Demographics of Alger County, Michigan

Alger County, Michigan had 8,641 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −204 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alger County, in four figures

8,641
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.3%
Change since July 2020: −204 people.; 49.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,286 ±$1,930
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Alger County, Michigan's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alger County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

About this chart

The figures

Alger County, Michigan's population shrank 2.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alger County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,845	100.0	100.0
2021	8,777	99.2	100.2
2022	8,782	99.3	100.7
2023	8,753	99.0	101.6
2024	8,707	98.4	102.5
2025	8,641	97.7	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Alger County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	8,845	+6	−2	0	+7
2021	8,777	−68	−49	+2	−27
2022	8,782	+5	−46	+1	+45
2023	8,753	−29	−55	+1	+25
2024	8,707	−46	−53	+3	+3
2025	8,641	−66	−56	+3	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±0.5: for men 46.0 ±2.0 and for women 53.9 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alger County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	287 ±10	3.3% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	997 ±87	11.4% ±1.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	653 ±117	7.5% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,989 ±142	22.7% ±1.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,456 ±134	28.0% ±1.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,380 ±159	27.2% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,286 ±$1,930, and income per person $29,895 ±$1,846, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Alger County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	624 ±107	17.7% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	774 ±136	21.9% ±3.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	826 ±145	23.4% ±4.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	493 ±101	14.0% ±2.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	517 ±90	14.6% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	179 ±57	5.1% ±1.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	118 ±45	3.3% ±1.3	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Alger County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	801 ±143	10.4% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	67 ±29	5.3% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	413 ±102	11.7% ±2.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	321 ±91	10.9% ±3.0	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Alger County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alger County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	6,217 ±28	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	56.8% ±2.7	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	43.2% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	86.3% ±2.6	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	13.7% ±2.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$176,200 ±$10,899	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$714 ±$52	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alger County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	154 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,128 ±59	81.4% ±0.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	670 ±82	7.6% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 38	0.1% to 0.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	202 ±48	2.3% ±0.5	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 113	0.2% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	520 ±102	5.9% ±1.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alger County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	6,912 ±162	78.9% ±1.8	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,722 ±158	19.7% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 58	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	93 ±33	1.1% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 62	0.2% to 0.7%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	52 ±25	0.6% ±0.3	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Alger County among the counties of Michigan

78th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Alger County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Iron County	11,757	+1.1%
Mackinac County	11,236	+3.8%
Alcona County	10,556	+3.7%
Montmorency County	9,842	+7.3%
Oscoda County	8,723	+6.0%
Alger County	8,641	−2.3%
Schoolcraft County	8,187	+1.7%
Baraga County	8,169	+0.3%
Luce County	6,339	−1.1%
Ontonagon County	5,823	+0.4%
Keweenaw County	2,186	+6.2%

Elsewhere on the site

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026