Pentwater

Population: 885
Median household income: $76,688
Median home value: $347,200

Pentwater, a community in Oceana County, Michigan, has 885 residents. Its median household income of $76,688 runs above the Oceana County figure of $63,624.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pentwater's population grew 23.4% from 717 to 885, while its median home value rose 40.3% from $247,400 to $347,200.

The median gross rent is $540. 55.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 885
Median age: 65.4 yrs
Median household income: $76,688
Median home value: $347,200
Median gross rent: $540
Housing units: 1,041
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

717885

Median household income

$50,655$76,688

Median home value

$247,400$347,200

Median gross rent

$593$540

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	717	$50,655	$247,400	$593
2020	797	$55,375	$248,700	$633
2021	856	$62,857	$259,900	$489
2022	830	$72,898	$325,000	$575
2023	885	$76,688	$347,200	$540

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

Age distribution

Under 50.8%

5 to 177.8%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7432.1%

75 and over19.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	0.8%
5 to 17	69	7.8%
18 to 24	17	1.9%
25 to 34	42	4.7%
35 to 44	64	7.2%
45 to 54	75	8.5%
55 to 64	155	17.5%
65 to 74	284	32.1%
75 and over	172	19.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	873	98.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	12	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate17.3%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree39.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56	7.1%
High school graduate	137	17.3%
Some college or associate's	159	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	313	39.5%
Graduate or professional degree	127	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home30.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	186	64.4%
Carpooled	6	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	30.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	73	36.1%
15 to 29 min	58	28.7%
30 to 44 min	56	27.7%
45 to 59 min	7	3.5%
60+ min	8	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 11.4% (101 of 885)

	Count	Share
Family households	309	70.7%
Nonfamily households	128	29.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	437	42.0%
Vacant	604	58.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	365	83.5%
Renter-occupied	72	16.5%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	836	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	76	7.3%
5 to 19 units	94	9.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2663540
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0.38 sq mi
Center point: 43.7796, -86.4299