Mattawan vs South Haven

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

Mattawan 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 2,615 in Mattawan). Mattawan has the higher median household income ($82,026 vs $64,338 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median home value ($372,200 vs $177,500 in Mattawan).

Population, income & housing

	Mattawan	South Haven
Population	2,615	3,994
Median age	35.8 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,026	$64,338
Median home value	$177,500	$372,200
Median gross rent	$1,038	$718
Housing units	1,016	3,400
Homeownership rate	77.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.6%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mattawan	South Haven
Population	2,333 → 2,615 (+12.1%)	4,354 → 3,994 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$48,636 → $82,026 (+68.7%)	$57,539 → $64,338 (+11.8%)
Median home value	$104,200 → $177,500 (+70.3%)	$219,400 → $372,200 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$918 → $1,038 (+13.1%)	$674 → $718 (+6.5%)

Mattawan

Population

2,3332,615

Median household income

$48,636$82,026

Median home value

$104,200$177,500

Median gross rent

$918$1,038

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)

	Mattawan	South Haven
Under 5	5.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	23.7%	11.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	12.5%	6.9%
35 to 44	17.4%	8.2%
45 to 54	15.1%	7.3%
55 to 64	9.2%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	19.8%
75 and over	2.8%	19.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mattawan	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	82.9%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mattawan	South Haven
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	29.7%	24.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	22.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mattawan	South Haven
Drove alone	80.0%	66.2%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.5%	19.1%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mattawan	South Haven
1-unit, detached	54.3%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	6.4%	7.1%
20 or more units	1.1%	11.4%
Mobile home & other	33.8%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Mattawan	South Haven
Poverty rate	7.7%	20.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1992	1960