Baraga is a city of 1,939 people in Michigan. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 654 people. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $114,600. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 40%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $43,558, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Baraga
What changed most since 1990
Black share0.0% → 25.5%(+25.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.6% → 5.8%(−3.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share77.2% → 44.0%(−33.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.8%(6)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.6%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 61 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Baraga, decade by decade
Baraga population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,231
$32,281
$91,683
9.6%
44.2
2000
1,285
$47,891
$112,943
8.9%
55.0
2010
2,053
$40,890
$126,738
6.4%
83.0
2020
1,883
$39,643
$104,841
6.1%
90.3
2024
1,939
$43,558
$114,600
5.8%
84.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
