Painesdale

Population: 353
Median household income: $62,436
Median home value: $84,800

Painesdale is a community in Houghton County, Michigan, home to 353 residents. Its median household income of $62,436 runs above the Houghton County figure of $56,573.

From 2020 to 2023, Painesdale's population declined 2.5% from 362 to 353, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $57,900 to $84,800.

19.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 96.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 353
Median age: 27.5 yrs
Median household income: $62,436
Median home value: $84,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 175
Homeownership rate: 96.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

362353

Median household income

$65,938$62,436

Median home value

$57,900$84,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	362	$65,938	$57,900
2021	358	$54,423	$68,000
2022	330	$70,000	$75,700
2023	353	$62,436	$84,800

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 2419.3%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 542.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 741.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	3.7%
5 to 17	85	24.1%
18 to 24	68	19.3%
25 to 34	69	19.5%
35 to 44	35	9.9%
45 to 54	8	2.3%
55 to 64	50	14.2%
65 to 74	5	1.4%
75 and over	20	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	348	98.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate55.6%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	104	55.6%
Some college or associate's	46	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	23	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	157	83.5%
Carpooled	4	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	10.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	91	53.8%
15 to 29 min	74	43.8%
30 to 44 min	4	2.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 8.5% (27 of 318)

	Count	Share
Family households	69	50.0%
Nonfamily households	69	50.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138	78.9%
Vacant	37	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	133	96.4%
Renter-occupied	5	3.6%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	151	86.3%
1-unit, attached	4	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20	11.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2662120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.0434, -88.6715