Hemlock vs Zilwaukee

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

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

Zilwaukee has the higher population (1,696 vs 1,323 in Hemlock). Hemlock has the higher median household income ($92,031 vs $57,449 in Zilwaukee). Hemlock has the higher median home value ($170,500 vs $87,900 in Zilwaukee).

Population, income & housing

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
Population	1,323	1,696
Median age	41.5 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$92,031	$57,449
Median home value	$170,500	$87,900
Median gross rent	$879	$1,115
Housing units	515	778
Homeownership rate	77.9%	82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
Population	1,261 → 1,323 (+4.9%)	1,668 → 1,696 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$52,457 → $92,031 (+75.4%)	$55,625 → $57,449 (+3.3%)
Median home value	$90,100 → $170,500 (+89.2%)	$72,900 → $87,900 (+20.6%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $879 (+25.4%)	$920 → $1,115 (+21.2%)

Hemlock

Population

1,2611,323

Median household income

$52,457$92,031

Median home value

$90,100$170,500

Median gross rent

$701$879

Zilwaukee

Population

1,6681,696

Median household income

$55,625$57,449

Median home value

$72,900$87,900

Median gross rent

$920$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
Under 5	3.0%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.9%	9.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	10.6%
25 to 34	14.5%	15.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	7.3%
45 to 54	18.7%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.6%	18.9%
65 to 74	6.8%	9.7%
75 and over	4.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
No high school diploma	3.0%	7.8%
High school graduate	33.0%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
Drove alone	87.5%	85.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	6.6%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.4%	7.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
1-unit, detached	84.5%	90.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Hemlock	Zilwaukee
Poverty rate	4.0%	13.6%
Average household size	2.57	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1969	1960