Montague vs Wolf Lake

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

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

Wolf Lake has the higher population (4,802 vs 2,630 in Montague). Montague has the higher median household income ($69,375 vs $49,005 in Wolf Lake). Montague has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $99,800 in Wolf Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Montague	Wolf Lake
Population	2,630	4,802
Median age	34.4 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,375	$49,005
Median home value	$184,700	$99,800
Median gross rent	$735	$992
Housing units	1,132	1,793
Homeownership rate	78.0%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montague	Wolf Lake
Population	2,636 → 2,630 (-0.2%)	3,884 → 4,802 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$56,314 → $69,375 (+23.2%)	$43,811 → $49,005 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$114,700 → $184,700 (+61.0%)	$89,100 → $99,800 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$637 → $735 (+15.4%)	$795 → $992 (+24.8%)

Montague

Population

2,6362,630

Median household income

$56,314$69,375

Median home value

$114,700$184,700

Median gross rent

$637$735

Wolf Lake

Population

3,8844,802

Median household income

$43,811$49,005

Median home value

$89,100$99,800

Median gross rent

$795$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montague	Wolf Lake
Under 5	5.9%	8.4%
5 to 17	25.3%	14.4%
18 to 24	3.2%	17.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	15.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	10.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	7.2%
75 and over	4.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montague	Wolf Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montague	Wolf Lake
No high school diploma	3.6%	13.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	41.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montague	Wolf Lake
Drove alone	84.2%	83.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montague	Wolf Lake
1-unit, detached	79.2%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	34.5%

Poverty & households

	Montague	Wolf Lake
Poverty rate	5.8%	14.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1962	1975