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Roscommon County, MI

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

AI Overview

Roscommon County is a small northern Michigan county of 23,639 residents with an economy generating $28,179 in GDP per capita and median worker earnings of $35,777, pointing to a cost-contained, lower-wage labor market. The workforce is notably constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 42.9% and a median age of 57.7 years, while 20.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $148,000 and gross rent of $789/month—though the county posted a -1.0% population decline over five years and carries a 15.4% poverty rate.

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

Population

23,639

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,246

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

57.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

Roscommon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone22,108 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race708 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races614 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone160 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone70 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone49 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish103
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic51
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)43
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)43
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic39

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

33.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,061

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,179

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,823
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,232
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)879
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services785
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services735

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,875
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,981
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,417
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,172
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations918

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.61×)638
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)493
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)1,120
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)872
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.06×)206

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$789/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999993 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999935 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999891 (9.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999864 (8.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999736 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999663 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

42.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,777

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,080 (74.1%)
  • Carpooled1,022 (12.4%)
  • Worked At Home918 (11.2%)
  • Walked78 (1.0%)
  • Other60 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle25 (0.3%)

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.