Lake Orion vs Lathrup Village

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Orion and Lathrup Village: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lathrup Village has the higher population (4,049 vs 2,873 in Lake Orion). Lathrup Village has the higher median household income ($99,286 vs $98,871 in Lake Orion). Lake Orion has the higher median home value ($346,700 vs $270,900 in Lathrup Village).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
Population	2,873	4,049
Median age	43.8 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$98,871	$99,286
Median home value	$346,700	$270,900
Median gross rent	$757	$1,497
Housing units	1,437	1,587
Homeownership rate	73.6%	92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	51.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
Population	3,141 → 2,873 (-8.5%)	4,128 → 4,049 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$90,099 → $98,871 (+9.7%)	$92,199 → $99,286 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$269,900 → $346,700 (+28.5%)	$198,100 → $270,900 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $757 (+3.3%)	$1,234 → $1,497 (+21.3%)

Lake Orion

Population

3,1412,873

Median household income

$90,099$98,871

Median home value

$269,900$346,700

Median gross rent

$733$757

Lathrup Village

Population

4,1284,049

Median household income

$92,199$99,286

Median home value

$198,100$270,900

Median gross rent

$1,234$1,497

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
Under 5	4.2%	1.9%
5 to 17	10.5%	12.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	11.5%
25 to 34	18.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.0%
45 to 54	8.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	14.6%
75 and over	9.3%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	33.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	62.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
No high school diploma	4.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	20.4%	17.8%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16.8%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
Drove alone	71.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.8%	1.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	19.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
1-unit, detached	70.3%	89.2%
1-unit, attached	5.2%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Lake Orion	Lathrup Village
Poverty rate	8.4%	5.6%
Average household size	2.30	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1954	1956