Demographics of Dickinson County, Michigan

Dickinson County, Michigan had 25,827 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −69 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.

Dickinson County, in four figures

25,827
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −69 people.; 46.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,156 ±$3,928
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.

Dickinson County, Michigan's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dickinson 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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Dickinson County, Michigan's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dickinson 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	25,896	100.0	100.0
2021	25,815	99.7	100.2
2022	25,959	100.2	100.7
2023	26,013	100.5	101.6
2024	25,918	100.1	102.5
2025	25,827	99.7	103.1

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Population of Dickinson 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	25,896	−49	−19	0	−32
2021	25,815	−81	−156	+2	+47
2022	25,959	+144	−106	+8	+249
2023	26,013	+54	−121	+24	+157
2024	25,918	−95	−142	+16	+34
2025	25,827	−91	−151	−2	+61

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.9 ±0.6: for men 45.7 ±0.8 and for women 48.1 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dickinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,338 ±107	5.2% ±0.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,843 ±272	14.8% ±1.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,688 ±238	6.5% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,696 ±299	21.9% ±1.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,111 ±361	27.4% ±1.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,278 ±437	24.2% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,156 ±$3,928, and income per person $36,594 ±$1,758, 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 Dickinson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	2,161 ±360	18.2% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,232 ±342	18.7% ±2.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,569 ±362	21.6% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,639 ±308	13.8% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,953 ±296	16.4% ±2.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	813 ±178	6.8% ±1.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	538 ±143	4.5% ±1.2	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 Dickinson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,704 ±455	10.5% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	391 ±164	7.7% ±3.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,573 ±314	12.8% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	740 ±196	8.9% ±2.3	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dickinson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dickinson County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	13,951 ±49	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±1.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±1.8	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±2.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.6% ±2.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$153,300 ±$8,586	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$797 ±$61	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±3	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 Dickinson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	511 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,956 ±176	92.3% ±0.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29 to 151	0.1% to 0.6%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 142	< 0.1% to 0.5%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	108 ±48	0.4% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 271	0.1% to 1.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,034 ±177	4.0% ±0.7	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 Dickinson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	18,580 ±521	71.6% ±2.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,887 ±476	26.5% ±1.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 118	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	421 ±158	1.6% ±0.6	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	231 ±105	0.9% ±0.4	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	91 to 289	0.4% to 1.1%	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%.

Dickinson County among the counties of Michigan

55th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Dickinson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Alpena County	28,853	−0.1%
Oceana County	27,177	+1.7%
Otsego County	26,080	+3.8%
Gladwin County	26,077	+2.8%
Charlevoix County	26,036	> −0.1%
Dickinson County	25,827	−0.3%
Cheboygan County	25,793	+0.9%
Manistee County	25,656	+2.3%
Iosco County	25,266	+0.3%
Antrim County	24,698	+5.3%
Roscommon County	23,914	+1.9%

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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