Mears vs Rothbury

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

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

Rothbury has the higher population (377 vs 189 in Mears). Rothbury has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $41,364 in Mears). Rothbury has the higher median home value ($114,500 vs $107,600 in Mears).

Population, income & housing

	Mears	Rothbury
Population	189	377
Median age	51.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,364	$46,250
Median home value	$107,600	$114,500
Median gross rent	$1,034	$910
Housing units	108	167
Homeownership rate	68.5%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mears	Rothbury
Population	291 → 189 (-35.1%)	446 → 377 (-15.5%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $41,364 (+6.2%)	$49,375 → $46,250 (-6.3%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $107,600 (-8.9%)	$96,500 → $114,500 (+18.7%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,034 (+22.8%)	$646 → $910 (+40.9%)

Mears

Population

291189

Median household income

$38,958$41,364

Median home value

$118,100$107,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,034

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)

	Mears	Rothbury
Under 5	2.1%	4.8%
5 to 17	11.1%	21.0%
18 to 24	2.6%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	7.7%
35 to 44	6.3%	20.7%
45 to 54	18.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	21.2%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	10.1%
75 and over	12.2%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mears	Rothbury
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	76.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
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%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mears	Rothbury
No high school diploma	6.9%	9.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	44.5%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mears	Rothbury
Drove alone	82.6%	78.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mears	Rothbury
1-unit, detached	55.6%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.7%	28.1%

Poverty & households

	Mears	Rothbury
Poverty rate	13.2%	14.6%
Average household size	2.05	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1975	1971