COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Arenac County

Michigan · 14,931 residents · 363 sq mi

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Arenac County is home to 14,931 people in Michigan. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. Households here earn about 37% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $42,000. 20.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,931

−14%vs 2000

vs 17,269 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−11%vs 2000

vs 40.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

363 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(1,000)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(1,100)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,215)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,036)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(798)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(2,169)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(2,037)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,489)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(1,668)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(1,453)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(741)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(225)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,489

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,805 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,730

−40%vs 2000

vs $16,300 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.6%

+6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $399 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(16,298)

Black1.8%(309)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(238)

Asian0.3%(50)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(14,711)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(158)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other1.3%(198)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(212)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Spaniard0.2%(31)

South American0.1%(13)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Central American0%(7)

Salvadoran0%(7)

Colombian0%(6)

Peruvian0%(4)

Paraguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(13)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Japanese0%(3)

Indonesian0%(3)

Hmong0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German26.9%(4,054)

Polish15.5%(2,344)

Irish11.8%(1,774)

English11.3%(1,701)

French8.7%(1,307)

American4%(596)

French Canadian3.7%(564)

Italian2.5%(373)

Scottish2.3%(340)

Swedish1.4%(211)

Dutch1.4%(205)

Hungarian1.3%(190)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(122)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(91)

Norwegian0.5%(82)

Welsh0.5%(81)

Finnish0.4%(61)

Ukrainian0.4%(57)

Czech0.4%(53)

British0.3%(42)

Arab0.3%(39)

Belgian0.3%(39)

Canadian0.2%(28)

Romanian0.2%(25)

Lebanese0.2%(24)

Greek0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Croatian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Portuguese0.1%(9)

Latvian0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Armenian0%(4)

Brazilian0%(4)

Serbian0%(4)

Macedonian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.4%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.7 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 21.1 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 married26.9%(1,753)

Married53%(3,448)

Widowed4.1%(264)

Divorced16.1%(1,046)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(1,416)

Married55.4%(3,501)

Widowed10.6%(669)

Divorced11.5%(729)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% 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)10.4%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.7%(468)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(63)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,024 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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