Burr Oak vs Colon

A side-by-side comparison of Burr Oak and Colon: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Colon has the higher population (1,432 vs 867 in Burr Oak). Burr Oak has the higher median household income ($62,625 vs $53,750 in Colon). Colon has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $101,300 in Burr Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Colon
Population	867	1,432
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,625	$53,750
Median home value	$101,300	$123,700
Median gross rent	$1,022	$745
Housing units	322	837
Homeownership rate	78.0%	71.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	20.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Colon
Population	763 → 867 (+13.6%)	1,133 → 1,432 (+26.4%)
Median household income	$52,708 → $62,625 (+18.8%)	$46,364 → $53,750 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $101,300 (+56.3%)	$90,300 → $123,700 (+37.0%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,022 (+38.5%)	$555 → $745 (+34.2%)

Burr Oak

Population

763867

Median household income

$52,708$62,625

Median home value

$64,800$101,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,022

Colon

Population

1,1331,432

Median household income

$46,364$53,750

Median home value

$90,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$555$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Colon
Under 5	7.0%	8.6%
5 to 17	20.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	9.9%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.9%	5.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	17.8%
75 and over	3.2%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Colon
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Colon
No high school diploma	17.7%	10.0%
High school graduate	47.9%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Colon
Drove alone	78.5%	59.0%
Carpooled	15.5%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	10.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	7.6%
Worked from home	0.5%	11.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Colon
1-unit, detached	88.5%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Colon
Poverty rate	7.2%	15.3%
Average household size	2.77	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1942	1952