Vanderbilt

Population: 398
Median household income: $56,188
Median home value: $106,500

Vanderbilt, a community in Otsego County, Michigan, has 398 residents. Its median household income of $56,188 runs below the Otsego County figure of $67,285.

Between 2019 and 2023, Vanderbilt's population declined 29.1% from 561 to 398, while its median home value rose 36.7% from $77,900 to $106,500.

Owners occupy 66.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 398
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $56,188
Median home value: $106,500
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 211
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

561398

Median household income

$34,833$56,188

Median home value

$77,900$106,500

Median gross rent

$650$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	561	$34,833	$77,900	$650
2020	493	$38,750	$79,500	$815
2021	465	$38,750	$88,200	$820
2022	495	$39,821	$107,300	$918
2023	398	$56,188	$106,500	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 178.0%

18 to 2415.1%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6424.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	3.5%
5 to 17	32	8.0%
18 to 24	60	15.1%
25 to 34	74	18.6%
35 to 44	25	6.3%
45 to 54	33	8.3%
55 to 64	99	24.9%
65 to 74	39	9.8%
75 and over	22	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	376	94.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate53.1%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	20.2%
High school graduate	155	53.1%
Some college or associate's	69	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	9	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183	70.7%
Carpooled	38	14.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.9%
Bicycle	2	0.8%
Worked from home	31	12.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	41.2%
15 to 29 min	117	51.3%
30 to 44 min	4	1.8%
45 to 59 min	8	3.5%
60+ min	5	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 10.1% (40 of 398)

	Count	Share
Family households	91	46.7%
Nonfamily households	104	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	195	92.4%
Vacant	16	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	130	66.7%
Renter-occupied	65	33.3%

1-unit, detached84.4%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	178	84.4%
1-unit, attached	6	2.8%
2 to 4 units	2	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	13	6.2%
Mobile home & other	12	5.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2681700
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.1436, -84.6639

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