Charlevoix County is home to 26,108 people in Michigan. At a median age of 50.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Few US counties rank higher on income. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Renters pay $949 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,531, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Charlevoix County
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.6 → 50.4(+15.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.5% → 92.3%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$128,644 → $276,800(+115%)US over the same years: +67%
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)12.9%(203)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(296)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(593)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(133)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.1%(49)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,568 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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Over time
Charlevoix County, decade by decade
Charlevoix County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
21,468
$59,373
$128,644
16.0%
6.1
2000
26,090
$72,480
$201,111
19.8%
10.2
2010
25,949
$70,064
$233,912
24.5%
12.5
2020
26,054
$73,247
$207,380
32.4%
19.8
2024
26,108
$76,531
$276,800
35.2%
18.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
