Mears vs Walkerville

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

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

Walkerville has the higher population (283 vs 189 in Mears). Mears has the higher median household income ($41,364 vs $39,375 in Walkerville). Mears has the higher median home value ($107,600 vs $50,600 in Walkerville).

Population, income & housing

	Mears	Walkerville
Population	189	283
Median age	51.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$41,364	$39,375
Median home value	$107,600	$50,600
Median gross rent	$1,034	—
Housing units	108	111
Homeownership rate	68.5%	94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mears	Walkerville
Population	291 → 189 (-35.1%)	224 → 283 (+26.3%)
Median household income	$38,958 → $41,364 (+6.2%)	$39,375 → $39,375 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$118,100 → $107,600 (-8.9%)	$55,000 → $50,600 (-8.0%)
Median gross rent	$842 → $1,034 (+22.8%)	$650 → $650 (+0.0%)

Mears

Population

291189

Median household income

$38,958$41,364

Median home value

$118,100$107,600

Median gross rent

$842$1,034

Walkerville

Population

224283

Median household income

$39,375$39,375

Median home value

$55,000$50,600

Median gross rent

$650$650

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mears	Walkerville
Under 5	2.1%	11.0%
5 to 17	11.1%	26.5%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	14.8%	4.6%
35 to 44	6.3%	12.4%
45 to 54	18.0%	17.0%
55 to 64	21.2%	15.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	5.7%
75 and over	12.2%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mears	Walkerville
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	71.4%
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%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	21.2%	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mears	Walkerville
No high school diploma	6.9%	14.7%
High school graduate	41.5%	50.9%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mears	Walkerville
Drove alone	82.6%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mears	Walkerville
1-unit, detached	55.6%	44.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	41.7%	52.3%

Poverty & households

	Mears	Walkerville
Poverty rate	13.2%	16.3%
Average household size	2.05	2.86
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1975	1981