COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Luce County

Michigan · 7,024 residents · 899 sq mi

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Luce County is home to 7,024 people in Michigan. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 28%. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $68,200. At a median age of 38.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 70%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,024

+22%since 1990

from 5,763 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

+4%since 1990

from 37.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

899 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55%(354)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.7%(399)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(475)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.4%(448)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3414.5%(1,021)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416%(1,122)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.6%(953)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.5%(741)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.2%(578)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(364)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2%(140)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,031

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,370 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,828

+82%since 1990

from $9,264 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

14.9%

−2.8 ptssince 1990

from 17.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,200

+70%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$430

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $306 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.3%

+1.2 ptssince 1990

from 79.1% in 1990

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(16)

Asian0.1%(3)

2000

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

Black7.2%(505)

Hispanic / Latino1.8%(123)

Asian0.3%(24)

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

11.8%

+2.2 ptssince 1990

from 9.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

75.5%

+5.9 ptssince 1990

from 69.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

Unchangedsince 1990

from 3.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

−3%since 1990

from 14.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married25.4%(845)

Married62.9%(2,094)

Widowed2.8%(92)

Divorced8.9%(296)

Women 15+

Never married16.2%(407)

Married62.1%(1,562)

Widowed12.1%(304)

Divorced9.7%(243)

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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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