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Branch County, MI

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

AI Overview

Branch County, MI is a small rural county of 44,914 residents that has grown 3.1% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 57.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.2%. The workforce skews toward lower-cost labor, with median worker earnings of $37,059 and only 16.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.6% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $147,500 and median gross rent of $900/month, alongside a homeownership rate of 77.7% and a median household income of $63,724.

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

Population

44,914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,724

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,772 (87.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,891 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,453 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,017 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone764 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone228 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,810
  2. 2.Arabic1,605
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic1,603
  4. 4.Other Indo-European119
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)48

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,294

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,450

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,203
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,649
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,520
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,608
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,306

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,446
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,372
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,763
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,272
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,794

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.56×)4,899
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.81×)555
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.40×)1,573
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.11×)2,330
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)883

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$900/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,485 (11.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,473 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,361 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,066 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,064 (8.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999941 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,059

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,081 (78.6%)
  • Carpooled2,124 (11.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,191 (6.2%)
  • Walked412 (2.1%)
  • Other263 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle76 (0.4%)

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.