Luna Pier vs South Rockwood

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

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

South Rockwood has the higher population (1,891 vs 1,204 in Luna Pier). South Rockwood has the higher median household income ($78,063 vs $51,830 in Luna Pier). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $176,000 in Luna Pier).

Population, income & housing

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
Population	1,204	1,891
Median age	48.8 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$51,830	$78,063
Median home value	$176,000	$217,800
Median gross rent	$397	$1,325
Housing units	708	807
Homeownership rate	79.3%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
Population	1,217 → 1,204 (-1.1%)	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$41,250 → $51,830 (+25.6%)	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)
Median home value	$136,000 → $176,000 (+29.4%)	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$383 → $397 (+3.7%)	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)

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

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)

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
Under 5	4.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	6.7%	16.6%
35 to 44	12.9%	15.4%
45 to 54	9.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.4%	10.3%
65 to 74	23.2%	9.3%
75 and over	9.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
White (non-Hispanic)	87.2%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.8%
Two or more races	7.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
No high school diploma	3.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	29.7%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
Drove alone	82.2%	87.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	2.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
1-unit, detached	74.2%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	15.2%
20 or more units	5.5%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Luna Pier	South Rockwood
Poverty rate	27.1%	14.1%
Average household size	2.00	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1958	1981