Housing data for Paw Paw Lake, MI
Paw Paw Lake, MI has an estimated 3,889 residents and 2,809 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Berrien County.
25.2% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,164 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,889 (±412)
- Housing units
- 2,809 (±220)
- Households that rent
- 25.2%
- Median gross rent
- $1,164
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +10.5%
What stands out in Paw Paw Lake
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.5% (±1.7 points) in Paw Paw Lake, lower than in Berrien County (9.7%).
Median gross rent: $1,164 (±$117) in Paw Paw Lake, higher than in Berrien County ($942).
Median real estate taxes: $1,971 (±$327) in Paw Paw Lake, lower than in Berrien County ($2,429).
Median home value: $191,700 (±$21,634) in Paw Paw Lake, lower than in Berrien County ($224,300).
- Types of homes in Paw Paw Lake
- Median rent in Paw Paw Lake
- Property taxes in Paw Paw Lake
- Home values in Paw Paw Lake
Housing in Paw Paw Lake at a glance
- Median rent: $1,164 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,197 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 59.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 25.2% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $67,674 median household income
- Home values: $191,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,386 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,971 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 61.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 66.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 81.7% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 30.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +10.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 27.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Paw Paw Lake against Berrien County, its state and the nation
| Paw Paw Lake | Berrien County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,889 (±412) | 153,288 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 2,809 (±220) | 77,276 (±73) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 25.2% (±8.9 points) | 27.2% (±1.3 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,164 (±$117) | $942 (±$24) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $67,674 (±$23,227) | $65,425 (±$1,108) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $191,700 (±$21,634) | $224,300 (±$3,751) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,971 (±$327) | $2,429 (±$48) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.9% (±13.0 points) | 69.4% (±1.9 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.6 minutes (±10.0) | 21.2 minutes (±0.7) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.7% (±6.9 points) | 89.3% (±0.9 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 39.0 years (±6.4) | 42.7 years (±0.2) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Paw Paw Lake covers 5.1 square miles of land, about 758 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Paw Paw Lake has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,520 (±536) | 3,889 (±412) | +10.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 2,387 (±285) | 2,809 (±220) | +17.7% | Measurable increase |
| Median gross rent | $736 (±$190) | $1,164 (±$117) | +58.2% | Up after inflation |
| Median home value | $126,200 (±$51,578) | $191,700 (±$21,634) | +51.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $52,943 (±$4,147) | $67,674 (±$23,227) | +27.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $999 (±$167) | $1,386 (±$106) | +38.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,563 (±$258) | $1,971 (±$327) | +26.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 24.6% (±8.3 points) | 25.2% (±8.9 points) | +0.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 14.6% (±14.6 points) | 0.0% (±7.0 points) | −14.6 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Berrien County
Paw Paw Lake has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Berrien County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Berrien County recorded 482 violent and 1,455 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Paw Paw Lake
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watervliet Township | 1.6 mi | $1,077 | $154,500 | 26.7% |
| Watervliet | 1.9 mi | $885 | $137,500 | 33.0% |
| Coloma | 2.4 mi | $1,016 | $177,100 | 26.1% |
| Covert Township | 5.0 mi | $888 | $157,600 | 41.7% |
| Hagar Township | 5.1 mi | $886 | $237,700 | 23.3% |
| Hartford | 5.6 mi | $837 | $108,700 | 35.1% |
| Hartford Township | 5.7 mi | — | $150,000 | 16.9% |
| Bainbridge Township | 7.3 mi | $806 | $220,600 | 7.6% |
Places in Michigan most like Paw Paw Lake
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township (Lenawee County) | $1,095 | $190,000 | $73,889 | 18.7% |
| Wheatland Township (Sanilac County) | $1,000 | $185,400 | $66,458 | 17.8% |
| Sunfield Township | $1,038 | $190,800 | $77,750 | 19.4% |
| Athens | $978 | $157,000 | $70,192 | 22.4% |
| Stony Point | $985 | $215,900 | $53,872 | 29.6% |
| Blissfield Township | $1,069 | $173,500 | $67,200 | 20.1% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Paw Paw Lake, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $802 | $887 | $1,152 | $1,512 | $1,514 |
HUD income limits for Paw Paw Lake, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $19,400 | $32,300 | $51,650 |
| 2 people | $22,150 | $36,900 | $59,000 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $41,500 | $66,400 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $46,100 | $73,750 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $49,800 | $79,650 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $53,500 | $85,550 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $57,200 | $91,450 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $60,900 | $97,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Niles, MI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,200.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Paw Paw Lake is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Coloma Charter Township, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Paw Paw Lake
What is the average rent in Paw Paw Lake, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Paw Paw Lake is $1,164 (±$117) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a two-bedroom apartment in Paw Paw Lake?
The median gross rent for a two-bedroom home in Paw Paw Lake, MI is $1,197 (±$147) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Are renters in Paw Paw Lake rent-burdened?
59.3% of renting households in Paw Paw Lake pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Paw Paw Lake?
Paw Paw Lake has an estimated 415 (±148) renting households, 25.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Paw Paw Lake?
The median household income in Paw Paw Lake is $67,674 (±$23,227) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Paw Paw Lake, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $191,700 (±$21,634) for owner-occupied homes in Paw Paw Lake (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Paw Paw Lake growing?
In Paw Paw Lake, the number of residents went from 3,520 in 2015–2019 to 3,889 in 2020–2024 (+10.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Niles, MI MSA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Niles, MI MSA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Paw Paw Lake CDP, Michigan (place:63020, in state:26).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .