Lupton vs West Branch

A side-by-side comparison of Lupton and West Branch: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Branch has the higher population (2,177 vs 283 in Lupton). West Branch has the higher median home value ($114,300 vs $77,500 in Lupton). Since 2019, West Branch's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -3.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Lupton	West Branch
Population	283	2,177
Median age	54.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,078
Median home value	$77,500	$114,300
Median gross rent	—	$847
Housing units	183	1,134
Homeownership rate	90.2%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	17.5%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lupton	West Branch
Population	293 → 283 (-3.4%)	2,177 → 2,177 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$38,889 → $58,750 (+51.1%)	$29,206 → $40,078 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$47,100 → $77,500 (+64.5%)	$78,800 → $114,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$721 → $775 (+7.5%)	$674 → $847 (+25.7%)

Lupton

Population

293283

Median household income

$38,889$58,750

Median home value

$47,100$77,500

Median gross rent

$721$775

West Branch

Population

2,1772,177

Median household income

$29,206$40,078

Median home value

$78,800$114,300

Median gross rent

$674$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lupton	West Branch
Under 5	2.5%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	0.7%	11.3%
25 to 34	8.5%	9.4%
35 to 44	11.0%	14.5%
45 to 54	19.1%	9.2%
55 to 64	28.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	14.0%
75 and over	7.1%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lupton	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	95.4%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lupton	West Branch
No high school diploma	3.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	35.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	52.5%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lupton	West Branch
Drove alone	70.0%	78.1%
Carpooled	12.0%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.0%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lupton	West Branch
1-unit, detached	95.6%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lupton	West Branch
Poverty rate	38.0%	24.2%
Average household size	2.13	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	43	25
Median year structure built	1950	1973