Grass Lake

Population: 1,235
Median household income: $74,306
Median home value: $199,400

Grass Lake is a community in Jackson County, Michigan, home to 1,235 residents. Its median household income of $74,306 runs above the Jackson County figure of $65,004.

From 2019 to 2023, Grass Lake's population held roughly steady from 1,230 to 1,235, while its median home value rose 27.9% from $155,900 to $199,400.

Households average 2.33 people. The median gross rent is $954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,235
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $74,306
Median home value: $199,400
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 569
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2301,235

Median household income

$67,619$74,306

Median home value

$155,900$199,400

Median gross rent

$833$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,230	$67,619	$155,900	$833
2020	1,331	$60,833	$165,900	$921
2021	1,356	$74,464	$165,800	$959
2022	1,222	$75,921	$187,700	$1,036
2023	1,235	$74,306	$199,400	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3422.6%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	113	9.1%
5 to 17	166	13.4%
18 to 24	112	9.1%
25 to 34	279	22.6%
35 to 44	116	9.4%
45 to 54	120	9.7%
55 to 64	114	9.2%
65 to 74	131	10.6%
75 and over	84	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,160	93.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	15	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	26	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.3%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree22.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	1.3%
High school graduate	250	29.6%
Some college or associate's	322	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	188	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	73	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	529	75.5%
Carpooled	44	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	15.0%
Other means	9	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	86	14.4%
15 to 29 min	240	40.3%
30 to 44 min	153	25.7%
45 to 59 min	85	14.3%
60+ min	32	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 6.2% (76 of 1,235)

	Count	Share
Family households	286	54.1%
Nonfamily households	243	45.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	529	93.0%
Vacant	40	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	409	77.3%
Renter-occupied	120	22.7%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	424	74.5%
1-unit, attached	30	5.3%
2 to 4 units	83	14.6%
5 to 19 units	30	5.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2634480
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2508, -84.2062