Barton Hills vs Whitmore Lake

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

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

Whitmore Lake has the higher population (8,083 vs 478 in Barton Hills). Barton Hills has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $78,038 in Whitmore Lake). Barton Hills has the higher median home value ($1,237,800 vs $270,300 in Whitmore Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
Population	478	8,083
Median age	48.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$78,038
Median home value	$1,237,800	$270,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,268
Housing units	183	3,723
Homeownership rate	98.9%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	92.6%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
Population	342 → 478 (+39.8%)	6,618 → 8,083 (+22.1%)
Median household income	$227,500 → $250,001 (+9.9%)	$61,004 → $78,038 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$913,000 → $1,237,800 (+35.6%)	$174,800 → $270,300 (+54.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$986 → $1,268 (+28.6%)

Barton Hills

Population

342478

Median household income

$227,500$250,001

Median home value

$913,000$1,237,800

Whitmore Lake

Population

6,6188,083

Median household income

$61,004$78,038

Median home value

$174,800$270,300

Median gross rent

$986$1,268

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
Under 5	4.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	28.0%	13.0%
18 to 24	2.3%	7.5%
25 to 34	2.7%	17.5%
35 to 44	4.2%	13.5%
45 to 54	21.1%	13.7%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	8.8%
75 and over	21.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	89.7%
Black or African American	4.8%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	4.4%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	13.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.1%
High school graduate	2.6%	25.1%
Some college or associate's	4.8%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.8%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	61.9%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
Drove alone	52.0%	80.8%
Carpooled	4.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	0.6%
Bicycle	9.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.6%	13.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
1-unit, detached	96.7%	64.4%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	17.1%

Poverty & households

	Barton Hills	Whitmore Lake
Poverty rate	0.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1960	1986