Manistee County is a county of 25,350 people in Michigan. The median age is 50.3, about 11 years above the US median. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%. About 25% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $182,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,516, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Manistee County
What changed most since 1990
Median age38.2 → 50.3(+12.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.2% → 87.4%(−9.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.2% → 85.8%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)12.6%(218)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.5%(337)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(631)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.2%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,727 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
Manistee County, decade by decade
Manistee 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
21,265
$47,946
$96,483
10.5%
6.9
2000
24,527
$62,315
$144,275
14.2%
17.0
2010
24,733
$58,770
$178,383
16.8%
22.2
2020
25,032
$62,612
$158,656
22.3%
29.4
2024
25,350
$63,516
$182,200
24.9%
28.9
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.
