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Wexford County, MI

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

AI Overview

Wexford County is a small north-central Michigan county of 33,868 residents with an economy built around goods-producing and natural-resource industries typical of the region, generating a GDP per capita of $40,193 against median worker earnings of $37,599. The labor force is relatively small—participation stands at 56.1%—with 21.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 5.7%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $160,300 and median gross rent of $877/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.3% over five years, with an 81.4% homeownership rate reflecting a largely settled, owner-occupied residential base.

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

Population

33,868

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,085

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone31,356 (92.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,055 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races823 (2.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone402 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone218 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone132 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic417
  2. 2.Spanish244
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic94
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)57
  5. 5.Other Indo-European38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,346

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,193

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,302

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,111
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,061
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,838
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,180
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,031

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,782
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,217
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,690
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,209
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,421

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.19×)3,101
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.59×)361
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)976
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)1,798
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)1,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$877/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,475 (13.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,315 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,181 (10.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,063 (9.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999933 (8.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999732 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,599

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,866 (76.9%)
  • Carpooled1,665 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,001 (7.1%)
  • Walked353 (2.5%)
  • Other102 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit72 (0.5%)

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.