Mears vs Pentwater

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

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

Pentwater has the higher population (885 vs 189 in Mears). Pentwater has the higher median household income ($76,688 vs $41,364 in Mears). Pentwater has the higher median home value ($347,200 vs $107,600 in Mears).

Population, income & housing

	Mears	Pentwater
Population	189	885
Median age	51.3 yrs	65.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,364	$76,688
Median home value	$107,600	$347,200
Median gross rent	$1,034	$540
Housing units	108	1,041
Homeownership rate	68.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	55.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mears	Pentwater
Population	291 → 189 (-35.1%)	717 → 885 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $41,364 (+6.2%)	$50,655 → $76,688 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $107,600 (-8.9%)	$247,400 → $347,200 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,034 (+22.8%)	$593 → $540 (-8.9%)

Mears

Population

291189

Median household income

$38,958$41,364

Median home value

$118,100$107,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,034

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)

	Mears	Pentwater
Under 5	2.1%	0.8%
5 to 17	11.1%	7.8%
18 to 24	2.6%	1.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	4.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	7.2%
45 to 54	18.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	21.2%	17.5%
65 to 74	11.6%	32.1%
75 and over	12.2%	19.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mears	Pentwater
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	16.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mears	Pentwater
No high school diploma	6.9%	7.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	16.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mears	Pentwater
Drove alone	82.6%	64.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	30.1%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mears	Pentwater
1-unit, detached	55.6%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.7%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Mears	Pentwater
Poverty rate	13.2%	11.4%
Average household size	2.05	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1975	1971