Hemlock vs Oakley

A side-by-side comparison of Hemlock and Oakley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hemlock has the higher population (1,323 vs 255 in Oakley). Hemlock has the higher median household income ($92,031 vs $50,417 in Oakley). Hemlock has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $80,400 in Oakley).

Population, income & housing

	Hemlock	Oakley
Population	1,323	255
Median age	41.5 yrs	44.9 yrs
Median household income	$92,031	$50,417
Median home value	$170,500	$80,400
Median gross rent	$879	$745
Housing units	515	133
Homeownership rate	77.9%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemlock	Oakley
Population	1,261 → 1,323 (+4.9%)	329 → 255 (-22.5%)
Median household income	$52,457 → $92,031 (+75.4%)	$43,438 → $50,417 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $170,500 (+89.2%)	$61,600 → $80,400 (+30.5%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $879 (+25.4%)	$775 → $745 (-3.9%)

Hemlock

Population

1,2611,323

Median household income

$52,457$92,031

Median home value

$90,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$701$879

Oakley

Population

329255

Median household income

$43,438$50,417

Median home value

$61,600$80,400

Median gross rent

$775$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemlock	Oakley
Under 5	3.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	18.7%	4.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	22.4%
65 to 74	6.8%	13.3%
75 and over	4.1%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemlock	Oakley
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemlock	Oakley
No high school diploma	3.0%	14.0%
High school graduate	33.0%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemlock	Oakley
Drove alone	87.5%	72.2%
Carpooled	6.5%	18.9%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemlock	Oakley
1-unit, detached	84.5%	83.5%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Hemlock	Oakley
Poverty rate	4.0%	19.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1969	1953