
Michigan · Census place 74975
South Gull Lake, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of South Gull Lake, Michigan (South Gull Lake, MI — Census place “South Gull Lake CDP”) is 2,145 residents, ranking #299 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $236,094, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the South Gull Lake Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve South Gull Lake, MI: 49083.
- Population
- 2,145South Gull Lake CDP residents
- Median household income
- $236,094Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.8%Owner-occupied households
South Gull Lake ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps South Gull Lake.
The South Gull Lake MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in South Gull Lake CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
Poverty affects 0.7% of residents and 86.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
South Gull Lake CDP, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
South Gull Lake CDP is a small town in Michigan, with 2,145 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #299 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 59% of them. The median age here is 44.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in South Gull Lake CDP earn a median of $236,094 a year, 200.6% above the national figure of $78,538 and 283% above the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 0.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in South Gull Lake CDP is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs not published a month. 86.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
The Census withheld home value, gross rent for South Gull Lake CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of South Gull Lake CDP?
- South Gull Lake CDP has 2,145 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #299 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in South Gull Lake CDP?
- Median household income in South Gull Lake CDP is $236,094 a year, 200.6% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in South Gull Lake CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is not published.
- Is South Gull Lake CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for South Gull Lake CDP to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this South Gull Lake CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.