Colon vs Three Rivers

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

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

Three Rivers has the higher population (7,936 vs 1,432 in Colon). Colon has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $48,852 in Three Rivers). Colon has the higher median home value ($123,700 vs $120,200 in Three Rivers).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	Three Rivers
Population	1,432	7,936
Median age	40.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$48,852
Median home value	$123,700	$120,200
Median gross rent	$745	$815
Housing units	837	3,558
Homeownership rate	71.7%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	Three Rivers
Population	1,133 → 1,432 (+26.4%)	7,659 → 7,936 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$46,364 → $53,750 (+15.9%)	$43,136 → $48,852 (+13.3%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $123,700 (+37.0%)	$85,900 → $120,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $745 (+34.2%)	$691 → $815 (+17.9%)

Colon

Population

1,1331,432

Median household income

$46,364$53,750

Median home value

$90,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$555$745

Three Rivers

Population

7,6597,936

Median household income

$43,136$48,852

Median home value

$85,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$691$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Colon	Three Rivers
Under 5	8.6%	6.3%
5 to 17	12.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	10.8%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	8.8%
55 to 64	5.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	17.8%	8.8%
75 and over	7.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	Three Rivers
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	Three Rivers
No high school diploma	10.0%	9.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	Three Rivers
Drove alone	59.0%	75.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	15.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	10.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	7.6%	1.1%
Worked from home	11.1%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	Three Rivers
1-unit, detached	83.3%	61.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	15.1%
20 or more units	5.7%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Colon	Three Rivers
Poverty rate	15.3%	15.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1952	1957