Evart vs Hersey

A side-by-side comparison of Evart and Hersey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Evart has the higher population (1,764 vs 317 in Hersey). Hersey has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $34,091 in Evart). Hersey has the higher median home value ($113,500 vs $99,400 in Evart).

Population, income & housing

	Evart	Hersey
Population	1,764	317
Median age	35.1 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$34,091	$60,000
Median home value	$99,400	$113,500
Median gross rent	$771	$913
Housing units	840	152
Homeownership rate	56.8%	82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	9.0%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evart	Hersey
Population	1,793 → 1,764 (-1.6%)	315 → 317 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$27,115 → $34,091 (+25.7%)	$49,821 → $60,000 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$68,200 → $99,400 (+45.7%)	$81,700 → $113,500 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $771 (+50.3%)	$893 → $913 (+2.2%)

Evart

Population

1,7931,764

Median household income

$27,115$34,091

Median home value

$68,200$99,400

Median gross rent

$513$771

Hersey

Population

315317

Median household income

$49,821$60,000

Median home value

$81,700$113,500

Median gross rent

$893$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evart	Hersey
Under 5	6.5%	7.3%
5 to 17	23.8%	14.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	9.8%
25 to 34	12.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	10.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	15.5%
55 to 64	10.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.1%
75 and over	9.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evart	Hersey
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.2%	4.1%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evart	Hersey
No high school diploma	16.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	50.7%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evart	Hersey
Drove alone	64.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	15.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	20.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evart	Hersey
1-unit, detached	65.7%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Evart	Hersey
Poverty rate	31.5%	7.9%
Average household size	2.42	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	15	32
Median year structure built	1959	1968