Colon vs Constantine

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

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

Constantine has the higher population (2,196 vs 1,432 in Colon). Constantine has the higher median household income ($71,929 vs $53,750 in Colon). Colon has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $110,600 in Constantine).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Constantine
Population	1,432	2,196
Median age	40.2 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$71,929
Median home value	$123,700	$110,600
Median gross rent	$745	$708
Housing units	837	945
Homeownership rate	71.7%	67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Constantine
Population	1,133 → 1,432 (+26.4%)	2,099 → 2,196 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$46,364 → $53,750 (+15.9%)	$39,200 → $71,929 (+83.5%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $123,700 (+37.0%)	$78,000 → $110,600 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $745 (+34.2%)	$520 → $708 (+36.2%)

Colon

Population

1,1331,432

Median household income

$46,364$53,750

Median home value

$90,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$555$745

Constantine

Population

2,0992,196

Median household income

$39,200$71,929

Median home value

$78,000$110,600

Median gross rent

$520$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Constantine
Under 5	8.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	21.7%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	12.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.7%
55 to 64	5.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	17.8%	7.3%
75 and over	7.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Constantine
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Constantine
No high school diploma	10.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	36.9%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Constantine
Drove alone	59.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	12.0%	14.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	7.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Constantine
1-unit, detached	83.3%	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	14.5%
20 or more units	5.7%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Constantine
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.9%
Average household size	2.17	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1952	1956