Lathrup Village vs Wolverine Lake

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

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

Wolverine Lake has the higher population (4,476 vs 4,049 in Lathrup Village). Lathrup Village has the higher median household income ($99,286 vs $88,423 in Wolverine Lake). Lathrup Village has the higher median home value ($270,900 vs $270,400 in Wolverine Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
Population	4,049	4,476
Median age	47.1 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$99,286	$88,423
Median home value	$270,900	$270,400
Median gross rent	$1,497	$1,678
Housing units	1,587	2,013
Homeownership rate	92.1%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.1%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
Population	4,128 → 4,049 (-1.9%)	4,648 → 4,476 (-3.7%)
Median household income	$92,199 → $99,286 (+7.7%)	$85,019 → $88,423 (+4.0%)
Median home value	$198,100 → $270,900 (+36.7%)	$197,000 → $270,400 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,234 → $1,497 (+21.3%)	$988 → $1,678 (+69.8%)

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

Wolverine Lake

Population

4,6484,476

Median household income

$85,019$88,423

Median home value

$197,000$270,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,678

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
Under 5	1.9%	2.7%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	11.5%	8.7%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.3%	20.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	10.2%
75 and over	11.1%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	87.5%
Black or African American	62.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
No high school diploma	5.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	17.8%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.9%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.2%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
Drove alone	75.9%	79.8%
Carpooled	1.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.1%	14.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
1-unit, detached	89.2%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	6.7%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	8.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lathrup Village	Wolverine Lake
Poverty rate	5.6%	6.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1956	1972