CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Negaunee

Michigan · 4,741 residents · 13.4 sq mi

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Negaunee is a city of 4,741 people in Michigan. Median home value sits at $37,900. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 25%. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% 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

4,741

+4%vs 2000

vs 4,576 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(382)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(322)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(333)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(273)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(657)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(676)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(535)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(397)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(474)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(380)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,345

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,117 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,692

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,889 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $380 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(4,411)

Black0.3%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(20)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(4,662)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(41)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other1.5%(73)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

Finnish17.8%(828)

German15.7%(733)

English14.6%(682)

French12.5%(581)

Italian10.3%(478)

Swedish9.3%(432)

Irish7.3%(340)

Polish5.6%(263)

French Canadian4.3%(201)

American2.1%(99)

Dutch1.6%(74)

Scottish1.3%(60)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1%(48)

Austrian0.9%(41)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(33)

Danish0.5%(24)

Belgian0.4%(20)

Croatian0.4%(19)

Czech0.4%(19)

Welsh0.4%(18)

Hungarian0.4%(17)

Ukrainian0.2%(10)

Slovene0.2%(9)

Canadian0.2%(8)

Russian0.1%(5)

Latvian0.1%(4)

Swiss0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.7%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.7%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 9.9 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 married34.8%(691)

Married51.2%(1,017)

Widowed2.5%(49)

Divorced11.6%(230)

Women 15+

Never married13%(221)

Married59%(1,003)

Widowed12.3%(209)

Divorced15.8%(268)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.4%

−8.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.6%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 5.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 82.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)43.5%(135)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(46)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.4%(60)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.2%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 310 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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