COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Presque Isle County

Michigan · 13,743 residents · 659 sq mi

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With 13,743 people, Presque Isle County is a county in Michigan. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.6, about 6 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 32% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $44,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,743

−5%vs 2000

vs 14,411 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.6

−14%vs 2000

vs 45.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

659 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(854)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,051)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,000)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(913)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(640)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(1,736)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,738)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,373)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(1,722)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.9%(1,632)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(861)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(223)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,941

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,654

−44%vs 2000

vs $17,363 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.7%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.6% in 2000

16.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(14,079)

Black0.3%(37)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(79)

Asian0.2%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(13,649)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(75)

Asian0.3%(37)

Other0.4%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(146)

Central American0.1%(14)

Salvadoran0.1%(12)

Cuban0.1%(10)

South American0%(4)

Argentine0%(4)

Panamanian0%(2)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(19)

Filipino0.1%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Samoan0%(1)

Ancestry

German31.7%(4,181)

Polish24.8%(3,271)

English11.7%(1,546)

Irish10.9%(1,435)

French5.1%(674)

American3.9%(513)

Italian2.9%(388)

Scottish2.7%(353)

Dutch1.7%(229)

French Canadian1.7%(229)

Swedish1.1%(142)

Scotch-Irish1%(127)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(117)

Czech0.7%(99)

Welsh0.6%(84)

Canadian0.5%(71)

Hungarian0.5%(71)

Lithuanian0.4%(57)

Belgian0.4%(47)

Danish0.2%(32)

Croatian0.2%(27)

Swiss0.2%(26)

British0.2%(22)

Arab0.2%(20)

Finnish0.2%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(18)

West Indian0.1%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(18)

Russian0.1%(17)

Serbian0.1%(17)

Romanian0.1%(12)

Greek0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(8)

Latvian0.1%(7)

Syrian0%(2)

Austrian0%(2)

Iranian0%(2)

Portuguese0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(2)

Palestinian0%(1)

Australian0%(1)

Bulgarian0%(1)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.7%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married22.2%(1,291)

Married61.6%(3,583)

Widowed4.2%(247)

Divorced12%(698)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(943)

Married60%(3,433)

Widowed11.6%(662)

Divorced12%(685)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−7.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.7%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% 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)13.6%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.8%(175)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(633)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(60)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,267 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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