Hesperia vs Pentwater

A side-by-side comparison of Hesperia and Pentwater: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hesperia has the higher population (1,007 vs 885 in Pentwater). Pentwater has the higher median household income ($76,688 vs $44,271 in Hesperia). Pentwater has the higher median home value ($347,200 vs $121,300 in Hesperia).

Population, income & housing

	Hesperia	Pentwater
Population	1,007	885
Median age	41.6 yrs	65.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,271	$76,688
Median home value	$121,300	$347,200
Median gross rent	$556	$540
Housing units	423	1,041
Homeownership rate	72.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	55.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesperia	Pentwater
Population	951 → 1,007 (+5.9%)	717 → 885 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$34,948 → $44,271 (+26.7%)	$50,655 → $76,688 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $121,300 (+47.6%)	$247,400 → $347,200 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $556 (-4.3%)	$593 → $540 (-8.9%)

Hesperia

Population

9511,007

Median household income

$34,948$44,271

Median home value

$82,200$121,300

Median gross rent

$581$556

Pentwater

Population

717885

Median household income

$50,655$76,688

Median home value

$247,400$347,200

Median gross rent

$593$540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hesperia	Pentwater
Under 5	5.2%	0.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	7.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	1.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	4.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	7.2%
45 to 54	8.7%	8.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	16.5%	32.1%
75 and over	6.9%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesperia	Pentwater
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesperia	Pentwater
No high school diploma	12.3%	7.1%
High school graduate	50.4%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesperia	Pentwater
Drove alone	84.2%	64.4%
Carpooled	5.2%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	30.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesperia	Pentwater
1-unit, detached	77.3%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Hesperia	Pentwater
Poverty rate	18.1%	11.4%
Average household size	2.49	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1962	1971