Deckerville vs Marlette

A side-by-side comparison of Deckerville and Marlette: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Marlette has the higher population (1,771 vs 1,057 in Deckerville). Deckerville has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $44,375 in Marlette). Marlette has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $81,900 in Deckerville).

Population, income & housing

	Deckerville	Marlette
Population	1,057	1,771
Median age	34.3 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$44,375
Median home value	$81,900	$116,900
Median gross rent	$802	$820
Housing units	432	853
Homeownership rate	63.8%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Deckerville	Marlette
Population	830 → 1,057 (+27.3%)	2,030 → 1,771 (-12.8%)
Median household income	$33,235 → $59,375 (+78.7%)	$28,843 → $44,375 (+53.9%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $81,900 (+21.7%)	$73,000 → $116,900 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$603 → $802 (+33.0%)	$651 → $820 (+26.0%)

Deckerville

Population

8301,057

Median household income

$33,235$59,375

Median home value

$67,300$81,900

Median gross rent

$603$802

Marlette

Population

2,0301,771

Median household income

$28,843$44,375

Median home value

$73,000$116,900

Median gross rent

$651$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Deckerville	Marlette
Under 5	8.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.6%	16.1%
18 to 24	12.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	16.5%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.7%	11.2%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.3%	11.2%
75 and over	8.8%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Deckerville	Marlette
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	94.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Deckerville	Marlette
No high school diploma	14.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	40.8%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Deckerville	Marlette
Drove alone	74.9%	74.2%
Carpooled	9.3%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	10.0%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.8%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Deckerville	Marlette
1-unit, detached	75.7%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.2%	8.3%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	9.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.6%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Deckerville	Marlette
Poverty rate	19.6%	17.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1955	1963