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Brethren, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Brethren is a Census CDP of 318 people across 1.28 square miles of land, in Manistee County. Median household income is $52,083, 93.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $140,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brethren
What Brethren is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.28 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land249 plus or minus 78
- County holding the largest share of its areaManistee 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.
Brethren
How many people live in Brethren
- Population318 plus or minus 100
- Median age42.2 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 1893 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1829.2 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Population 65 and over61 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over19.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households121 plus or minus 35
- Family households88 plus or minus 32
- Share of households that are families72.7 percent plus or minus 16.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brethren
Income and work in Brethren
- Median household income$52,083 plus or minus $35,794
- Per capita income$30,060 plus or minus $6,555
- Civilian labor force123 plus or minus 43
- Employed123 plus or minus 43
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over207 plus or minus 56
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent plus or minus 33.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.5 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brethren
- Housing units183 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units121 plus or minus 35
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 35
- Vacancy rate33.9 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Owner occupied113 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 8
- Ownership rate93.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,200 plus or minus $38,382
- Single family units158 plus or minus 42
- Share single family86.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brethren gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute111 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more49 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone88.2 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brethren
SBA loans in Brethren (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$140,000
- Average approval$140,000
- Median approval$140,000
- Largest approval$140,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- 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 lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brethren, 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.
Manistee County, not Brethren
Manistee County context, not Brethren figures
- Establishments in Manistee County574
- Covered employment, Manistee County7,281
- Average annual pay, Manistee County$51,233
- Housing units permitted, Manistee County248
Every figure in this section is published for Manistee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brethren.
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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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
Brethren questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brethren, Michigan?
318, in 121 households. Brethren CDP covers 1.28 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 Brethren in?
Manistee 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 Brethren?
$52,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brethren businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $140,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $140,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brethren, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brethren borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brethren. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Brethren figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Manistee 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 Brethren.
Is zoning published for Brethren?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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