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Macomb County

Michigan · 886,221 residents (2025 est.) · 479 sq mi
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Macomb County is home to 879,853 people in Michigan. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 1,836 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $243,900.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
879,853
+12%since 2000
from 788,149 in 2000
886,221 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,836 / sq mi
+6%since 2009
from 1,728 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
41.3
+12%since 2000
from 36.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
479 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
701K750K799K848K898K19902000201020202024Macomb County
2024880K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.2%(45,890)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(48,509)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(53,472)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.8%(51,355)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(51,126)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.9%(122,029)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.2%(107,469)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.9%(113,879)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6414.2%(125,256)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.8%(95,426)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.2%(46,187)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.2%(19,255)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,837
−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $52,102 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$40,619
+66%since 2000
from $24,446 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
51.6%
+16.8 ptssince 2009
from 34.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
10.4%
+4.8 ptssince 2000
from 5.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.430
+6%since 2010
from 0.404 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade20.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Information11.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Finance & insurance4.8%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical4.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.8%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$243,900
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $134,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,211
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $603 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
75.0%
−3.9 ptssince 2000
from 78.9% in 2000
25.0% rent
Vacancy rate
3.9%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 6.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.50 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
20.9%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 30.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
48.0%
+2.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.3% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.1
+6%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic91.6%(721,882)
Black2.7%(21,151)
Hispanic / Latino1.6%(12,435)
Asian2.1%(16,743)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic74.1%(651,976)
Black12.7%(111,724)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(27,877)
Asian5.1%(44,440)
Other5%(43,836)
Diversity Score
54
+75%since 2009
from 31 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
34
−4%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.9%(16,625)
Puerto Rican0.4%(3,398)
South American0.3%(2,211)
Central American0.2%(1,469)
Spaniard0.1%(1,228)
Cuban0.1%(917)
Colombian0.1%(584)
Venezuelan0.1%(525)
Ecuadorian0.1%(475)
Honduran0%(382)
Argentine0%(352)
Dominican0%(290)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Panamanian0%(281)
Guatemalan0%(274)
Salvadoran0%(212)
Peruvian0%(167)
Nicaraguan0%(134)
Chilean0%(54)
Bolivian0%(42)
Uruguayan0%(12)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.9%(16,396)
Bangladeshi0.8%(6,986)
Filipino0.7%(5,868)
Hmong0.4%(3,810)
Chinese0.4%(3,355)
Vietnamese0.3%(2,731)
Korean0.2%(1,823)
Pakistani0.1%(1,111)
Japanese0%(268)
Laotian0%(241)
Cambodian0%(206)
Thai0%(201)
+ 7 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(112)
Nepalese0%(58)
Kazakh0%(21)
Burmese0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(151)
Chamorro0%(34)
Guamanian0%(34)
Ancestry
German17.4%(152,664)
Polish12.6%(111,086)
Italian10%(87,825)
Irish9.5%(83,865)
English7.6%(66,969)
American3.3%(29,305)
Arab3.3%(28,946)
French3.2%(28,349)
Scottish2%(17,192)
French Canadian1.4%(12,443)
Iraqi1.4%(11,964)
Belgian1.1%(9,838)
+ 49 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.9%(8,130)
Lebanese0.8%(6,845)
Greek0.8%(6,707)
Ukrainian0.8%(6,685)
Swedish0.7%(6,167)
Macedonian0.6%(5,676)
Hungarian0.6%(5,294)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(4,923)
Russian0.5%(4,545)
Romanian0.5%(4,543)
Finnish0.4%(3,793)
Norwegian0.4%(3,604)
Canadian0.4%(3,446)
Welsh0.4%(3,418)
Slovak0.3%(3,041)
Serbian0.3%(2,667)
Syrian0.3%(2,632)
Czech0.3%(2,455)
Lithuanian0.3%(2,343)
British0.2%(1,906)
Danish0.2%(1,729)
Austrian0.2%(1,521)
Armenian0.2%(1,440)
West Indian0.2%(1,349)
Croatian0.1%(1,316)
Jordanian0.1%(843)
Nigerian0.1%(776)
Jamaican0.1%(738)
Swiss0.1%(695)
Egyptian0.1%(691)
Portuguese0.1%(660)
Bulgarian0.1%(568)
Turkish0.1%(532)
Slovene0.1%(486)
Palestinian0.1%(459)
Ghanaian0%(297)
Brazilian0%(293)
Iranian0%(232)
Haitian0%(177)
Australian0%(134)
Israeli0%(123)
Kenyan0%(116)
Latvian0%(70)
Moroccan0%(53)
Guyanese0%(38)
Barbadian0%(18)
Ethiopian0%(10)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.7%
+10.2 ptssince 2000
from 17.6% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.8%
+7.8 ptssince 2000
from 82.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
9.6%
+3.9 ptssince 2000
from 5.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.3 min
+47%since 2000
from 17.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.0%
−11.3 ptssince 2009
from 87.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
13.4%
+10.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
+0.9 ptssince 2009
from 5.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2011
from 12.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−1.5 ptssince 2011
from 65.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.2%
+1.7 ptssince 2020
from 73.5% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.0%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.4%
+5.9 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
11.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 9.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
5.1%
−4.7 ptssince 2009
from 9.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.1% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.2%
+12.1 ptssince 2017
from 81.1% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.7%
+3.5 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
91.0%
+2.4 ptssince 2020
from 88.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
84.4%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 86.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
1.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 1.4% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married36.6%(129,982)
Married50.5%(179,424)
Widowed3.3%(11,625)
Divorced9.6%(34,226)
Women 15+
Never married30.3%(114,268)
Married47.5%(178,842)
Widowed9.6%(36,246)
Divorced12.6%(47,369)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 11.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
61.2%
−1.8 ptssince 2020
from 63.0% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
13.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2020
from 14.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
20.0%
+0.8 ptssince 2020
from 19.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
22.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 19.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.5% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
72.0%
−2.8 ptssince 2020
from 74.8% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
38.9%
+3.0 ptssince 2020
from 35.9% 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)18.7%(6,663)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(6,581)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(12,802)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(2,108)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(501)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 35,548 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Macomb County, Michigan?

Macomb County, Michigan has about 879,853 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Macomb County, Michigan?

The typical household in Macomb County, Michigan earns about $77,837 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Macomb County, Michigan expensive?

In Macomb County, Michigan, the median home is worth about $243,900, and the typical rent is about $1,211 a month.

How educated are people in Macomb County, Michigan?

About 27.7% of adults age 25 and over in Macomb County, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Macomb County, Michigan?

About 10.4% of people in Macomb County, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Macomb County, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Macomb County, Michigan has grown since 1990. The population has added about 162,453 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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