Boon vs Mesick

A side-by-side comparison of Boon and Mesick: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mesick has the higher population (416 vs 57 in Boon). Boon has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $31,250 in Mesick). Boon has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $77,900 in Mesick).

Population, income & housing

	Boon	Mesick
Population	57	416
Median age	54.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$31,250
Median home value	$117,500	$77,900
Median gross rent	—	$1,214
Housing units	39	173
Homeownership rate	76.7%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boon	Mesick
Population	240 → 57 (-76.3%)	366 → 416 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$52,404 → $86,250 (+64.6%)	$40,500 → $31,250 (-22.8%)
Median home value	$95,000 → $117,500 (+23.7%)	$63,200 → $77,900 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$833 → $1,214 (+45.7%)

Boon

Population

24057

Median household income

$52,404$86,250

Median home value

$95,000$117,500

Mesick

Population

366416

Median household income

$40,500$31,250

Median home value

$63,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$833$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boon	Mesick
Under 5	0.0%	9.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	28.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.2%
35 to 44	19.3%	12.3%
45 to 54	28.1%	10.3%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.3%
65 to 74	17.5%	8.2%
75 and over	12.3%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boon	Mesick
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boon	Mesick
No high school diploma	7.4%	12.1%
High school graduate	27.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	37.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boon	Mesick
Drove alone	72.0%	61.5%
Carpooled	20.0%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	14.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.0%
Other means	8.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boon	Mesick
1-unit, detached	100.0%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	49.7%

Poverty & households

	Boon	Mesick
Poverty rate	17.5%	29.1%
Average household size	1.90	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1971