Hesperia vs Rothbury

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

Hesperia and Rothbury 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 377 in Rothbury). Rothbury has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $44,271 in Hesperia). Hesperia has the higher median home value ($121,300 vs $114,500 in Rothbury).

Population, income & housing

	Hesperia	Rothbury
Population	1,007	377
Median age	41.6 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,271	$46,250
Median home value	$121,300	$114,500
Median gross rent	$556	$910
Housing units	423	167
Homeownership rate	72.9%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hesperia	Rothbury
Population	951 → 1,007 (+5.9%)	446 → 377 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$34,948 → $44,271 (+26.7%)	$49,375 → $46,250 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$82,200 → $121,300 (+47.6%)	$96,500 → $114,500 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$581 → $556 (-4.3%)	$646 → $910 (+40.9%)

Hesperia

Population

9511,007

Median household income

$34,948$44,271

Median home value

$82,200$121,300

Median gross rent

$581$556

Rothbury

Population

446377

Median household income

$49,375$46,250

Median home value

$96,500$114,500

Median gross rent

$646$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hesperia	Rothbury
Under 5	5.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	20.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	20.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.8%
65 to 74	16.5%	10.1%
75 and over	6.9%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hesperia	Rothbury
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	76.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
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%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hesperia	Rothbury
No high school diploma	12.3%	9.1%
High school graduate	50.4%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hesperia	Rothbury
Drove alone	84.2%	78.8%
Carpooled	5.2%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.5%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hesperia	Rothbury
1-unit, detached	77.3%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	Hesperia	Rothbury
Poverty rate	18.1%	14.6%
Average household size	2.49	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	28	19
Median year structure built	1962	1971