Twin Lake vs Whitehall

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

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

Whitehall has the higher population (2,974 vs 1,997 in Twin Lake). Twin Lake has the higher median household income ($80,150 vs $58,750 in Whitehall). Twin Lake has the higher median home value ($232,300 vs $205,800 in Whitehall).

Population, income & housing

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
Population	1,997	2,974
Median age	47.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,150	$58,750
Median home value	$232,300	$205,800
Median gross rent	—	$841
Housing units	1,059	1,156
Homeownership rate	94.2%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	26.3%
Unemployment rate	19.3%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
Population	1,513 → 1,997 (+32.0%)	2,749 → 2,974 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$90,625 → $80,150 (-11.6%)	$45,389 → $58,750 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$161,200 → $232,300 (+44.1%)	$124,100 → $205,800 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$671 → $841 (+25.3%)

Twin Lake

Population

1,5131,997

Median household income

$90,625$80,150

Median home value

$161,200$232,300

Whitehall

Population

2,7492,974

Median household income

$45,389$58,750

Median home value

$124,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$671$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
Under 5	4.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	10.4%	20.5%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.3%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	17.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.0%	8.4%
65 to 74	15.7%	9.6%
75 and over	7.5%	11.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
No high school diploma	1.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	28.3%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
Drove alone	88.4%	84.0%
Carpooled	2.1%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
1-unit, detached	98.8%	66.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Twin Lake	Whitehall
Poverty rate	4.9%	17.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	28	14
Median year structure built	1982	1955