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Chippewa County, MI

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

AI Overview

Chippewa County, MI is a rural Upper Peninsula county of 36,448 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 53.9% and an unemployment rate of 6.1%, reflecting a structurally constrained workforce; 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 92.8%. Median household income stands at $62,217, with median worker earnings of $31,088 and a GDP per capita of $33,509, while housing costs remain low — median home value of $153,100 and median gross rent of $793/month against a 75.0% homeownership rate. The county has shed 3.7% of its population over five years, and a 15.6% poverty rate alongside a per capita income of $30,609 signal persistent economic pressure in the region.

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

Population

36,448

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,217

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone24,576 (67.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone4,892 (13.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,273 (9.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,058 (5.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race792 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone431 (1.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish394
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic184
  3. 3.Other Indo-European180
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)129
  5. 5.Arabic88

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,460

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,509

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,063
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,264
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,789
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,771
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,285

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,755
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,596
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,513
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,927
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,431

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.34×)1,705
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.67×)2,249
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)1,873
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.06×)1,125
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)715

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$793/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,297 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,197 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999980 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999969 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999939 (8.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999807 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,088

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,575 (76.8%)
  • Carpooled1,401 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home974 (6.5%)
  • Walked525 (3.5%)
  • Bicycle279 (1.9%)
  • Other188 (1.2%)

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.