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Sand Lake, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Sand Lake is a Census village of 484 people across 0.71 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $34,286, 51.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $937,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sand Lake
What Sand Lake is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.71 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land682 plus or minus 203
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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.
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How many people live in Sand Lake
- Population484 plus or minus 144
- Median age49.5 plus or minus 18.6
- Population under 1882 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1816.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over107 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Households232 plus or minus 85
- Family households121 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families52.2 percent plus or minus 25.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Sand Lake
- Median household income$34,286 plus or minus $31,099
- Per capita income$28,803
- Civilian labor force189 plus or minus 62
- Employed184 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed5 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over350 plus or minus 102
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Sand Lake
- Housing units244 plus or minus 86
- Occupied units232 plus or minus 85
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate4.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied119 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied113 plus or minus 76
- Ownership rate51.3 percent plus or minus 24.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$165,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$561 plus or minus $269
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.6 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Single family units124 plus or minus 39
- Share single family50.8 percent plus or minus 23.9
- Units in buildings of two or more109 plus or minus 77
- Share in buildings of two or more44.7 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sand Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute164 plus or minus 57
- Commuting under 15 minutes31 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more80 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.8 percent
- Drove alone72.5 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Sand Lake (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$937,500
- Average approval$104,167
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$400,000
- Jobs supported29
- Jobs per approval3.2
- 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 lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sand Lake, 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.
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Flood risk in Sand Lake
- NFIP communityVillage of Sand Lake
- NFIP community number260976
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Sand Lake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260976 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.
Kent County, not Sand Lake
Kent County context, not Sand Lake figures
- Establishments in Kent County17,799
- Covered employment, Kent County415,565
- Average annual pay, Kent County$62,288
- Housing units permitted, Kent County2,090
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sand 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.
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
Sand Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sand Lake, Michigan?
484, in 232 households. Sand Lake village covers 0.71 square miles of land, which is 682 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sand Lake in?
Kent 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 Sand Lake?
$34,286. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $165,600. Median gross rent is $561 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sand Lake businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $937,500 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $70,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sand Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sand Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sand Lake. 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 Sand Lake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sand Lake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sand Lake, village of, community 260976, 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 Sand Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kent 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 Sand Lake.
Is zoning published for Sand Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.