Lapeer County vs Midland County

A side-by-side comparison of Lapeer County and Midland County: population, income, housing, and more.

Lapeer County and Midland County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lapeer County has the higher population (88,703 vs 83,641 in Midland County). Midland County has the higher median household income ($77,538 vs $76,228 in Lapeer County). Lapeer County has the higher median home value ($229,100 vs $184,300 in Midland County).

Population, income & housing

	Lapeer County	Midland County
Population	88,703	83,641
Median age	44.6 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$76,228	$77,538
Median home value	$229,100	$184,300
Median gross rent	$959	$974
Housing units	36,980	37,048
Homeownership rate	86.0%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	36.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lapeer County	Midland County
Population	88,038 → 88,703 (+0.8%)	83,355 → 83,641 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$62,641 → $76,228 (+21.7%)	$62,625 → $77,538 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $229,100 (+35.7%)	$141,700 → $184,300 (+30.1%)
Median gross rent	$788 → $959 (+21.7%)	$777 → $974 (+25.4%)

Lapeer County

Population

88,03888,703

Median household income

$62,641$76,228

Median home value

$168,800$229,100

Median gross rent

$788$959

Midland County

Population

83,35583,641

Median household income

$62,625$77,538

Median home value

$141,700$184,300

Median gross rent

$777$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lapeer County	Midland County
Under 5	4.7%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	15.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	12.3%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.3%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.2%
75 and over	7.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lapeer County	Midland County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	89.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lapeer County	Midland County
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.0%
High school graduate	37.0%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	35.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lapeer County	Midland County
Drove alone	79.6%	79.0%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.8%	10.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lapeer County	Midland County
1-unit, detached	83.3%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	3.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	6.3%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Lapeer County	Midland County
Poverty rate	9.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1978	1975