South Rockwood vs Woodland Beach

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

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

Woodland Beach has the higher population (2,509 vs 1,891 in South Rockwood). South Rockwood has the higher median household income ($78,063 vs $70,330 in Woodland Beach). South Rockwood has the higher median home value ($217,800 vs $159,300 in Woodland Beach).

Population, income & housing

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
Population	1,891	2,509
Median age	39.1 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,063	$70,330
Median home value	$217,800	$159,300
Median gross rent	$1,325	—
Housing units	807	1,042
Homeownership rate	62.4%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
Population	1,770 → 1,891 (+6.8%)	2,294 → 2,509 (+9.4%)
Median household income	$71,389 → $78,063 (+9.3%)	$53,902 → $70,330 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$142,500 → $217,800 (+52.8%)	$123,400 → $159,300 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,102 → $1,325 (+20.2%)	$986 → $1,017 (+3.1%)

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

Woodland Beach

Population

2,2942,509

Median household income

$53,902$70,330

Median home value

$123,400$159,300

Median gross rent

$986$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
Under 5	2.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	12.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	22.8%
25 to 34	16.6%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	18.1%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	7.9%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.6%
75 and over	7.4%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	92.3%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
Drove alone	87.4%	77.3%
Carpooled	4.8%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	2.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	South Rockwood	Woodland Beach
Poverty rate	14.1%	27.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1981	1958