estral Beach and Luna Pier: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Luna Pier has the higher population (1,204 vs 406 in Estral Beach). Estral Beach has the higher median household income ($63,462 vs $51,830 in Luna Pier). Estral Beach has the higher median home value ($207,900 vs $176,000 in Luna Pier).

Population, income & housing

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
Population	406	1,204
Median age	45.0 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,462	$51,830
Median home value	$207,900	$176,000
Median gross rent	—	$397
Housing units	192	708
Homeownership rate	98.2%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
Population	342 → 406 (+18.7%)	1,217 → 1,204 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$67,917 → $63,462 (-6.6%)	$41,250 → $51,830 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$159,000 → $207,900 (+30.8%)	$136,000 → $176,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,000 → $950 (-5.0%)	$383 → $397 (+3.7%)

Estral Beach

Population

342406

Median household income

$67,917$63,462

Median home value

$159,000$207,900

Median gross rent

$1,000$950

Luna Pier

Population

1,2171,204

Median household income

$41,250$51,830

Median home value

$136,000$176,000

Median gross rent

$383$397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
Under 5	2.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	13.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	12.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	16.3%	23.2%
75 and over	4.4%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
No high school diploma	12.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	40.4%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
Drove alone	83.6%	82.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	9.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
1-unit, detached	99.0%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Estral Beach	Luna Pier
Poverty rate	11.9%	27.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1959	1958