Carson City vs Stanton

A side-by-side comparison of Carson City and Stanton: population, income, housing, and more.

Carson City and Stanton are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Stanton has the higher population (1,292 vs 1,161 in Carson City). Stanton has the higher median household income ($45,714 vs $42,750 in Carson City). Carson City has the higher median home value ($109,200 vs $89,000 in Stanton).

Population, income & housing

	Carson City	Stanton
Population	1,161	1,292
Median age	49.2 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,750	$45,714
Median home value	$109,200	$89,000
Median gross rent	$673	$697
Housing units	566	538
Homeownership rate	54.6%	61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	6.0%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carson City	Stanton
Population	993 → 1,161 (+16.9%)	1,355 → 1,292 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$41,184 → $42,750 (+3.8%)	$37,824 → $45,714 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$84,600 → $109,200 (+29.1%)	$81,600 → $89,000 (+9.1%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $673 (+7.7%)	$610 → $697 (+14.3%)

Carson City

Population

9931,161

Median household income

$41,184$42,750

Median home value

$84,600$109,200

Median gross rent

$625$673

Stanton

Population

1,3551,292

Median household income

$37,824$45,714

Median home value

$81,600$89,000

Median gross rent

$610$697

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carson City	Stanton
Under 5	1.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	3.8%	4.1%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	18.1%	17.4%
55 to 64	8.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	13.6%	9.1%
75 and over	13.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carson City	Stanton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	91.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carson City	Stanton
No high school diploma	6.2%	12.7%
High school graduate	32.4%	49.1%
Some college or associate's	48.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carson City	Stanton
Drove alone	80.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	11.7%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	5.5%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carson City	Stanton
1-unit, detached	76.0%	62.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	2.2%
20 or more units	5.7%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Carson City	Stanton
Poverty rate	14.2%	30.9%
Average household size	2.05	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1952	1971