Burr Oak vs Mendon

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

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

Burr Oak has the higher population (867 vs 839 in Mendon). Mendon has the higher median household income ($82,031 vs $62,625 in Burr Oak). Mendon has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $101,300 in Burr Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	Mendon
Population	867	839
Median age	35.0 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,625	$82,031
Median home value	$101,300	$123,000
Median gross rent	$1,022	$989
Housing units	322	328
Homeownership rate	78.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	Mendon
Population	763 → 867 (+13.6%)	939 → 839 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$52,708 → $62,625 (+18.8%)	$62,917 → $82,031 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $101,300 (+56.3%)	$82,800 → $123,000 (+48.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,022 (+38.5%)	$834 → $989 (+18.6%)

Burr Oak

Population

763867

Median household income

$52,708$62,625

Median home value

$64,800$101,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,022

Mendon

Population

939839

Median household income

$62,917$82,031

Median home value

$82,800$123,000

Median gross rent

$834$989

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	Mendon
Under 5	7.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	21.0%
18 to 24	9.2%	11.7%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.7%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	7.3%	13.0%
55 to 64	17.9%	16.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.1%
75 and over	3.2%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	Mendon
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	Mendon
No high school diploma	17.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	47.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	47.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	Mendon
Drove alone	78.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	15.5%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	5.8%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	Mendon
1-unit, detached	88.5%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	Mendon
Poverty rate	7.2%	9.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1942	1948