Whitehall vs Wolf Lake

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

Whitehall 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 2,974 in Whitehall). Whitehall has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $49,005 in Wolf Lake). Whitehall has the higher median home value ($205,800 vs $99,800 in Wolf Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
Population	2,974	4,802
Median age	35.5 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$49,005
Median home value	$205,800	$99,800
Median gross rent	$841	$992
Housing units	1,156	1,793
Homeownership rate	67.3%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.3%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	11.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
Population	2,749 → 2,974 (+8.2%)	3,884 → 4,802 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$45,389 → $58,750 (+29.4%)	$43,811 → $49,005 (+11.9%)
Median home value	$124,100 → $205,800 (+65.8%)	$89,100 → $99,800 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$671 → $841 (+25.3%)	$795 → $992 (+24.8%)

Whitehall

Population

2,7492,974

Median household income

$45,389$58,750

Median home value

$124,100$205,800

Median gross rent

$671$841

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)

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
Under 5	7.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	20.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	17.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	12.7%	10.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	8.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	7.2%
75 and over	11.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	83.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
No high school diploma	3.9%	13.7%
High school graduate	33.3%	45.1%
Some college or associate's	36.5%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.9%	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
Drove alone	84.0%	83.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	13.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.5%
Worked from home	3.4%	3.0%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
1-unit, detached	66.5%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	34.5%

Poverty & households

	Whitehall	Wolf Lake
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1955	1975