Mason

Population: 8,239
Median household income: $79,521
Median home value: $194,600

Mason is a community in Ingham County, Michigan, home to 8,239 residents. At $79,521, its median household income sits above Ingham County's $64,354.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mason's population declined 2.9% from 8,487 to 8,239, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $135,000 to $194,600.

35.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,239
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $79,521
Median home value: $194,600
Median gross rent: $1,103
Housing units: 3,621
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,4878,239

Median household income

$59,388$79,521

Median home value

$135,000$194,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,103

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,487	$59,388	$135,000	$962
2020	8,441	$64,241	$139,700	$934
2021	8,307	$70,493	$153,800	$1,009
2022	8,284	$75,000	$183,900	$1,048
2023	8,239	$79,521	$194,600	$1,103

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	381	4.6%
5 to 17	1,339	16.3%
18 to 24	667	8.1%
25 to 34	983	11.9%
35 to 44	1,308	15.9%
45 to 54	931	11.3%
55 to 64	1,068	13.0%
65 to 74	938	11.4%
75 and over	624	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,251	88.0%
Black or African American	276	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	67	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	211	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	411	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	400	6.8%
High school graduate	1,553	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,850	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,345	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	704	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,134	79.2%
Carpooled	220	5.6%
Public transit	9	0.2%
Walked	38	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	534	13.5%
Other means	20	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	876	25.6%
15 to 29 min	1,691	49.4%
30 to 44 min	685	20.0%
45 to 59 min	15	0.4%
60+ min	154	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 6.5% (506 of 7,744)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,113	61.5%
Nonfamily households	1,323	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,436	94.9%
Vacant	185	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,362	68.7%
Renter-occupied	1,074	31.3%

1-unit, detached52.8%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units21.1%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,913	52.8%
1-unit, attached	296	8.2%
2 to 4 units	244	6.7%
5 to 19 units	764	21.1%
20 or more units	96	2.7%
Mobile home & other	308	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2652180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.5807, -84.4423