Bangor vs South Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and South Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Haven has the higher population (3,994 vs 2,113 in Bangor). South Haven has the higher median household income ($64,338 vs $50,714 in Bangor). South Haven has the higher median home value ($372,200 vs $106,800 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	South Haven
Population	2,113	3,994
Median age	30.0 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,714	$64,338
Median home value	$106,800	$372,200
Median gross rent	$629	$718
Housing units	770	3,400
Homeownership rate	61.1%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	South Haven
Population	1,860 → 2,113 (+13.6%)	4,354 → 3,994 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$39,122 → $50,714 (+29.6%)	$57,539 → $64,338 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$80,400 → $106,800 (+32.8%)	$219,400 → $372,200 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $629 (-5.1%)	$674 → $718 (+6.5%)

Bangor

Population

1,8602,113

Median household income

$39,122$50,714

Median home value

$80,400$106,800

Median gross rent

$663$629

South Haven

Population

4,3543,994

Median household income

$57,539$64,338

Median home value

$219,400$372,200

Median gross rent

$674$718

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	South Haven
Under 5	9.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	11.9%
18 to 24	12.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	13.7%	6.9%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	7.3%
55 to 64	8.9%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.5%	19.8%
75 and over	5.3%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	77.6%
Black or African American	5.7%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	South Haven
No high school diploma	23.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	36.5%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	25.2%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	South Haven
Drove alone	67.3%	66.2%
Carpooled	14.9%	8.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	4.5%	5.5%
Bicycle	2.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	19.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	South Haven
1-unit, detached	66.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	9.7%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	14.2%	7.1%
20 or more units	2.3%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	South Haven
Poverty rate	15.6%	20.5%
Average household size	2.90	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1963	1960