Moving to Perrinton, Michigan

Population: 439. Estimated population in July 2024: 434 (-1.1% change)
Males: 207 (47.2%), Females: 232 (52.8%)

Gratiot County

Zip code: 48871

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $34,500
Median house value: $57,000

Population by Race

Races in Perrinton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.7%), United States (18.5%), English (8.9%), Irish (7.5%), Dutch (6.6%), Polish (3.2%).

Elevation: 730 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Perrinton, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Perrinton

  • High school or higher: 87.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Perrinton village

  • Never married: 27.0%
  • Now married: 49.9%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 14.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +42 (+10.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Perrinton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perrinton:

  • CAPITAL CITY (about 30 miles; LANSING, MI; Abbreviation: LAN)
  • MBS INTL (about 49 miles; SAGINAW, MI; Abbreviation: MBS)
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Perrinton:

  • GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 10 miles; ALMA, MI; Abbreviation: AMN)
  • RANDOLPH’S LANDING AREA (about 13 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; Abbreviation: 61G)
  • MAYES (about 14 miles; CARSON CITY, MI; Abbreviation: 47G)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perrinton:

  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 38,639)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MIDLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,117)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)