Demographics of Benzie County, Michigan

Benzie County, Michigan had 18,568 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +566 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.

Benzie County, in four figures

18,568
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +566 people.; 50.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,834 ±$3,104
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.

Benzie County, Michigan's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Benzie 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

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Benzie County, Michigan's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Benzie 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	18,002	100.0	100.0
2021	18,245	101.3	100.2
2022	18,340	101.9	100.7
2023	18,452	102.5	101.6
2024	18,492	102.7	102.5
2025	18,568	103.1	103.1

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Population of Benzie 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	18,002	+25	−25	0	+55
2021	18,245	+243	−123	+1	+379
2022	18,340	+95	−103	+15	+175
2023	18,452	+112	−96	+21	+187
2024	18,492	+40	−91	+20	+113
2025	18,568	+76	−96	+11	+164

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.8 ±0.4: for men 49.3 ±0.7 and for women 51.8 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Benzie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	766 ±64	4.2% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,328 ±140	12.7% ±0.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,183 ±118	6.5% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,779 ±173	20.6% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,993 ±186	27.3% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,261 ±254	28.7% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,834 ±$3,104, and income per person $42,600 ±$2,026, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Benzie County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,069 ±147	13.9% ±1.9	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,289 ±147	16.7% ±1.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,506 ±182	19.5% ±2.3	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,180 ±160	15.3% ±2.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,492 ±183	19.4% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	608 ±113	7.9% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	564 ±86	7.3% ±1.1	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).

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Poverty rate in Benzie County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,743 ±277	9.7% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	280 ±87	9.3% ±2.8	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	839 ±188	10.2% ±2.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	624 ±110	9.1% ±1.6	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Benzie County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Benzie County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	12,326 ±36	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	62.5% ±1.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	37.5% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.8% ±1.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.2% ±2.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$285,700 ±$12,025	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,026 ±$77	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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

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People in Benzie County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	457 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,728 ±170	91.4% ±0.9	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	118 ±50	0.6% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	99 ±28	0.5% ±0.2	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	164 ±33	0.9% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	51 to 273	0.3% to 1.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	582 ±142	3.2% ±0.8	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).

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People in Benzie County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	14,163 ±293	77.4% ±1.6	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,788 ±278	20.7% ±1.5	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	105 ±43	0.6% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	254 ±49	1.4% ±0.3	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	146 ±44	0.8% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	108 ±42	0.6% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Benzie County among the counties of Michigan

66th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Benzie County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Osceola County	23,516	+2.7%
Leelanau County	22,982	+3.0%
Menominee County	22,941	−2.2%
Ogemaw County	21,121	+1.6%
Kalkaska County	18,693	+4.3%
Benzie County	18,568	+3.1%
Missaukee County	15,274	+1.4%
Arenac County	15,068	+0.5%
Gogebic County	14,285	−0.4%
Crawford County	13,722	+5.7%
Lake County	13,182	+9.1%

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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