Stanton

Population: 1,292
Median household income: $45,714
Median home value: $89,000

Stanton, a community in Montcalm County, Michigan, has 1,292 residents. Its median household income of $45,714 runs below the Montcalm County figure of $64,892.

From 2019 to 2023, Stanton's population declined 4.6% from 1,355 to 1,292, while its median home value rose 9.1% from $81,600 to $89,000.

6.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,292
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,714
Median home value: $89,000
Median gross rent: $697
Housing units: 538
Homeownership rate: 61.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3551,292

Median household income

$37,824$45,714

Median home value

$81,600$89,000

Median gross rent

$610$697

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,355	$37,824	$81,600	$610
2020	1,354	$38,920	$82,200	$623
2021	1,435	$37,813	$78,000	$660
2022	1,293	$42,083	$86,700	$724
2023	1,292	$45,714	$89,000	$697

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	65	5.0%
5 to 17	218	16.9%
18 to 24	53	4.1%
25 to 34	166	12.8%
35 to 44	153	11.8%
45 to 54	225	17.4%
55 to 64	228	17.6%
65 to 74	117	9.1%
75 and over	67	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,179	91.3%
Black or African American	29	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate49.1%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	12.7%
High school graduate	469	49.1%
Some college or associate's	309	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	38	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	19	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	334	82.5%
Carpooled	41	10.1%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	13	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	4.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	144	37.0%
15 to 29 min	81	20.8%
30 to 44 min	68	17.5%
45 to 59 min	56	14.4%
60+ min	40	10.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 30.9% (364 of 1,178)

	Count	Share
Family households	267	54.9%
Nonfamily households	219	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	486	90.3%
Vacant	52	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	300	61.7%
Renter-occupied	186	38.3%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other11.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	334	62.1%
1-unit, attached	6	1.1%
2 to 4 units	64	11.9%
5 to 19 units	12	2.2%
20 or more units	63	11.7%
Mobile home & other	59	11.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2676220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2932, -85.0796