Whitmore Lake

Population: 8,083
Median household income: $78,038
Median home value: $270,300

Whitmore Lake is a community in Washtenaw County, Michigan, home to 8,083 residents. The median household income of $78,038 is below the Washtenaw County median ($87,156).

From 2019 to 2023, Whitmore Lake's population grew 22.1% from 6,618 to 8,083, while its median home value rose 54.6% from $174,800 to $270,300.

The median gross rent is $1,268. 38.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,083
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $78,038
Median home value: $270,300
Median gross rent: $1,268
Housing units: 3,723
Homeownership rate: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6188,083

Median household income

$61,004$78,038

Median home value

$174,800$270,300

Median gross rent

$986$1,268

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,618	$61,004	$174,800	$986
2020	8,010	$67,690	$192,100	$986
2021	8,019	$72,241	$203,200	$1,163
2022	7,911	$76,653	$256,500	$1,206
2023	8,083	$78,038	$270,300	$1,268

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	570	7.1%
5 to 17	1,049	13.0%
18 to 24	610	7.5%
25 to 34	1,414	17.5%
35 to 44	1,094	13.5%
45 to 54	1,107	13.7%
55 to 64	1,109	13.7%
65 to 74	712	8.8%
75 and over	418	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,247	89.7%
Black or African American	199	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	111	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	87	1.1%
Two or more races	147	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	284	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	181	3.1%
High school graduate	1,472	25.1%
Some college or associate's	1,973	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,370	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	858	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,613	80.8%
Carpooled	217	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	619	13.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	572	14.8%
15 to 29 min	1,775	46.0%
30 to 44 min	922	23.9%
45 to 59 min	406	10.5%
60+ min	180	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 6.3% (507 of 8,024)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,939	52.8%
Nonfamily households	1,735	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,674	98.7%
Vacant	49	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,590	70.5%
Renter-occupied	1,084	29.5%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,397	64.4%
1-unit, attached	91	2.4%
2 to 4 units	59	1.6%
5 to 19 units	331	8.9%
20 or more units	208	5.6%
Mobile home & other	637	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2687060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 1.21 sq mi
Center point: 42.4203, -83.7521