Mackinac County is home to 10,957 people in Michigan. At a median age of 53.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 11 people per square mile. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $174,500. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,909, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 53.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Mackinac County
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.1 → 53.0(+15.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share83.7% → 71.1%(−12.6 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)9.2%(76)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.7%(171)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48%(397)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(51)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 827 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
Mackinac County, decade by decade
Mackinac 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
10,674
$46,554
$104,883
10.4%
34.4
2000
11,943
$60,763
$163,585
14.9%
41.3
2010
11,113
$56,592
$181,404
20.1%
48.8
2020
10,834
$60,672
$164,958
24.0%
51.0
2024
10,957
$63,909
$174,500
25.0%
55.8
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.
