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Household size in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.90 | 2.58 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.74 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.45 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.67 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.23 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
At 2.67 people per household, Rives Junction sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in Michigan overall, where it has 2.51 people. Household size has dropped from 2.90 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.5 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.7 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.0 | 41.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.1 | +2.4 | +2.3 |
At 39.0, the median age in Rives Junction is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is younger than in Michigan as a whole, where the median age is 41.3.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.5% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.6% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.6% of households in Rives Junction, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Rives Junction
Renters in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.8% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.6% | 28.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 4.3% | 26.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −10.5 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Rives Junction is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 4.3% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 34.9% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.7% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.3% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.9% | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.0% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.2 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Rives Junction than nationally: 7.0%, against 9.6% for the U.S.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1973 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1978 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1976 | 1971 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Change | +9 | +3 | +6 |
The typical home in Rives Junction was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Michigan as a whole, where the median home dates to 1972.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $816 | $833 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $949 | $886 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $771 | $978 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,146 | $1,228 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$330 | +$395 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Rives Junction costs $1,146 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 18.9% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Rives Junction
Bachelor's degrees in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.7% | 26.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 27.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.1% | 29.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 30.1% | 32.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.4 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a little less common in Rives Junction than nationally: 30.1% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%. The picture is much the same across Michigan.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 91.7% | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.4% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 87.5% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.3% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | +3.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Rives Junction is above the national rate: 94.3% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Rives Junction
| Period | Rives Junction | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.9% | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.5% | 11.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | +0.6 pts | −5.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little harder to find in Rives Junction than nationally: unemployment was 6.5%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across Michigan. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Rives Junction compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rives Junction | 2.67 | 39.0 | 5.6% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 1982 | $1,146 | 30.1% | 94.3% | 6.5% |
| Tompkins | 2.68 | 41.2 | 10.1% | 12.1% | 11.0% | 1978 | $1,222 | 17.7% | 94.0% | 5.5% |
| Pleasant Lake | 2.64 | 42.6 | 9.7% | 6.2% | 10.2% | 1978 | $1,003 | 28.6% | 95.9% | 7.1% |
| Leslie | 2.67 | 40.1 | 9.4% | 14.0% | 6.5% | 1971 | $1,183 | 23.6% | 94.2% | 3.9% |
| Onondaga | 2.78 | 40.7 | 10.8% | 15.9% | 4.5% | 1990 | $1,270 | 23.1% | 94.9% | 9.8% |
| Kinneville | 2.73 | 40.3 | 11.0% | 14.8% | 5.5% | 1990 | $1,066 | 19.2% | 94.9% | 10.5% |
| Jackson | 2.42 | 39.8 | 12.2% | 35.7% | 9.1% | 1963 | $1,016 | 21.5% | 91.0% | 6.1% |
| Munith | 2.37 | 49.6 | 5.9% | 8.0% | 14.6% | 1982 | $992 | 22.8% | 96.4% | 7.1% |
| Parma | 3.22 | 40.1 | 9.5% | 10.9% | 8.0% | 1975 | $922 | 25.4% | 92.6% | 5.2% |
| Sandstone | 3.43 | 39.7 | 11.4% | 13.0% | 6.0% | 1977 | $965 | 33.2% | 95.6% | 0.7% |
| Springport | 2.47 | 44.6 | 10.0% | 20.6% | 10.0% | 1968 | $1,097 | 16.5% | 92.2% | 5.1% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Rives Junction. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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