Vandercook Lake

Population: 4,434
Median household income: $52,337
Median home value: $125,800

Located in Jackson County, Michigan, Vandercook Lake is a community with a population of 4,434. Its median household income of $52,337 runs below the Jackson County figure of $65,004.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vandercook Lake's population declined 3.9% from 4,615 to 4,434, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $92,500 to $125,800.

90.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1956.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,434
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,337
Median home value: $125,800
Median gross rent: $1,094
Housing units: 2,146
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6154,434

Median household income

$46,521$52,337

Median home value

$92,500$125,800

Median gross rent

$841$1,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,615	$46,521	$92,500	$841
2020	4,702	$46,842	$107,100	$739
2021	4,728	$48,475	$107,300	$820
2022	4,635	$51,332	$121,700	$1,010
2023	4,434	$52,337	$125,800	$1,094

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.0%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	166	3.7%
5 to 17	665	15.0%
18 to 24	512	11.5%
25 to 34	590	13.3%
35 to 44	509	11.5%
45 to 54	497	11.2%
55 to 64	639	14.4%
65 to 74	459	10.4%
75 and over	397	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,864	87.1%
Black or African American	63	1.4%
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	317	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	190	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's39.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	206	6.7%
High school graduate	1,130	36.6%
Some college or associate's	1,209	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	347	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	199	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone88.6%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,677	88.6%
Carpooled	156	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	704	38.4%
15 to 29 min	917	50.0%
30 to 44 min	134	7.3%
45 to 59 min	33	1.8%
60+ min	45	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 10.5% (464 of 4,407)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,261	66.5%
Nonfamily households	636	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,897	88.4%
Vacant	249	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,750	92.3%
Renter-occupied	147	7.7%

1-unit, detached90.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,937	90.3%
1-unit, attached	24	1.1%
2 to 4 units	34	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	151	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2681740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.25 sq mi
Center point: 42.1914, -84.3855