Sand Lake

Population: 480
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $152,800

Sand Lake, a community in Kent County, Michigan, has 480 residents. At $32,083, its median household income sits below Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, Sand Lake's population declined 10.8% from 538 to 480, while its median home value rose 57.9% from $96,800 to $152,800.

Owners occupy 52.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 480
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,083
Median home value: $152,800
Median gross rent: $561
Housing units: 222
Homeownership rate: 52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

538480

Median household income

$39,554$32,083

Median home value

$96,800$152,800

Median gross rent

$463$561

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	538	$39,554	$96,800	$463
2020	495	$35,156	$104,500	$471
2021	468	—	$111,900	$511
2022	492	—	$134,800	$565
2023	480	$32,083	$152,800	$561

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6421.0%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	9.0%
5 to 17	53	11.0%
18 to 24	39	8.1%
25 to 34	57	11.9%
35 to 44	50	10.4%
45 to 54	46	9.6%
55 to 64	101	21.0%
65 to 74	53	11.0%
75 and over	38	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	415	86.5%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate51.9%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	55	15.9%
High school graduate	179	51.9%
Some college or associate's	81	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	17	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	13	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	137	77.0%
Carpooled	13	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	5.6%
Other means	11	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	19.6%
15 to 29 min	61	36.3%
30 to 44 min	57	33.9%
45 to 59 min	5	3.0%
60+ min	12	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.9% (57 of 480)

	Count	Share
Family households	121	55.3%
Nonfamily households	98	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	219	98.6%
Vacant	3	1.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	52.5%
Renter-occupied	104	47.5%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units34.7%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	113	50.9%
1-unit, attached	8	3.6%
2 to 4 units	9	4.1%
5 to 19 units	9	4.1%
20 or more units	77	34.7%
Mobile home & other	6	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2671360
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.71 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.2886, -85.5240