COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Charlevoix County

Michigan · 21,468 residents · 416 sq mi

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Charlevoix County is a county of 21,468 people in Michigan. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $53,600. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 20%. There are 4,622 fewer people here than in 2000. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

21,468

−18%vs 2000

vs 26,090 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 39.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

416 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202426K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,620)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,763)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,540)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,399)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(1,183)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(3,368)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415%(3,214)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,259)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(2,020)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(1,785)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(920)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(397)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,738

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,788 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,632

−42%vs 2000

vs $20,130 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.4%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,600

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$353

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

22.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(24,990)

Black0.2%(42)

Hispanic / Latino1%(272)

Asian0.2%(59)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(20,989)

Black0.1%(21)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(87)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other2%(419)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(283)

Puerto Rican0.4%(92)

Central American0.2%(50)

South American0.1%(30)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Venezuelan0.1%(15)

Guatemalan0%(13)

Honduran0%(13)

Cuban0%(7)

Peruvian0%(7)

Argentine0%(5)

Colombian0%(3)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(2)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(50)

Hmong0.1%(39)

Chinese0.1%(36)

Japanese0.1%(16)

Filipino0.1%(15)

Korean0%(10)

Asian Indian0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Samoan0%(7)

Ancestry

German24.1%(6,302)

English18.1%(4,715)

Irish15.1%(3,932)

Polish8.5%(2,229)

American4.6%(1,206)

Dutch4.4%(1,149)

French4.4%(1,138)

Italian3.3%(868)

Scottish2.8%(731)

Swedish2.2%(580)

French Canadian1.4%(362)

Finnish1.2%(308)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.1%(289)

Norwegian1.1%(283)

Hungarian1%(260)

British0.8%(201)

Welsh0.7%(177)

Danish0.6%(147)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(124)

Russian0.5%(122)

Swiss0.4%(117)

Slovak0.4%(115)

Canadian0.4%(99)

Belgian0.3%(85)

Ukrainian0.3%(71)

Arab0.3%(69)

Lithuanian0.2%(51)

Croatian0.2%(47)

Austrian0.1%(33)

Syrian0.1%(25)

Palestinian0.1%(24)

West Indian0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(18)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Greek0.1%(16)

Subsaharan African0%(13)

Ethiopian0%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(12)

Portuguese0%(11)

Jamaican0%(11)

Armenian0%(9)

Israeli0%(9)

Slovene0%(4)

Serbian0%(3)

Macedonian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.7%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married24%(2,676)

Married62.5%(6,957)

Widowed2.4%(269)

Divorced11.1%(1,233)

Women 15+

Never married20.9%(2,372)

Married56.9%(6,442)

Widowed9.2%(1,047)

Divorced12.9%(1,465)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.7%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.4% 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)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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