Demographics of Crawford County, Michigan

Crawford County, Michigan had 13,722 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +736 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.

Crawford County, in four figures

13,722
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +736 people.; 51.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,392 ±$4,587
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.

Crawford County, Michigan's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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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Crawford County, Michigan's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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	12,986	100.0	100.0
2021	13,278	102.2	100.2
2022	13,439	103.5	100.7
2023	13,545	104.3	101.6
2024	13,606	104.8	102.5
2025	13,722	105.7	103.1

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Population of Crawford 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	12,986	−1	−16	0	+14
2021	13,278	+292	−85	+1	+394
2022	13,439	+161	−111	+3	+258
2023	13,545	+106	−112	+9	+204
2024	13,606	+61	−90	+7	+148
2025	13,722	+116	−92	+5	+206

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.6 ±0.7: for men 51.3 ±0.6 and for women 51.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	595 ±31	4.5% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,739 ±159	13.0% ±1.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	719 ±133	5.4% ±1.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,755 ±170	20.6% ±1.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,916 ±238	29.3% ±1.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,645 ±257	27.3% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,392 ±$4,587, and income per person $31,873 ±$1,385, 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 Crawford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,288 ±194	20.7% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,364 ±184	21.9% ±2.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,256 ±208	20.2% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	952 ±152	15.3% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	967 ±175	15.5% ±2.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	229 ±92	3.7% ±1.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	175 ±54	2.8% ±0.9	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 Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,942 ±302	14.7% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	414 ±89	18.0% ±3.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	976 ±196	16.8% ±3.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	552 ±109	10.8% ±2.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crawford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crawford County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	10,330 ±41	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	60.3% ±2.3	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	39.7% ±2.3	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.6% ±2.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.4% ±3.4	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,000 ±$7,891	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$862 ±$48	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±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 Crawford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	326 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,232 ±124	91.5% ±0.9	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21 to 85	0.2% to 0.6%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	111 ±20	0.8% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	10 to 54	0.1% to 0.4%	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	3 to 121	< 0.1% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	553 ±142	4.1% ±1.1	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 Crawford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	11,176 ±296	83.6% ±2.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,946 ±309	14.6% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 65	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	208 ±60	1.6% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	122 ±50	0.9% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	86 ±41	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%.

Crawford County among the counties of Michigan

70th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Crawford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Presque Isle County	13,128	+1.0%
Iron County	11,757	+1.1%
Mackinac County	11,236	+3.8%
Alcona County	10,556	+3.7%

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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