Mesick vs Wedgewood

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

Mesick and Wedgewood 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 273 in Wedgewood). Wedgewood has the higher median household income ($133,125 vs $31,250 in Mesick). Wedgewood has the higher median home value ($300,000 vs $77,900 in Mesick).

Population, income & housing

	Mesick	Wedgewood
Population	416	273
Median age	36.5 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$31,250	$133,125
Median home value	$77,900	$300,000
Median gross rent	$1,214	—
Housing units	173	92
Homeownership rate	55.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	43.6%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mesick	Wedgewood
Population	366 → 416 (+13.7%)	279 → 273 (-2.2%)
Median household income	$40,500 → $31,250 (-22.8%)	$73,500 → $133,125 (+81.1%)
Median home value	$63,200 → $77,900 (+23.3%)	$237,000 → $300,000 (+26.6%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $1,214 (+45.7%)	—

Mesick

Population

366416

Median household income

$40,500$31,250

Median home value

$63,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$833$1,214

Wedgewood

Population

279273

Median household income

$73,500$133,125

Median home value

$237,000$300,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mesick	Wedgewood
Under 5	9.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	28.1%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	7.2%	1.8%
35 to 44	12.3%	6.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.3%	17.6%
65 to 74	8.2%	22.7%
75 and over	7.2%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mesick	Wedgewood
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mesick	Wedgewood
No high school diploma	12.1%	2.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mesick	Wedgewood
Drove alone	61.5%	45.9%
Carpooled	14.8%	20.2%
Public transit	0.0%	5.5%
Walked	14.8%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	20.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

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

Poverty & households

	Mesick	Wedgewood
Poverty rate	29.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1971	1995