Ida vs Luna Pier

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

Ida 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 661 in Ida). Ida has the higher median household income ($122,885 vs $51,830 in Luna Pier). Ida has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $176,000 in Luna Pier).

Population, income & housing

	Ida	Luna Pier
Population	661	1,204
Median age	34.0 yrs	48.8 yrs
Median household income	$122,885	$51,830
Median home value	$209,700	$176,000
Median gross rent	—	$397
Housing units	244	708
Homeownership rate	91.4%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ida	Luna Pier
Population	635 → 661 (+4.1%)	1,217 → 1,204 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$82,935 → $122,885 (+48.2%)	$41,250 → $51,830 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $209,700 (+68.8%)	$136,000 → $176,000 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$383 → $397 (+3.7%)

Ida

Population

635661

Median household income

$82,935$122,885

Median home value

$124,200$209,700

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)

	Ida	Luna Pier
Under 5	7.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	20.4%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	6.3%
25 to 34	23.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	9.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	6.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	4.5%	23.2%
75 and over	12.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ida	Luna Pier
White (non-Hispanic)	96.5%	87.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ida	Luna Pier
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	39.8%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.7%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ida	Luna Pier
Drove alone	93.4%	82.2%
Carpooled	2.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.4%
Worked from home	4.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ida	Luna Pier
1-unit, detached	96.7%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Ida	Luna Pier
Poverty rate	8.5%	27.1%
Average household size	2.69	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	32	28
Median year structure built	1959	1958