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Manistee County, MI

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

AI Overview

Manistee County is a small, rural Michigan county of 25,247 residents that has grown 3.3% over five years, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $34,732 and median household income of $63,516. The available labor force is limited—participation sits at just 49.0% against a 6.2% unemployment rate, with 23.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher—though worker costs are modest at median earnings of $34,707. Housing is affordable relative to many Michigan markets, with a median home value of $166,600 and median gross rent of $820/month, and an unusually high homeownership rate of 85.9% reflects the county's older, settled population (median age 50.3).

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

Population

25,247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,516

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

50.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,442 (88.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone859 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races832 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race683 (2.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone324 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone104 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish422
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic148
  3. 3.Other Indo-European107
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic50
  5. 5.Arabic38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

27.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,727

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,732

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,636

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,091
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,341
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,251
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,230
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services923

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,318
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,057
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,941
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,458
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,300

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.52×)1,312
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.43×)224
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.36×)1,325
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.18×)799
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.12×)519

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$820/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999989 (10.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999979 (10.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999961 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999913 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999804 (8.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999638 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,707

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,579 (77.0%)
  • Worked At Home1,063 (10.8%)
  • Carpooled824 (8.4%)
  • Walked180 (1.8%)
  • Other101 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle81 (0.8%)

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.