Manistee Lake

Population: 364
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $153,600

Manistee Lake is a community in Kalkaska County, Michigan, home to 364 residents. At $52,917, its median household income sits below Kalkaska County's $60,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Manistee Lake's population declined 25.6% from 489 to 364, while its median home value rose 30.6% from $117,600 to $153,600.

The typical home was built around 1976. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 364
Median age: 55.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $153,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 508
Homeownership rate: 87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

489364

Median household income

$41,481$52,917

Median home value

$117,600$153,600

Median gross rent

$848$785

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	489	$41,481	$117,600	$848
2020	527	$43,924	$117,500	$850
2021	493	$45,667	$112,100	$933
2022	366	$51,477	$134,200	$785
2023	364	$52,917	$153,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 444.4%

45 to 5420.6%

55 to 6423.9%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.1%
5 to 17	26	7.1%
18 to 24	37	10.2%
25 to 34	22	6.0%
35 to 44	16	4.4%
45 to 54	75	20.6%
55 to 64	87	23.9%
65 to 74	72	19.8%
75 and over	25	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	359	98.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	11.8%
High school graduate	101	34.0%
Some college or associate's	90	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	55	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 62 min

Drove alone87.7%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means12.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	121	87.7%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	17	12.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10	7.2%
15 to 29 min	34	24.6%
30 to 44 min	12	8.7%
45 to 59 min	11	8.0%
60+ min	71	51.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.85
Poverty rate: 14.0% (51 of 364)

	Count	Share
Family households	103	52.3%
Nonfamily households	94	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	197	38.8%
Vacant	311	61.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	172	87.3%
Renter-occupied	25	12.7%

1-unit, detached84.6%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	430	84.6%
1-unit, attached	6	1.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	72	14.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2650755
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.57 sq mi
Water area: 1.37 sq mi
Center point: 44.7725, -85.0235