Demographics of Missaukee County, Michigan

Missaukee County, Michigan had 15,274 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +207 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.

Missaukee County, in four figures

15,274
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.4%
Change since July 2020: +207 people.; 43.3 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,194 ±$5,534
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.

Missaukee County, Michigan's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Missaukee 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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Missaukee County, Michigan's population grew 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Missaukee 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	15,067	100.0	100.0
2021	15,174	100.7	100.2
2022	15,223	101.0	100.7
2023	15,310	101.6	101.6
2024	15,196	100.9	102.5
2025	15,274	101.4	103.1

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Population of Missaukee 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	15,067	+10	−11	0	+19
2021	15,174	+107	−48	+1	+150
2022	15,223	+49	−55	+14	+96
2023	15,310	+87	−38	+19	+104
2024	15,196	−114	−64	+32	−81
2025	15,274	+78	−68	+15	+133

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.3: for men 42.1 ±0.7 and for women 44.2 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Missaukee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	834 ±22	5.5% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,548 ±131	16.8% ±0.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	970 ±86	6.4% ±0.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,525 ±128	23.2% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,989 ±159	26.2% ±1.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,341 ±190	22.0% ±1.3	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,194 ±$5,534, and income per person $32,706 ±$2,763, 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 Missaukee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	951 ±130	16.1% ±2.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,320 ±147	22.3% ±2.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,127 ±127	19.1% ±2.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	892 ±107	15.1% ±1.8	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	967 ±108	16.4% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	457 ±82	7.7% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	195 ±49	3.3% ±0.8	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 Missaukee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,702 ±232	11.3% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	487 ±113	14.5% ±3.3	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	711 ±116	9.9% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	504 ±82	11.1% ±1.7	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Missaukee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Missaukee County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	8,680 ±50	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.1% ±2.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.9% ±1.9	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.9% ±1.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	15.1% ±1.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,400 ±$5,383	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$891 ±$57	$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 Missaukee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	521 ±0	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,751 ±172	90.4% ±1.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	43 ±20	0.3% ±0.1	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	65 ±17	0.4% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 45	< 0.1% to 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	7 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	766 ±175	5.0% ±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 Missaukee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	13,300 ±197	87.5% ±1.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,612 ±186	10.6% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 73	0.1% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	250 ±73	1.6% ±0.5	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	114 ±41	0.7% ±0.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	136 ±52	0.9% ±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%.

Missaukee County among the counties of Michigan

67th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Missaukee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Presque Isle County	13,128	+1.0%

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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