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Antrim County, MI

Demographic and economic profile of Antrim County, MI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Antrim County is a small, rural Michigan county of 23,876 residents with an older workforce — median age 51.8 — and a labor force participation rate of just 55.4%, reflecting its retirement-oriented population base. About 34.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings run $36,758, and housing costs remain relatively modest at a $222,500 median home value and $920/month median rent, with an 87.0% homeownership rate. The county posted 3.0% population growth over five years, carries a low poverty rate of 9.4%, and has an unemployment rate of 4.1%, with a GDP per capita of $26,783 suggesting a limited commercial production base relative to household income levels.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

23,876

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,054

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

51.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.0% since 2018

Antrim County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,399 (92.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races605 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race521 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone254 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone149 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone125 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish267
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic92
  3. 3.Other Indo-European59
  4. 4.Arabic15
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic14

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

28.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,715

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,783

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,548

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,060
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,714
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,369
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,237
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,012

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,558
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,341
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,725
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,693
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,468

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.72×)1,850
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.63×)280
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.57×)1,168
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)1,066
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)1,293

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$222,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$920/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,251 (13.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,016 (10.6%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999959 (10.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999816 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999780 (8.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999759 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,758

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,675 (72.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,318 (12.5%)
  • Carpooled983 (9.3%)
  • Walked335 (3.2%)
  • Other189 (1.8%)
  • Bicycle39 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.