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Fife Lake, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Fife Lake is a Census village of 343 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Grand Traverse County. Median household income is $68,472, 79.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fife Lake
What Fife Lake is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.44 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land472 plus or minus 106
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrand Traverse 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.
Fife Lake
How many people live in Fife Lake
- Population343 plus or minus 77
- Median age54.2
- Population under 1831 plus or minus 18
- Share under 189.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over75 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households159 plus or minus 35
- Family households108 plus or minus 29
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife Lake
Income and work in Fife Lake
- Median household income$68,472
- Per capita income$36,607
- Civilian labor force171 plus or minus 46
- Employed165 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over288 plus or minus 63
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent plus or minus 28.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife Lake
Housing in Fife Lake
- Housing units260 plus or minus 58
- Occupied units159 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 45
- Vacancy rate38.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Owner occupied127 plus or minus 31
- Renter occupied32 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate79.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$202,300 plus or minus $41,859
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,632
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent
- Single family units238 plus or minus 58
- Share single family91.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more2.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife Lake
How Fife Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute152 plus or minus 46
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more100 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more65.8 percent
- Drove alone81.0 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fife Lake
SBA loans in Fife Lake (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$301,000
- Average approval$301,000
- Median approval$301,000
- Largest approval$301,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fife Lake, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Grand Traverse County, not Fife Lake
Grand Traverse County context, not Fife Lake figures
- Establishments in Grand Traverse County3,549
- Covered employment, Grand Traverse County51,962
- Average annual pay, Grand Traverse County$59,257
- Housing units permitted, Grand Traverse County883
Every figure in this section is published for Grand Traverse County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fife Lake.
All Grand Traverse County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Fife Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fife Lake, Michigan?
343, in 159 households. Fife Lake village covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 472 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fife Lake in?
Grand Traverse 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 Fife Lake?
$68,472. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $202,300. Median gross rent is $1,632 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 Fife Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grand Traverse 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 Fife Lake.
Is zoning published for Fife Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.