South Boardman

Population: 521
Median household income: $80,781
Median home value: $182,700

Located in Kalkaska County, Michigan, South Boardman is a community with a population of 521. At $80,781, its median household income sits above Kalkaska County's $60,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Boardman's population declined 2.6% from 535 to 521, while its median home value rose 99.2% from $91,700 to $182,700.

20.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 92.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 521
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $80,781
Median home value: $182,700
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 205
Homeownership rate: 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

535521

Median household income

$47,946$80,781

Median home value

$91,700$182,700

Median gross rent

$791$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	535	$47,946	$91,700	$791
2020	489	$55,500	$138,600	$806
2021	523	$49,800	$122,200	$826
2022	613	$56,111	$150,300	$841
2023	521	$80,781	$182,700	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3423.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	3.8%
5 to 17	119	22.8%
18 to 24	10	1.9%
25 to 34	121	23.2%
35 to 44	70	13.4%
45 to 54	62	11.9%
55 to 64	61	11.7%
65 to 74	47	9.0%
75 and over	11	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	500	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.4%
Two or more races	16	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	23	6.2%
High school graduate	173	46.5%
Some college or associate's	99	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	63	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	222	84.1%
Carpooled	22	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	5.7%
Other means	5	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	4.8%
15 to 29 min	66	26.5%
30 to 44 min	64	25.7%
45 to 59 min	75	30.1%
60+ min	32	12.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 11.9% (62 of 521)

	Count	Share
Family households	139	71.3%
Nonfamily households	56	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	95.1%
Vacant	10	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	181	92.8%
Renter-occupied	14	7.2%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	85.9%
1-unit, attached	3	1.5%
2 to 4 units	4	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	10.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2674740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.6355, -85.2874