Demographics of Lake County, Michigan

Lake County, Michigan had 13,182 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,096 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.

Lake County, in four figures

13,182
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +9.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,096 people.; 50.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,805 ±$2,404
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.

Lake County, Michigan's population grew 9.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lake 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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Lake County, Michigan's population grew 9.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lake 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	12,086	100.0	100.0
2021	12,271	101.5	100.2
2022	12,684	104.9	100.7
2023	12,772	105.7	101.6
2024	13,016	107.7	102.5
2025	13,182	109.1	103.1

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Population of Lake 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	12,086	−5	−27	0	+26
2021	12,271	+185	−125	+1	+325
2022	12,684	+413	−100	+2	+468
2023	12,772	+88	−97	+4	+176
2024	13,016	+244	−98	+4	+337
2025	13,182	+166	−103	+4	+268

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.5 ±0.4: for men 47.8 ±0.5 and for women 53.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	415 ±44	3.3% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,442 ±109	11.5% ±0.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,021 ±190	8.1% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,653 ±212	21.1% ±1.7	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,609 ±158	28.7% ±1.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,423 ±176	27.2% ±1.4	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,805 ±$2,404, and income per person $28,058 ±$1,397, 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 Lake County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,250 ±144	24.1% ±2.7	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,279 ±139	24.6% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,221 ±152	23.5% ±2.8	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±93	12.0% ±1.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	518 ±84	10.0% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	173 ±50	3.3% ±1.0	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	124 ±45	2.4% ±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 Lake County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,514 ±276	20.5% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	488 ±91	27.0% ±4.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,365 ±183	23.2% ±2.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	661 ±98	14.5% ±2.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lake County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lake County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	13,461 ±70	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	38.6% ±1.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	61.4% ±1.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.0% ±2.8	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.0% ±2.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$133,900 ±$9,291	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$875 ±$90	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Lake County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,163 ±0	9.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,490 ±52	75.5% ±0.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	984 ±139	7.8% ±1.1	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 61	0.1% to 0.5%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 ±39	0.8% ±0.3	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	40 to 154	0.3% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	686 ±153	5.5% ±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).

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People in Lake County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	9,903 ±241	78.8% ±1.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,443 ±245	19.4% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	40 to 148	0.3% to 1.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	123 ±50	1.0% ±0.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 ±30	0.6% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	14 to 88	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%.

Lake County among the counties of Michigan

71st of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Lake County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Montmorency County	9,842	+7.3%

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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