Manton vs Wedgewood

A side-by-side comparison of Manton and Wedgewood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Manton has the higher population (1,347 vs 273 in Wedgewood). Wedgewood has the higher median household income ($133,125 vs $45,158 in Manton). Wedgewood has the higher median home value ($300,000 vs $115,200 in Manton).

Population, income & housing

	Manton	Wedgewood
Population	1,347	273
Median age	34.0 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$45,158	$133,125
Median home value	$115,200	$300,000
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	597	92
Homeownership rate	65.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manton	Wedgewood
Population	1,123 → 1,347 (+19.9%)	279 → 273 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$36,932 → $45,158 (+22.3%)	$73,500 → $133,125 (+81.1%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $115,200 (+32.3%)	$237,000 → $300,000 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $775 (+23.6%)	—

Manton

Population

1,1231,347

Median household income

$36,932$45,158

Median home value

$87,100$115,200

Median gross rent

$627$775

Wedgewood

Population

279273

Median household income

$73,500$133,125

Median home value

$237,000$300,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manton	Wedgewood
Under 5	7.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	1.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	6.2%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.8%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.8%	22.7%
75 and over	4.7%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manton	Wedgewood
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manton	Wedgewood
No high school diploma	14.9%	2.0%
High school graduate	43.2%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manton	Wedgewood
Drove alone	78.8%	45.9%
Carpooled	13.4%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	5.5%
Walked	2.8%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	20.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manton	Wedgewood
1-unit, detached	73.4%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Manton	Wedgewood
Poverty rate	16.5%	0.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1963	1995