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Shiawassee County, MI

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

AI Overview

Shiawassee County is a small, rural Michigan county of 68,061 residents with a labor force participation rate of 59.0% and median worker earnings of $40,319, drawing from a workforce where 92.7% hold a high school diploma but only 19.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $164,600 and median gross rent of $876/month, supported by an 80.1% homeownership rate, though GDP per capita stands at $27,129 against a median household income of $67,404. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.6% over five years, a 4.4% unemployment rate, and a median age of 43.2, reflecting a stable but modestly contracting, older workforce base.

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

Population

67,982

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$67,404

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone63,964 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,567 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,241 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone470 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone304 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone294 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish651
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic208
  3. 3.Arabic199
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island82
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)63

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,426

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,129

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,359
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,828
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,795
  4. 4.Construction (Group)2,374
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,301

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,123
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,442
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations6,037
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,783
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,743

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.87×)5,856
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)1,763
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.11×)2,421
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)3,761
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.01×)1,504

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$876/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9993,099 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,023 (13.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,472 (11.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,372 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,100 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,842 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,319

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone25,165 (79.6%)
  • Carpooled2,805 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home2,635 (8.3%)
  • Walked519 (1.6%)
  • Other245 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle133 (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.