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Whitmore Lake CDP, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Whitmore Lake CDP is a Census CDP of 7,878 people across 4.80 square miles of land, lying across Washtenaw County and Livingston County. Median household income is $86,779, 70.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.1 m.
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Whitmore Lake
What Whitmore Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.8 sq mi
- Water area1.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,643
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashtenaw County, 57.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inWashtenaw County 57.5 percent, Livingston County 42.5 percent
Whitmore Lake CDP crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitmore Lake
How many people live in Whitmore Lake
- Population7,878
- Median age36.5
- Population under 181,681
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,161 plus or minus 241
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent
- Households3,443
- Family households1,893
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitmore Lake
Income and work in Whitmore Lake
- Median household income$86,779
- Per capita income$56,527
- Civilian labor force4,310
- Employed4,175
- Unemployed135 plus or minus 85
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over5,663
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.6 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitmore Lake
Housing in Whitmore Lake
- Housing units3,618
- Occupied units3,443
- Vacant units175 plus or minus 101
- Vacancy rate4.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied2,426
- Renter occupied1,017 plus or minus 308
- Ownership rate70.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$287,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,329
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units2,426
- Share single family67.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more612 plus or minus 181
- Share in buildings of two or more16.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes580 plus or minus 227
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitmore Lake
How Whitmore Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,456
- Commuting under 15 minutes462 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.4 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,452
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.0 percent
- Drove alone77.5 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home15.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Whitmore Lake
SBA loans in Whitmore Lake (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$12,052,300
- Average approval$803,487
- Median approval$350,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,700,300
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported323
- Jobs per approval21.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises13.3 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Whitmore Lake
SBA loans in Whitmore Lake (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,740,000
- Average approval$870,000
- Median approval$1,156,000
- Largest approval$1,156,000
- Jobs supported27
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Washtenaw County, not Whitmore Lake
Washtenaw County context, not Whitmore Lake figures
These are Washtenaw County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Whitmore Lake measurements.
- Establishments in Washtenaw County8,322
- Employment at those establishments, Washtenaw County158,858
- Covered employment, Washtenaw County217,948
- Average annual pay, Washtenaw County$74,298
- Average weekly wage, Washtenaw County$1,429
- Housing units permitted, Washtenaw County1,193
- Of those, single family, Washtenaw County557
- County product, 2024, Washtenaw County$34,591,665,000
- County product change over the prior year, Washtenaw County5.3 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Washtenaw County$83,284
Every figure in this section is published for Washtenaw County as a whole and is not a measurement of Whitmore Lake. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Whitmore Lake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Whitmore Lake, Michigan?
7,878, in 3,443 households. Whitmore Lake CDP covers 4.80 square miles of land, which is 1,643 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Whitmore Lake in?
Whitmore Lake lies in more than one. By area it is 57.5 percent in Washtenaw County, 42.5 percent in Livingston County. This page sits under Washtenaw County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Whitmore Lake?
$86,779. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $287,700. Median gross rent is $1,329 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Whitmore Lake businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totalling $12.1 m, across 10 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.7 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Whitmore Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Whitmore Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Whitmore Lake. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Whitmore Lake figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washtenaw 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 Whitmore Lake.
Is zoning published for Whitmore Lake?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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