COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Schoolcraft County

Michigan · 8,302 residents · 1,172 sq mi

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Schoolcraft County is home to 8,302 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $31,900. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 35%. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,302

−7%vs 2000

vs 8,903 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,172 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(494)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(617)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(561)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(356)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.2%(1,175)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(1,193)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(808)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(931)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(880)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(498)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(158)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,112

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,140 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,740

−43%vs 2000

vs $17,137 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.6%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,900

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $345 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.1%(7,846)

Black1.6%(140)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(83)

Asian0.4%(37)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(7,796)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(43)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other5.8%(480)

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%(90)

Puerto Rican0.1%(10)

Central American0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Spaniard0.1%(5)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(17)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

German20.7%(1,681)

English12.3%(1,002)

Irish10.7%(867)

French6.6%(535)

Swedish4.9%(401)

French Canadian4.6%(371)

Polish4.2%(342)

Finnish2.6%(210)

Dutch2.5%(202)

American2.4%(199)

Italian2.3%(183)

Norwegian2.2%(179)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish2.1%(173)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(120)

Czech0.9%(76)

Belgian0.8%(66)

British0.8%(63)

Croatian0.8%(63)

Lithuanian0.8%(61)

Hungarian0.4%(36)

Slovak0.3%(25)

Welsh0.3%(25)

Russian0.3%(24)

Canadian0.3%(21)

Danish0.2%(19)

Austrian0.2%(15)

Portuguese0.2%(14)

Swiss0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Latvian0.1%(6)

Romanian0.1%(6)

Greek0%(4)

Serbian0%(4)

Slovene0%(4)

Iranian0%(2)

Arab0%(1)

Lebanese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.6%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 15.2 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 married28%(978)

Married55.3%(1,934)

Widowed3.7%(131)

Divorced13%(455)

Women 15+

Never married21.7%(753)

Married55.3%(1,918)

Widowed12%(416)

Divorced11%(381)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.1%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

33.7%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% 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)11.1%(75)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21%(142)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.2%(286)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.1%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 677 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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