Keweenaw County is home to 2,133 people in Michigan. At a median age of 57.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Density works out to 4 people per square mile. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $169,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,583, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 57.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 89%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Keweenaw County
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$46,561 → $169,800(+265%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree11.1% → 41.2%(+30.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share99.1% → 92.7%(−6.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)8.1%(20)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.8%(56)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51.6%(127)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 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
Keweenaw County, decade by decade
Keweenaw 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
1,701
$33,171
$46,561
11.1%
2.3
2000
2,301
$51,261
$89,808
19.1%
12.9
2010
2,156
$55,920
$117,675
22.0%
4.5
2020
2,046
$62,723
$171,867
36.2%
11.6
2024
2,133
$52,583
$169,800
41.2%
17.2
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.
