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Baraga County, MI

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

AI Overview

Baraga County is a small Upper Peninsula county of 8,249 residents with an economy rooted in natural resources and public-sector employment, reflecting its rural and tribal land base. The labor force is notably constrained, with a participation rate of just 44.4% and an unemployment rate of 6.4%, while educational attainment is limited—only 16.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are among the lowest in the region, with a median home value of $124,400 and median gross rent of $557/month, though the county has shed 3.0% of its population over five years and median worker earnings stand at $36,401.

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

Population

8,249

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,327

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,950 (72.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone981 (12.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races562 (6.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone513 (6.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race82 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone65 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Asian and Pacific Island73
  2. 2.Spanish31
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)12
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

579

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,577

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,904

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance602
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services348
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)319
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)318
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)301

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations854
  2. 2.Service Occupations597
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations581
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations451
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations412

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.45×)340
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.35×)346
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)252
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.08×)315
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)146

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$124,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$557/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999354 (13.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999260 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999243 (9.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999220 (8.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999191 (7.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999188 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

44.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,401

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,278 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled327 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home165 (5.8%)
  • Other50 (1.7%)
  • Walked32 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit4 (0.1%)

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.