Watersmeet

Population: 273
Median household income: $60,708
Median home value: $68,500

Watersmeet is a community in Gogebic County, Michigan, home to 273 residents. At $60,708, its median household income sits above Gogebic County's $49,672.

From 2019 to 2023, Watersmeet's population declined 31.8% from 400 to 273, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $56,600 to $68,500.

95.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 273
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,708
Median home value: $68,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 187
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

400273

Median household income

$32,639$60,708

Median home value

$56,600$68,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	400	$32,639	$56,600
2020	253	$33,618	$71,300
2021	236	$45,000	$76,100
2022	243	$49,333	$82,500
2023	273	$60,708	$68,500

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1727.1%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 442.9%

45 to 5417.6%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 7427.5%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	5.1%
5 to 17	74	27.1%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	31	11.4%
35 to 44	8	2.9%
45 to 54	48	17.6%
55 to 64	20	7.3%
65 to 74	75	27.5%
75 and over	3	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	121	44.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	39.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	36	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate57.8%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	1.6%
High school graduate	107	57.8%
Some college or associate's	58	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	9	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled20.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	72.9%
Carpooled	26	20.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	7.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102	79.1%
15 to 29 min	18	14.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	6	4.7%
60+ min	3	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 5.5% (15 of 273)

	Count	Share
Family households	81	66.9%
Nonfamily households	40	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	121	64.7%
Vacant	66	35.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	87.6%
Renter-occupied	15	12.4%

1-unit, detached95.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	95.2%
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	9	4.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2684360
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 9.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 46.2953, -89.2061