COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mackinac County

Michigan · 10,674 residents · 1,022 sq mi

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Mackinac County is home to 10,674 people in Michigan. Households here earn about 37% less than in Michigan as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $43,700. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,674

−11%vs 2000

vs 11,943 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−13%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,022 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(730)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(771)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(802)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(692)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(523)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(1,496)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,094)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(1,278)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(1,059)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(608)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(144)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,397

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,356 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,751

−45%vs 2000

vs $17,777 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $429 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.0%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

24.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic79.6%(9,506)

Black0.2%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(107)

Asian0.3%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.9%(8,953)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(37)

Asian0.1%(10)

Other16%(1,705)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(155)

Spaniard0.2%(27)

Central American0.1%(11)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Costa Rican0.1%(8)

Dominican0%(4)

South American0%(4)

Peruvian0%(4)

Honduran0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Bangladeshi0.3%(36)

Vietnamese0.2%(18)

Pakistani0.1%(13)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

German22%(2,410)

English13.4%(1,467)

Irish11%(1,200)

Polish7.2%(784)

French6%(662)

West Indian4%(433)

Jamaican4%(433)

Scottish3.1%(336)

Dutch2.6%(286)

American2.6%(281)

Italian2.2%(246)

French Canadian2.2%(243)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.9%(206)

Finnish1.8%(198)

Welsh1.2%(127)

Norwegian0.8%(88)

Hungarian0.6%(67)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(63)

British0.4%(49)

Croatian0.4%(40)

Danish0.4%(39)

Czech0.3%(31)

Swiss0.2%(26)

Canadian0.2%(20)

Subsaharan African0.2%(20)

Arab0.2%(19)

Austrian0.2%(18)

Lithuanian0.2%(18)

Slovak0.2%(17)

Nigerian0.2%(17)

Russian0.1%(15)

Jordanian0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(8)

Armenian0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.4%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 16.5 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 married29.8%(1,444)

Married54.8%(2,652)

Widowed4.1%(199)

Divorced11.2%(543)

Women 15+

Never married19.6%(939)

Married58.8%(2,814)

Widowed9.1%(436)

Divorced12.5%(599)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.0%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.1%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% 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)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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