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Chassell, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Chassell is a Census CDP of 899 people across 3.61 square miles of land, in Houghton County. Median household income is $54,148, 84.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $819,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chassell
What Chassell is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.61 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land249 plus or minus 51
- County holding the largest share of its areaHoughton 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.
Chassell
How many people live in Chassell
- Population899 plus or minus 185
- Median age49.4
- Population under 18172 plus or minus 59
- Share under 1819.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over201 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over22.4 percent
- Households435
- Family households201 plus or minus 55
- Share of households that are families46.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chassell
Income and work in Chassell
- Median household income$54,148 plus or minus $16,675
- Per capita income$44,805 plus or minus $9,727
- Civilian labor force410 plus or minus 91
- Employed404 plus or minus 91
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over664
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.2 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.1 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chassell
Housing in Chassell
- Housing units569
- Occupied units435
- Vacant units134 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate23.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Owner occupied367 plus or minus 74
- Renter occupied68 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate84.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,600
- Single family units507
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 34
- Share in buildings of two or more7.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chassell
How Chassell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute348 plus or minus 81
- Commuting under 15 minutes102 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more31 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport2.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked3.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home11.5 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Chassell
SBA loans in Chassell (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$819,000
- Average approval$273,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chassell, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Chassell
Flood risk in Chassell
- NFIP communityTownship of Chassell
- NFIP community number260411
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/05/90
The Township of Chassell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260411 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Houghton County, not Chassell
Houghton County context, not Chassell figures
- Establishments in Houghton County891
- Covered employment, Houghton County12,124
- Average annual pay, Houghton County$54,867
- Housing units permitted, Houghton County111
Every figure in this section is published for Houghton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chassell.
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
Chassell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chassell, Michigan?
899, in 435 households. Chassell CDP covers 3.61 square miles of land, which is 249 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chassell in?
Houghton 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 Chassell?
$54,148. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chassell businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $819,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $350,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chassell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chassell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chassell. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Chassell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chassell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chassell, township of, community 260411, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Chassell figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Houghton 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 Chassell.
Is zoning published for Chassell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.