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Carp Lake, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Carp Lake is a Census CDP of 380 people across 2.06 square miles of land, in Emmet County. Median household income is $27,474, 62.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Carp Lake
What Carp Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.06 sq mi
- Water area2.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land185 plus or minus 87
- County holding the largest share of its areaEmmet County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Carp Lake
How many people live in Carp Lake
- Population380 plus or minus 179
- Median age40.0
- Population under 18122 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1832.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over71 plus or minus 22
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Households143 plus or minus 39
- Family households94 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent plus or minus 20.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Carp Lake
- Median household income$27,474 plus or minus $16,575
- Per capita income$22,801 plus or minus $11,386
- Civilian labor force127 plus or minus 40
- Employed117 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate7.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over242 plus or minus 75
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.8 percent plus or minus 37.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Carp Lake
- Housing units445
- Occupied units143 plus or minus 39
- Vacant units302
- Vacancy rate67.9 percent
- Owner occupied90 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied53 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate62.9 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$180,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$570
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Single family units351
- Share single family78.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Mobile homes91 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Carp Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute82 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.2 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more18 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.0 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Drove alone94.1 percent
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Emmet County, not Carp Lake
Emmet County context, not Carp Lake figures
- Establishments in Emmet County1,577
- Covered employment, Emmet County17,742
- Average annual pay, Emmet County$55,435
- Housing units permitted, Emmet County161
Every figure in this section is published for Emmet County as a whole and is not a measurement of Carp Lake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Carp Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Carp Lake, Michigan?
380, in 143 households. Carp Lake CDP covers 2.06 square miles of land, which is 185 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Carp Lake in?
Emmet County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Carp Lake?
$27,474. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $180,000. Median gross rent is $570 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Carp Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Emmet County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Carp Lake.
Is zoning published for Carp Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.