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Luce County, MI

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

AI Overview

Luce County is a small, rural Upper Peninsula county of 6,325 residents with an economy built around natural resources and public-sector employment, reflecting its heavily forested, low-density character. The labor market is constrained, with a labor force participation rate of just 41.4% and unemployment at 9.9%, while only 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings stand at $32,306. Housing costs are low — median home value of $110,400 and median gross rent of $799/month — against a poverty rate of 17.2% and a slight population decline 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

6,325

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,893

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,821 (76.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone516 (8.2%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone433 (6.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races378 (6.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race90 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone25 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish110
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic31
  3. 3.Arabic28
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

591

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,253

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,631

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

9.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance447
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)244
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)229
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)191
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services174

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations674
  2. 2.Service Occupations501
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations310
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations296
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations226

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.23×)104
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.66×)254
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.26×)223
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.24×)250
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.05×)231

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$799/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999222 (11.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999187 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999162 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999151 (7.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999147 (7.3%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999117 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

41.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,306

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,479 (74.4%)
  • Carpooled263 (13.2%)
  • Worked At Home151 (7.6%)
  • Walked64 (3.2%)
  • Other23 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit7 (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.