COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Luce County

Michigan · 5,763 residents · 899 sq mi

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Luce County is home to 5,763 people in Michigan. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $30,400. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 34%. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 37.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,763

−18%vs 2000

vs 7,024 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

899 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(421)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(493)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(258)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(740)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(839)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(612)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.9%(626)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(572)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(314)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(108)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,370

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,031 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,264

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,828 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.7%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,400

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.4%(5,787)

Black7.2%(505)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(123)

Asian0.3%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(5,365)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(16)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other6.8%(390)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(100)

Puerto Rican0.3%(17)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(1)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Ancestry

German15.2%(956)

English15%(941)

Irish12.4%(780)

American4.2%(264)

Polish4.1%(256)

Finnish3.5%(219)

French3.1%(197)

Dutch2.2%(140)

Swedish1.9%(117)

French Canadian1.6%(101)

Italian1.4%(87)

Subsaharan African1.2%(77)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.2%(73)

Swiss1%(65)

Norwegian1%(62)

Czech0.5%(34)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(19)

Welsh0.3%(17)

Hungarian0.3%(16)

Canadian0.2%(15)

West Indian0.2%(15)

Haitian0.2%(15)

Russian0.2%(12)

Croatian0.2%(10)

Iranian0.2%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(6)

Moroccan0.1%(6)

British0.1%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Danish0%(3)

Portuguese0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.6%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 14.3 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 married36.4%(1,212)

Married42.6%(1,418)

Widowed3.5%(118)

Divorced17.5%(581)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(435)

Married50.8%(1,074)

Widowed12.9%(273)

Divorced15.7%(333)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.5%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.9%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.3%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.8%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% 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)18.1%(107)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(147)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.5%(198)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 591 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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