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Gratiot County, MI

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

AI Overview

Gratiot County is a small rural Michigan county of 41,478 residents with an economy centered on agriculture and manufacturing, reflected in a GDP per capita of $36,631 and median worker earnings of $34,133. The labor pool skews toward trades over college credentials—only 19.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.9% have a high school diploma—and a labor force participation rate of 52.4% signals a constrained available workforce. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $136,800 and median gross rent of $808/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 1.0% over five years against a 4.7% unemployment rate.

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

Population

41,478

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,556

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,595 (86.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,413 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,399 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races967 (2.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone734 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone169 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,185
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic151
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)146
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island69
  5. 5.Korean60

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,844

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,631

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,558

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,600
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,616
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,899
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,430
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,296

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,403
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,790
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,510
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,941
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,715

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.15×)588
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)2,508
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.19×)966
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.17×)4,711
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)2,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$808/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,406 (12.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,214 (10.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,139 (9.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999990 (8.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999847 (7.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999779 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,133

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,569 (79.9%)
  • Worked At Home1,303 (7.7%)
  • Carpooled1,138 (6.7%)
  • Walked673 (4.0%)
  • Other157 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle86 (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.