Fife Lake

Population: 359
Median household income: $67,188
Median home value: $185,200

Fife Lake is a community in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, home to 359 residents. The median household income of $67,188 is below the Grand Traverse County median ($79,486).

Between 2019 and 2023, Fife Lake's population declined 6.0% from 382 to 359, while its median home value rose 68.5% from $109,900 to $185,200.

The median resident is 49.3 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 359
Median age: 49.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,188
Median home value: $185,200
Median gross rent: $1,000
Housing units: 247
Homeownership rate: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

382359

Median household income

$54,659$67,188

Median home value

$109,900$185,200

Median gross rent

$788$1,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	382	$54,659	$109,900	$788
2020	315	$59,583	$117,800	$817
2021	321	$60,625	$154,000	$713
2022	338	$67,083	$169,400	$1,031
2023	359	$67,188	$185,200	$1,000

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5418.7%

55 to 6421.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	1.7%
5 to 17	32	8.9%
18 to 24	26	7.2%
25 to 34	57	15.9%
35 to 44	33	9.2%
45 to 54	67	18.7%
55 to 64	78	21.7%
65 to 74	42	11.7%
75 and over	18	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	348	96.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	8	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	4.7%
High school graduate	94	31.9%
Some college or associate's	115	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	62	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 37 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	82.4%
Carpooled	22	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	15.1%
15 to 29 min	52	30.2%
30 to 44 min	60	34.9%
45 to 59 min	6	3.5%
60+ min	28	16.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 6.1% (22 of 359)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	70.4%
Nonfamily households	47	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	159	64.4%
Vacant	88	35.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	137	86.2%
Renter-occupied	22	13.8%

1-unit, detached88.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	218	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	3.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2628000
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.44 sq mi
Center point: 44.5758, -85.3478