COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Schoolcraft County

Michigan · 8,903 residents · 1,172 sq mi

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Schoolcraft County is home to 8,903 people in Michigan. The median age is 41.4, about 6 years above the US median. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 11% of adults. Households here earn about 30% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $66,600, having more than doubled since 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 58%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,903

+7%since 1990

from 8,302 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.4

+10%since 1990

from 37.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1,172 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(500)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(560)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(570)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.8%(602)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.5%(397)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.2%(996)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.9%(1,325)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.2%(1,263)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6411.6%(1,037)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.7%(865)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.7%(597)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(191)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,140

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,112 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,137

+76%since 1990

from $9,740 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.2%

−4.4 ptssince 1990

from 16.6% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,600

+58%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $31,900 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $273 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.0%

+5.0 ptssince 1990

from 77.0% in 1990

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(43)

Asian0.2%(18)

2000

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

Black1.6%(140)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(83)

Asian0.4%(37)

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

11.3%

+2.5 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.4%

+7.8 ptssince 1990

from 71.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.2 min

−28%since 1990

from 21.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.5%(889)

Married61.9%(2,241)

Widowed3.6%(131)

Divorced10%(361)

Women 15+

Never married15.4%(558)

Married61.6%(2,239)

Widowed12.4%(450)

Divorced10.6%(386)

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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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