Lake Odessa

Population: 2,174
Median household income: $71,157
Median home value: $150,300

Lake Odessa is a community in Ionia County, Michigan, home to 2,174 residents. Its median household income of $71,157 runs in line with the Ionia County figure of $73,436.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lake Odessa's population grew 4.6% from 2,079 to 2,174, while its median home value rose 51.7% from $99,100 to $150,300.

20.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,174
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $71,157
Median home value: $150,300
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 769
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0792,174

Median household income

$45,038$71,157

Median home value

$99,100$150,300

Median gross rent

$670$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,079	$45,038	$99,100	$670
2020	2,182	$46,875	$105,400	$677
2021	2,079	$44,844	$111,100	$732
2022	2,129	$66,397	$139,000	$710
2023	2,174	$71,157	$150,300	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	4.6%
5 to 17	381	17.5%
18 to 24	273	12.6%
25 to 34	334	15.4%
35 to 44	230	10.6%
45 to 54	265	12.2%
55 to 64	229	10.5%
65 to 74	221	10.2%
75 and over	142	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,777	81.7%
Black or African American	79	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	227	10.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	118	8.3%
High school graduate	489	34.4%
Some college or associate's	524	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	181	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	109	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	834	79.9%
Carpooled	61	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	3.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	117	11.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	316	34.1%
15 to 29 min	153	16.5%
30 to 44 min	345	37.2%
45 to 59 min	87	9.4%
60+ min	26	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 12.5% (267 of 2,144)

	Count	Share
Family households	487	68.3%
Nonfamily households	226	31.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	713	92.7%
Vacant	56	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	569	79.8%
Renter-occupied	144	20.2%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	574	74.6%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	21	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	77	10.0%
Mobile home & other	91	11.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2644880
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.7829, -85.1375