Mancelona

Population: 1,496
Median household income: $50,430
Median home value: $123,900

Mancelona is a community in Antrim County, Michigan, home to 1,496 residents. Its median household income of $50,430 runs below the Antrim County figure of $71,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Mancelona's population declined 5.0% from 1,574 to 1,496, while its median home value rose 64.3% from $75,400 to $123,900.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,496
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,430
Median home value: $123,900
Median gross rent: $956
Housing units: 678
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5741,496

Median household income

$41,283$50,430

Median home value

$75,400$123,900

Median gross rent

$843$956

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,574	$41,283	$75,400	$843
2020	1,708	$43,504	$78,300	$831
2021	1,555	$44,750	$84,000	$952
2022	1,622	$50,329	$106,600	$1,045
2023	1,496	$50,430	$123,900	$956

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2413.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	94	6.3%
5 to 17	247	16.5%
18 to 24	203	13.6%
25 to 34	183	12.2%
35 to 44	231	15.4%
45 to 54	175	11.7%
55 to 64	198	13.2%
65 to 74	116	7.8%
75 and over	49	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,359	90.8%
Black or African American	42	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.7%
Asian	6	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.4%

High school graduate50.5%

Some college or associate's26.7%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	15.4%
High school graduate	481	50.5%
Some college or associate's	254	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	47	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	23	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	569	82.5%
Carpooled	83	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	236	35.1%
15 to 29 min	257	38.2%
30 to 44 min	80	11.9%
45 to 59 min	72	10.7%
60+ min	28	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 12.2% (182 of 1,494)

	Count	Share
Family households	409	62.8%
Nonfamily households	242	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	651	96.0%
Vacant	27	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	444	68.2%
Renter-occupied	207	31.8%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units12.1%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	474	69.9%
1-unit, attached	22	3.2%
2 to 4 units	82	12.1%
5 to 19 units	50	7.4%
20 or more units	16	2.4%
Mobile home & other	34	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2650620
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.9024, -85.0613