Prescott vs West Branch

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

Prescott 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 352 in Prescott). Prescott has the higher median household income ($55,673 vs $40,078 in West Branch). West Branch has the higher median home value ($114,300 vs $71,100 in Prescott).

Population, income & housing

	Prescott	West Branch
Population	352	2,177
Median age	44.8 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$55,673	$40,078
Median home value	$71,100	$114,300
Median gross rent	$961	$847
Housing units	154	1,134
Homeownership rate	90.6%	37.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prescott	West Branch
Population	246 → 352 (+43.1%)	2,177 → 2,177 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$35,000 → $55,673 (+59.1%)	$29,206 → $40,078 (+37.2%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $71,100 (+29.3%)	$78,800 → $114,300 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $961 (+47.8%)	$674 → $847 (+25.7%)

Prescott

Population

246352

Median household income

$35,000$55,673

Median home value

$55,000$71,100

Median gross rent

$650$961

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)

	Prescott	West Branch
Under 5	3.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	9.1%	11.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.4%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	8.2%
65 to 74	17.6%	14.0%
75 and over	6.5%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prescott	West Branch
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	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	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prescott	West Branch
No high school diploma	17.1%	8.0%
High school graduate	45.0%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prescott	West Branch
Drove alone	71.4%	78.1%
Carpooled	7.1%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	11.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	10.2%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prescott	West Branch
1-unit, detached	89.0%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.5%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Prescott	West Branch
Poverty rate	23.4%	24.2%
Average household size	3.01	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1965	1973