Alanson

Population: 943
Median household income: $61,563
Median home value: $121,200

Alanson, a community in Emmet County, Michigan, has 943 residents. At $61,563, its median household income sits below Emmet County's $73,724.

Between 2019 and 2023, Alanson's population grew 3.7% from 909 to 943, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $102,900 to $121,200.

The median gross rent is $521. 14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 943
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $61,563
Median home value: $121,200
Median gross rent: $521
Housing units: 520
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

909943

Median household income

$40,658$61,563

Median home value

$102,900$121,200

Median gross rent

$757$521

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	909	$40,658	$102,900	$757
2020	962	$39,792	$105,200	$688
2021	852	$44,300	$107,800	$595
2022	862	$46,800	$114,000	$538
2023	943	$61,563	$121,200	$521

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	3.1%
5 to 17	152	16.1%
18 to 24	51	5.4%
25 to 34	106	11.2%
35 to 44	170	18.0%
45 to 54	120	12.7%
55 to 64	192	20.4%
65 to 74	78	8.3%
75 and over	45	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	825	87.5%
Black or African American	14	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	4.0%
Asian	11	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	47	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate42.1%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	61	8.6%
High school graduate	299	42.1%
Some college or associate's	247	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	97	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle3.3%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	348	80.9%
Carpooled	30	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	4.7%
Bicycle	14	3.3%
Worked from home	18	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	139	33.7%
15 to 29 min	131	31.8%
30 to 44 min	107	26.0%
45 to 59 min	24	5.8%
60+ min	11	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 13.9% (131 of 943)

	Count	Share
Family households	234	58.2%
Nonfamily households	168	41.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	77.3%
Vacant	118	22.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	328	81.6%
Renter-occupied	74	18.4%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units7.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	363	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	2.7%
5 to 19 units	41	7.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	102	19.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2600860
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.98 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.4425, -84.7869