CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Baraga

Michigan · 1,231 residents · 2.13 sq mi

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Baraga is home to 1,231 people in Michigan. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 57%. The poverty rate is 27.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $38,200. Median rent is $169 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,231

−4%vs 2000

vs 1,285 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.9%(122)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(84)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(69)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(181)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(182)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(121)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.1%(75)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(71)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,450

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,290 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,240

−44%vs 2000

vs $14,795 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.5%

+11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,200

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$169

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $281 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.2% in 2000

49.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.7%(883)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(11)

Asian0.6%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(950)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other22.8%(281)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2%(38)

Puerto Rican1.5%(30)

Cuban0.8%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(4)

Ancestry

Finnish7.6%(147)

German7.4%(143)

French4.1%(80)

Irish3.9%(76)

English3.7%(71)

Subsaharan African2.3%(44)

American2.1%(41)

Swedish1.4%(28)

French Canadian1.3%(25)

Danish0.7%(14)

Italian0.7%(13)

Scottish0.7%(13)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Canadian0.5%(10)

Norwegian0.5%(10)

Polish0.5%(9)

Romanian0.3%(6)

Arab0.2%(4)

Lebanese0.2%(4)

Austrian0.2%(3)

Ukrainian0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Finnish population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 11.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married65.8%(828)

Married22.1%(278)

Widowed0.7%(9)

Divorced11.4%(143)

Women 15+

Never married26.5%(133)

Married32.9%(165)

Widowed18.8%(94)

Divorced21.8%(109)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−7.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.0%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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