Burr Oak vs White Pigeon

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

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

White Pigeon has the higher population (1,637 vs 867 in Burr Oak). Burr Oak has the higher median household income ($62,625 vs $44,063 in White Pigeon). White Pigeon has the higher median home value ($143,100 vs $101,300 in Burr Oak).

Population, income & housing

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
Population	867	1,637
Median age	35.0 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,625	$44,063
Median home value	$101,300	$143,100
Median gross rent	$1,022	$769
Housing units	322	778
Homeownership rate	78.0%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
Population	763 → 867 (+13.6%)	1,613 → 1,637 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$52,708 → $62,625 (+18.8%)	$43,603 → $44,063 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$64,800 → $101,300 (+56.3%)	$83,900 → $143,100 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,022 (+38.5%)	$709 → $769 (+8.5%)

Burr Oak

Population

763867

Median household income

$52,708$62,625

Median home value

$64,800$101,300

Median gross rent

$738$1,022

White Pigeon

Population

1,6131,637

Median household income

$43,603$44,063

Median home value

$83,900$143,100

Median gross rent

$709$769

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
Under 5	7.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	20.6%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	15.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	7.3%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.9%	15.7%
65 to 74	6.2%	12.2%
75 and over	3.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	15.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
No high school diploma	17.7%	17.5%
High school graduate	47.9%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
Drove alone	78.5%	81.8%
Carpooled	15.5%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	5.7%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
1-unit, detached	88.5%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	5.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Burr Oak	White Pigeon
Poverty rate	7.2%	24.7%
Average household size	2.77	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	25	17
Median year structure built	1942	1956