Brownlee Park

Population: 2,037
Median household income: $31,653
Median home value: $73,200

Brownlee Park, a community in Calhoun County, Michigan, has 2,037 residents. At $31,653, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $60,385.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brownlee Park's population grew 20.8% from 1,686 to 2,037, while its median home value rose 53.8% from $47,600 to $73,200.

84.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,037
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $31,653
Median home value: $73,200
Median gross rent: $587
Housing units: 865
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6862,037

Median household income

$29,493$31,653

Median home value

$47,600$73,200

Median gross rent

$788$587

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,686	$29,493	$47,600	$788
2020	1,964	$33,750	$57,800	$712
2021	2,194	$32,287	$56,000	$563
2022	1,931	$38,698	$69,100	$648
2023	2,037	$31,653	$73,200	$587

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	6.2%
5 to 17	342	16.8%
18 to 24	152	7.5%
25 to 34	310	15.2%
35 to 44	322	15.8%
45 to 54	179	8.8%
55 to 64	267	13.1%
65 to 74	260	12.8%
75 and over	78	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,907	93.6%
Black or African American	104	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.0%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree5.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	411	29.0%
High school graduate	538	38.0%
Some college or associate's	356	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	83	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone92.1%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	654	92.1%
Carpooled	28	3.9%
Public transit	5	0.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	2.5%
Other means	5	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	239	34.5%
15 to 29 min	413	59.7%
30 to 44 min	4	0.6%
45 to 59 min	7	1.0%
60+ min	29	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 35.5% (723 of 2,037)

	Count	Share
Family households	462	62.6%
Nonfamily households	276	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	738	85.3%
Vacant	127	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	69.6%
Renter-occupied	224	30.4%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	728	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	137	15.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2611200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.02 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 42.3283, -85.1337