COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Benzie County

Michigan · 12,200 residents · 320 sq mi

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Benzie County is a county of 12,200 people in Michigan. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 30%. Median home value sits at $50,800. There are 3,798 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,200

−24%vs 2000

vs 15,998 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

320 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(848)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(828)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(819)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(745)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(627)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,775)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(1,724)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(1,372)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(1,364)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(1,258)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(640)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(200)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,577

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,350 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,415

−44%vs 2000

vs $18,524 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.9%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,800

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$337

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $486 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.9%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

18.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(15,270)

Black0.3%(43)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(233)

Asian0.2%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(11,824)

Black0.5%(61)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(167)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other2.3%(278)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(275)

Puerto Rican0.3%(60)

Cuban0.2%(36)

Spaniard0%(9)

Central American0%(8)

Guatemalan0%(8)

South American0%(3)

Venezuelan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(63)

Chinese0.1%(23)

Vietnamese0.1%(22)

Japanese0.1%(21)

Korean0.1%(15)

Asian Indian0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German21.6%(3,955)

English18%(3,301)

Irish13.4%(2,455)

Polish5.9%(1,075)

American4.5%(833)

French4.1%(752)

Dutch3.5%(637)

Scottish3.2%(585)

Norwegian3%(543)

Italian2.7%(493)

Czech1.5%(273)

Finnish1.3%(240)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.2%(227)

French Canadian1.2%(217)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(198)

Danish0.7%(134)

Welsh0.7%(129)

Hungarian0.7%(124)

Arab0.6%(117)

British0.6%(102)

Ukrainian0.5%(88)

Lebanese0.4%(82)

Russian0.4%(78)

Portuguese0.4%(71)

Subsaharan African0.3%(61)

West Indian0.3%(59)

Belgian0.3%(51)

Slovak0.3%(51)

Canadian0.3%(48)

Swiss0.2%(33)

Greek0.1%(26)

Croatian0.1%(19)

Austrian0.1%(17)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(11)

Kenyan0%(9)

Latvian0%(8)

Serbian0%(8)

Slovene0%(6)

Syrian0%(4)

Armenian0%(4)

Egyptian0%(3)

Iranian0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married25.6%(2,008)

Married59.1%(4,640)

Widowed3.5%(275)

Divorced11.8%(923)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(1,641)

Married57%(4,530)

Widowed9.7%(772)

Divorced12.6%(1,003)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−8.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.9%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.3% 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)15.3%(225)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(337)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.3%(621)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.6%(67)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.7%(25)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,469 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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