CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wolf Lake

Michigan · 4,110 residents · 3.54 sq mi

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Wolf Lake is a city of 4,110 people in Michigan. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,900. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $27,632 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,110

−8%vs 2000

vs 4,455 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.54 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(327)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(278)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(369)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(316)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(281)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(655)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(618)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(434)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(379)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(116)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(27)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,632

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,799 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,642

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,214 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,900

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$393

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $454 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

13.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92%(4,098)

Black1%(46)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(188)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(3,940)

Black1.6%(65)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(64)

Asian0.2%(10)

Other2.3%(95)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.8%(131)

Spaniard0.8%(36)

Puerto Rican0.3%(14)

South American0.2%(8)

Colombian0.2%(8)

Ancestry

German21.9%(1,017)

Irish11.9%(553)

Dutch10.6%(495)

French8.2%(383)

English8.1%(375)

Polish6.7%(310)

Lithuanian2.8%(130)

American2.3%(109)

Swedish2.2%(103)

Italian1.4%(67)

Scottish1.4%(64)

Canadian0.9%(41)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.5%(23)

Danish0.5%(21)

Hungarian0.4%(19)

Norwegian0.4%(18)

British0.3%(13)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.8%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.7 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.4 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 married36.8%(709)

Married46%(886)

Widowed5%(96)

Divorced12.2%(235)

Women 15+

Never married35.3%(662)

Married42.2%(793)

Widowed6.3%(118)

Divorced16.2%(304)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−10.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.5%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% 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)35.3%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.3%(113)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.9%(70)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II13.1%(42)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 320 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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