COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Emmet County

Michigan · 25,040 residents · 468 sq mi

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With 25,040 people, Emmet County is a county in Michigan. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 20% since 2000. The typical home is worth $64,700. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 16%. The poverty rate is 8.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,040

−20%vs 2000

vs 31,437 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

468 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(1,889)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,976)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,804)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,634)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(1,289)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(4,157)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(3,970)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(2,608)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,200)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,918)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(1,147)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(448)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,015

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,222 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,606

−40%vs 2000

vs $21,070 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,700

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $123,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $513 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

25.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(29,483)

Black0.5%(142)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(285)

Asian0.4%(133)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(24,182)

Black0.5%(114)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(110)

Asian0.4%(97)

Other2.6%(647)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(397)

Puerto Rican0.4%(132)

Spaniard0.2%(81)

South American0.1%(34)

Cuban0.1%(31)

Argentine0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(18)

Guatemalan0%(17)

Uruguayan0%(11)

Colombian0%(3)

Panamanian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(72)

Filipino0.1%(47)

Korean0.1%(34)

Kazakh0%(16)

Japanese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(34)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German25.7%(8,762)

English16%(5,454)

Irish12.5%(4,269)

Polish10%(3,424)

American5.6%(1,896)

French4.9%(1,668)

Scottish4.1%(1,401)

Dutch3.9%(1,340)

Italian3.3%(1,133)

Swedish2.3%(782)

French Canadian1.5%(524)

Norwegian1.1%(378)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1.1%(373)

Canadian0.9%(293)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(258)

Arab0.6%(215)

Danish0.6%(194)

Belgian0.5%(186)

Greek0.4%(150)

Russian0.4%(136)

Czech0.4%(134)

Swiss0.4%(123)

Hungarian0.4%(122)

Welsh0.3%(107)

Ukrainian0.3%(94)

Subsaharan African0.2%(81)

Lithuanian0.2%(72)

West Indian0.2%(65)

Jamaican0.2%(65)

British0.2%(53)

Croatian0.1%(40)

Portuguese0.1%(39)

Austrian0.1%(35)

Serbian0.1%(34)

Egyptian0.1%(32)

Brazilian0.1%(32)

Slovak0.1%(29)

Romanian0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Armenian0%(16)

Ethiopian0%(14)

Syrian0%(8)

Australian0%(8)

Latvian0%(8)

Bulgarian0%(5)

Turkish0%(5)

Moroccan0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 12.5 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 married26.5%(3,809)

Married60.5%(8,707)

Widowed2.6%(379)

Divorced10.4%(1,495)

Women 15+

Never married21.3%(3,148)

Married57.8%(8,536)

Widowed9.1%(1,343)

Divorced11.8%(1,747)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% 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)14.3%(248)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.1%(261)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.8%(672)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(65)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.8%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,731 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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