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Lapeer County, MI

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

AI Overview

Lapeer County is a small, largely residential Michigan county of 89,168 residents with a median age of 44.7 and a high school attainment rate of 92.3%, though only 19.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce skewed toward trades and manual occupations. The labor force participation rate is relatively modest at 59.4%, with median worker earnings of $42,201 and an unemployment rate of 5.1%. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $229,100 and median gross rent of $959/month—alongside an 86.0% homeownership rate, reflecting a stable, owner-occupied rural community that has seen only marginal population growth of 0.6% over five years.

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

Population

89,168

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,306

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone80,733 (90.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,645 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,380 (2.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,570 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone920 (1.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone330 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,467
  2. 2.Other Indo-European340
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic326
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic234
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island68

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,402

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$28,208

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$38,273

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)10,081
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,041
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,348
  4. 4.Construction (Group)4,185
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,498
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,085
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations7,684
  4. 4.Service Occupations6,744
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,399

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.47×)10,098
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.47×)4,176
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,017
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.03×)1,993
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)4,329

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$229,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$959/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

86.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9995,464 (18.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,216 (17.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,091 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,596 (8.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,256 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,253 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,201

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone32,159 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled3,807 (9.4%)
  • Worked At Home3,533 (8.7%)
  • Walked401 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit311 (0.8%)
  • Other228 (0.6%)

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.