COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Crawford County

Michigan · 12,260 residents · 556 sq mi

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Crawford County is home to 12,260 people in Michigan. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $45,200. Households here earn about 31% less than in Michigan as a whole. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $21,497 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,260

−14%vs 2000

vs 14,273 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−14%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

556 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(910)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(1,004)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(799)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(799)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(691)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(1,984)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,669)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,256)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(1,322)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,126)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(537)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(163)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,497

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,364 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,610

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,903 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,200

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(13,660)

Black1.5%(213)

Hispanic / Latino1%(142)

Asian0.3%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(11,823)

Black2.2%(270)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(89)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other1.2%(151)

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%(189)

Spaniard0.5%(67)

Central American0.2%(22)

Costa Rican0.2%(22)

South American0.1%(16)

Venezuelan0.1%(16)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(57)

Vietnamese0.2%(28)

Filipino0.1%(14)

Thai0.1%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(6)

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German24.9%(3,327)

Irish15.6%(2,091)

English13.3%(1,772)

Polish9%(1,204)

American6.8%(911)

French5.1%(679)

Italian3.5%(462)

Scottish3.1%(416)

French Canadian2.6%(352)

Welsh1.4%(187)

Dutch1.1%(152)

Danish1.1%(147)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.9%(115)

Czech0.9%(114)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(96)

Hungarian0.6%(86)

Greek0.5%(72)

Finnish0.5%(70)

Norwegian0.4%(58)

Russian0.4%(57)

Canadian0.4%(54)

Lithuanian0.3%(45)

Portuguese0.3%(42)

Belgian0.3%(34)

Ukrainian0.2%(33)

Swiss0.2%(29)

British0.2%(23)

Armenian0.1%(18)

Subsaharan African0.1%(17)

Bulgarian0.1%(8)

West Indian0%(5)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Arab0%(4)

Syrian0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.2%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.9 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married24.5%(1,405)

Married52.2%(2,997)

Widowed6%(347)

Divorced17.3%(995)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(1,138)

Married53.7%(3,064)

Widowed9.9%(565)

Divorced16.5%(943)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 51.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.6%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.8%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% 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)16.6%(199)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(244)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(383)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(24)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,196 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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