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Clare County, MI

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

AI Overview

Clare County has a small labor pool of roughly 31,000 residents with notably low educational attainment—only 13.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and a labor force participation rate of just 46.5%, reflecting its older median age of 49.0 years. Worker earnings are modest at $30,532 median, and a 8.5% unemployment rate and 21.1% poverty rate signal persistent economic stress. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $117,400 and median gross rent of $743/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.6% over five years.

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

Population

31,109

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,384

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

49.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone29,185 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races599 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race596 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone356 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone260 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone119 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,442
  2. 2.Spanish143
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)44
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island24
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,400

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,157

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,619

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,344
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,576
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,441
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,278
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,006

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,898
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,246
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,223
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,206
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,216

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.61×)1,533
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.40×)1,519
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.38×)1,042
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.32×)229
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)1,355

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$117,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$743/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,202 (11.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,135 (10.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,106 (10.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999767 (7.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999719 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999664 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

46.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,532

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,585 (71.9%)
  • Carpooled1,288 (12.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,154 (10.9%)
  • Walked260 (2.5%)
  • Other133 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle49 (0.5%)

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.