Barton Hills vs Chelsea

A side-by-side comparison of Barton Hills and Chelsea: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chelsea has the higher population (5,420 vs 478 in Barton Hills). Barton Hills has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $71,702 in Chelsea). Barton Hills has the higher median home value ($1,237,800 vs $301,100 in Chelsea).

Population, income & housing

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
Population	478	5,420
Median age	48.3 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$71,702
Median home value	$1,237,800	$301,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,543
Housing units	183	2,734
Homeownership rate	98.9%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	92.6%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
Population	342 → 478 (+39.8%)	5,331 → 5,420 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$227,500 → $250,001 (+9.9%)	$83,750 → $71,702 (-14.4%)
Median home value	$913,000 → $1,237,800 (+35.6%)	$237,500 → $301,100 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,084 → $1,543 (+42.3%)

Barton Hills

Population

342478

Median household income

$227,500$250,001

Median home value

$913,000$1,237,800

Chelsea

Population

5,3315,420

Median household income

$83,750$71,702

Median home value

$237,500$301,100

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
Under 5	4.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	28.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	2.3%	5.9%
25 to 34	2.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	4.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	21.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	9.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	14.7%
75 and over	21.1%	18.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	4.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.2%
High school graduate	2.6%	11.2%
Some college or associate's	4.8%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	61.9%	24.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
Drove alone	52.0%	69.9%
Carpooled	4.6%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	9.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	30.6%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
1-unit, detached	96.7%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	14.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Barton Hills	Chelsea
Poverty rate	0.4%	3.8%
Average household size	2.69	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1960	1970