Montague vs Twin Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Montague and Twin Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Montague and Twin Lake are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montague has the higher population (2,630 vs 1,997 in Twin Lake). Twin Lake has the higher median household income ($80,150 vs $69,375 in Montague). Twin Lake has the higher median home value ($232,300 vs $184,700 in Montague).

Population, income & housing

	Montague	Twin Lake
Population	2,630	1,997
Median age	34.4 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$80,150
Median home value	$184,700	$232,300
Median gross rent	$735	—
Housing units	1,132	1,059
Homeownership rate	78.0%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	29.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montague	Twin Lake
Population	2,636 → 2,630 (-0.2%)	1,513 → 1,997 (+32.0%)
Median household income	$56,314 → $69,375 (+23.2%)	$90,625 → $80,150 (-11.6%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,700 (+61.0%)	$161,200 → $232,300 (+44.1%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $735 (+15.4%)	—

Montague

Population

2,6362,630

Median household income

$56,314$69,375

Median home value

$114,700$184,700

Median gross rent

$637$735

Twin Lake

Population

1,5131,997

Median household income

$90,625$80,150

Median home value

$161,200$232,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montague	Twin Lake
Under 5	5.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	25.3%	10.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	16.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	8.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.1%	13.0%
65 to 74	12.6%	15.7%
75 and over	4.7%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montague	Twin Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montague	Twin Lake
No high school diploma	3.6%	1.5%
High school graduate	32.0%	28.3%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montague	Twin Lake
Drove alone	84.2%	88.4%
Carpooled	6.8%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	9.5%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montague	Twin Lake
1-unit, detached	79.2%	98.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Montague	Twin Lake
Poverty rate	5.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1962	1982