Demographics of Gogebic County, Michigan

Gogebic County, Michigan had 14,285 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −64 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.

Gogebic County, in four figures

14,285
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −64 people.; 51.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,732 ±$3,913
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.

Gogebic County, Michigan's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gogebic 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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Gogebic County, Michigan's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gogebic 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	14,349	100.0	100.0
2021	14,382	100.2	100.2
2022	14,404	100.4	100.7
2023	14,271	99.5	101.6
2024	14,253	99.3	102.5
2025	14,285	99.6	103.1

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Population of Gogebic 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	14,349	−30	−23	0	−8
2021	14,382	+33	−144	0	+179
2022	14,404	+22	−106	+3	+118
2023	14,271	−133	−107	+8	−31
2024	14,253	−18	−104	+7	+80
2025	14,285	+32	−108	+5	+136

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.2 ±1.0: for men 50.9 ±1.0 and for women 51.5 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gogebic County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	571 ±44	4.0% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,775 ±145	12.4% ±1.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	769 ±125	5.4% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,062 ±197	21.4% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,939 ±212	27.5% ±1.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,203 ±271	29.4% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,732 ±$3,913, and income per person $36,519 ±$2,662, 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 Gogebic County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,541 ±219	22.0% ±3.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,808 ±234	25.9% ±3.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,404 ±192	20.1% ±2.6	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	778 ±147	11.1% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	793 ±139	11.3% ±1.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	351 ±87	5.0% ±1.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	314 ±88	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 Gogebic County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,020 ±344	14.4% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	428 ±126	18.4% ±5.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	929 ±176	14.4% ±2.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	663 ±152	12.6% ±2.8	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gogebic County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gogebic County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	10,394 ±34	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	67.2% ±2.5	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	32.8% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.0% ±1.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.0% ±3.1	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$107,200 ±$6,245	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$623 ±$44	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±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 Gogebic County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	291 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,954 ±105	90.5% ±0.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14 to 104	0.1% to 0.7%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	86 ±18	0.6% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	346 ±69	2.4% ±0.5	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	537 ±140	3.8% ±1.0	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 Gogebic County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	8,349 ±321	58.3% ±2.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,749 ±323	40.1% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19 to 87	0.1% to 0.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	168 ±76	1.2% ±0.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	51 to 171	0.4% to 1.2%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	16 to 98	0.1% to 0.7%	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%.

Gogebic County among the counties of Michigan

69th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

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

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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