Spring Lake

Population: 2,530
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $271,100

Spring Lake is a community in Ottawa County, Michigan, home to 2,530 residents. The median household income of $75,000 is below the Ottawa County median ($87,144).

Between 2019 and 2023, Spring Lake's population grew 5.9% from 2,390 to 2,530, while its median home value rose 63.8% from $165,500 to $271,100.

Owners occupy 88.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 56.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,530
Median age: 56.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,000
Median home value: $271,100
Median gross rent: $947
Housing units: 1,415
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3902,530

Median household income

$57,250$75,000

Median home value

$165,500$271,100

Median gross rent

$717$947

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,390	$57,250	$165,500	$717
2020	2,477	$62,857	$196,900	$831
2021	2,518	$64,700	$223,600	$806
2022	2,530	$71,813	$263,800	$705
2023	2,530	$75,000	$271,100	$947

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7422.2%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	2.0%
5 to 17	282	11.1%
18 to 24	142	5.6%
25 to 34	209	8.3%
35 to 44	277	10.9%
45 to 54	254	10.0%
55 to 64	469	18.5%
65 to 74	562	22.2%
75 and over	285	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,369	93.6%
Black or African American	5	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	14	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	121	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate15.1%

Some college or associate's41.5%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	1.2%
High school graduate	311	15.1%
Some college or associate's	854	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	596	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	271	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home18.5%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	945	71.2%
Carpooled	58	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	2.3%
Bicycle	25	1.9%
Worked from home	246	18.5%
Other means	24	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	386	35.7%
15 to 29 min	214	19.8%
30 to 44 min	339	31.3%
45 to 59 min	104	9.6%
60+ min	39	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 7.9% (199 of 2,527)

	Count	Share
Family households	788	61.9%
Nonfamily households	484	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,272	89.9%
Vacant	143	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,120	88.1%
Renter-occupied	152	11.9%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached15.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units10.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	945	66.8%
1-unit, attached	222	15.7%
2 to 4 units	32	2.3%
5 to 19 units	64	4.5%
20 or more units	152	10.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2675820
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 43.0735, -86.1941