Lennon vs Shaftsburg

A side-by-side comparison of Lennon and Shaftsburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shaftsburg has the higher population (498 vs 397 in Lennon). Shaftsburg has the higher median household income ($90,054 vs $76,563 in Lennon). Shaftsburg has the higher median home value ($235,900 vs $145,800 in Lennon).

Population, income & housing

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
Population	397	498
Median age	43.5 yrs	54.0 yrs
Median household income	$76,563	$90,054
Median home value	$145,800	$235,900
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	163	296
Homeownership rate	91.6%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
Population	520 → 397 (-23.7%)	293 → 498 (+70.0%)
Median household income	$54,286 → $76,563 (+41.0%)	$49,432 → $90,054 (+82.2%)
Median home value	$97,300 → $145,800 (+49.8%)	$193,500 → $235,900 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$877 → $775 (-11.6%)	$777 → $855 (+10.0%)

Lennon

Population

520397

Median household income

$54,286$76,563

Median home value

$97,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$877$775

Shaftsburg

Population

293498

Median household income

$49,432$90,054

Median home value

$193,500$235,900

Median gross rent

$777$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
Under 5	7.1%	1.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	10.2%
18 to 24	11.3%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	10.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	19.1%
55 to 64	14.6%	20.7%
65 to 74	15.6%	20.1%
75 and over	8.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
No high school diploma	9.6%	0.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	51.2%
Some college or associate's	33.5%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
Drove alone	85.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	7.4%	2.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	19.7%
Other means	2.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
1-unit, detached	95.7%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Lennon	Shaftsburg
Poverty rate	9.1%	4.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1957	1979