COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Mackinac County

Michigan · 11,943 residents · 1,022 sq mi

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Mackinac County is a county of 11,943 people in Michigan. At a median age of 42.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 25%. Median rent is $429 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 42.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 56%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,943

+12%since 1990

from 10,674 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.8

+15%since 1990

from 37.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,022 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 54.7%(561)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.2%(740)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(863)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.2%(743)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.9%(466)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.2%(1,221)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.9%(1,778)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5415.3%(1,823)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6413.1%(1,570)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7410.5%(1,249)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(701)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.9%(228)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,356

+31%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,397 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,777

+82%since 1990

from $9,751 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

10.5%

−5.9 ptssince 1990

from 16.4% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,800

+56%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$429

+10%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $297 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.2%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 76.0% in 1990

20.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(37)

Asian0.1%(10)

2000

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

Black0.2%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(107)

Asian0.3%(34)

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

14.9%

+4.5 ptssince 1990

from 10.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

82.5%

+11.1 ptssince 1990

from 71.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+2.1 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

−28%since 1990

from 22.7 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%(1,213)

Married61.4%(2,976)

Widowed3.6%(175)

Divorced9.9%(482)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(816)

Married59.9%(2,955)

Widowed13.9%(684)

Divorced9.7%(479)

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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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