COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Manistee County

Michigan · 21,265 residents · 542 sq mi

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Manistee County is a county of 21,265 people in Michigan. The median age is 38.2, about 5 years above the US median. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 36%. The typical home is worth $40,200. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 33%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,265

−13%vs 2000

vs 24,527 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

542 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,317)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,435)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(1,477)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,372)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(1,045)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(2,953)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,985)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(2,408)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(2,376)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(2,194)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(1,372)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(331)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,977

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,208 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,118

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,204 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,200

−33%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$287

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(22,781)

Black1.6%(388)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(639)

Asian0.3%(77)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(20,841)

Black0.2%(33)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(309)

Asian0.2%(32)

Other1.7%(359)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(668)

Puerto Rican0.2%(59)

Dominican0.2%(51)

Cuban0.2%(48)

Central American0.1%(19)

Nicaraguan0.1%(18)

South American0.1%(15)

Spaniard0%(8)

Argentine0%(5)

Chilean0%(4)

Colombian0%(3)

Peruvian0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(42)

Vietnamese0.1%(32)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Korean0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.2%(41)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(27)

Samoan0.1%(24)

Ancestry

German22.1%(5,591)

English12.8%(3,243)

Polish12.1%(3,068)

Irish11%(2,789)

American4.3%(1,088)

Dutch3.2%(799)

French3.1%(788)

Swedish3%(754)

Scottish2.8%(706)

Finnish2.3%(574)

Italian1.8%(449)

Danish1.4%(348)

+ 35 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.3%(323)

Scotch-Irish1%(246)

Arab0.9%(235)

French Canadian0.8%(212)

Russian0.7%(169)

Hungarian0.6%(145)

Iraqi0.5%(137)

British0.5%(118)

Welsh0.4%(106)

Czech0.4%(99)

Swiss0.3%(76)

Lebanese0.3%(68)

Belgian0.2%(62)

Slovak0.2%(61)

Ukrainian0.2%(56)

Lithuanian0.2%(51)

Greek0.2%(48)

Subsaharan African0.2%(45)

Canadian0.2%(42)

Latvian0.2%(40)

Austrian0.1%(34)

Moroccan0.1%(27)

West Indian0.1%(23)

Iranian0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Haitian0.1%(18)

Croatian0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(17)

Macedonian0%(11)

Serbian0%(10)

Armenian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(5)

Slovene0%(3)

Turkish0%(3)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.3%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.3 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married32.2%(3,674)

Married51.2%(5,848)

Widowed3.1%(352)

Divorced13.5%(1,538)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(2,298)

Married52.1%(5,508)

Widowed11.4%(1,202)

Divorced14.7%(1,558)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.3%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.3%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.3%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% 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)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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