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Dickinson County, MI

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

AI Overview

Dickinson County, MI is a small Upper Peninsula county of 25,940 residents with a median age of 46.9 years and a labor force participation rate of 57.5%, reflecting an older workforce. About 24.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings of $39,699 and a median home value of $130,300 point to a low-cost operating environment. The county posted modest population growth of 1.4% over five years, carries a 4.1% unemployment rate and 9.8% poverty rate, and offers a mean commute of 17.5 minutes, with GDP per capita reaching $51,050.

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

Population

25,940

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,156

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,127 (93.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races750 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race509 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone222 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone144 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone91 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European121
  2. 2.Arabic84
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic79
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)77
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic58

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,081

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,050

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,671
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,750
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,497
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,082
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services884

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,994
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,886
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,033
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,921
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,036

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.66×)1,955
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.61×)1,116
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.21×)330
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.15×)640
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.13×)214

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$130,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$744/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,034 (10.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999848 (8.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999835 (8.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999821 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999780 (8.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999709 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,699

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,070 (77.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,061 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled979 (8.3%)
  • Walked349 (3.0%)
  • Other143 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle67 (0.6%)

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.