Colon vs White Pigeon

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

Colon 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 1,432 in Colon). Colon has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $44,063 in White Pigeon). White Pigeon has the higher median home value ($143,100 vs $123,700 in Colon).

Population, income & housing

	Colon	White Pigeon
Population	1,432	1,637
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,750	$44,063
Median home value	$123,700	$143,100
Median gross rent	$745	$769
Housing units	837	778
Homeownership rate	71.7%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colon	White Pigeon
Population	1,133 → 1,432 (+26.4%)	1,613 → 1,637 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$46,364 → $53,750 (+15.9%)	$43,603 → $44,063 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $123,700 (+37.0%)	$83,900 → $143,100 (+70.6%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $745 (+34.2%)	$709 → $769 (+8.5%)

Colon

Population

1,1331,432

Median household income

$46,364$53,750

Median home value

$90,300$123,700

Median gross rent

$555$745

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)

	Colon	White Pigeon
Under 5	8.6%	8.1%
5 to 17	12.1%	10.9%
18 to 24	10.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	14.4%
45 to 54	13.1%	9.4%
55 to 64	5.7%	15.7%
65 to 74	17.8%	12.2%
75 and over	7.9%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colon	White Pigeon
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colon	White Pigeon
No high school diploma	10.0%	17.5%
High school graduate	36.9%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colon	White Pigeon
Drove alone	59.0%	81.8%
Carpooled	12.0%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	7.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	5.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colon	White Pigeon
1-unit, detached	83.3%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	5.1%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	5.8%
20 or more units	5.7%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Colon	White Pigeon
Poverty rate	15.3%	24.7%
Average household size	2.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	22	17
Median year structure built	1952	1956