Lupton vs Rose City

A side-by-side comparison of Lupton and Rose City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Rose City has the higher population (588 vs 283 in Lupton). Lupton has the higher median home value ($77,500 vs $67,900 in Rose City). Since 2019, Lupton's population has grown faster (-3.4% vs -10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lupton	Rose City
Population	283	588
Median age	54.8 yrs	45.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$26,406
Median home value	$77,500	$67,900
Median gross rent	—	$538
Housing units	183	269
Homeownership rate	90.2%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	13.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lupton	Rose City
Population	293 → 283 (-3.4%)	656 → 588 (-10.4%)
Median household income	$38,889 → $58,750 (+51.1%)	$28,125 → $26,406 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$47,100 → $77,500 (+64.5%)	$75,900 → $67,900 (-10.5%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $775 (+7.5%)	$544 → $538 (-1.1%)

Lupton

Population

293283

Median household income

$38,889$58,750

Median home value

$47,100$77,500

Median gross rent

$721$775

Rose City

Population

656588

Median household income

$28,125$26,406

Median home value

$75,900$67,900

Median gross rent

$544$538

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lupton	Rose City
Under 5	2.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	14.6%
18 to 24	0.7%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.2%
45 to 54	19.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	28.6%	17.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.0%
75 and over	7.1%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lupton	Rose City
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
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	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lupton	Rose City
No high school diploma	3.3%	19.1%
High school graduate	35.4%	47.5%
Some college or associate's	52.5%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lupton	Rose City
Drove alone	70.0%	93.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lupton	Rose City
1-unit, detached	95.6%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Lupton	Rose City
Poverty rate	38.0%	33.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	43	28
Median year structure built	1950	1967