Antrim County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 22,303 92.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 525 2.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 120 0.5%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 74 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 780 3.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 119 0.5%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 206 0.9%

• Under 18 4,081 16.9%
• 18–24 1,519 6.3%
• 25–44 4,790 19.9%
• 45–64 6,807 28.2%
• 65 and over 6,930 28.7%

Median household income

$69,924

90% interval $67,193–$72,655

−$2,412 vs MI · 26th of 83

Below poverty line

10.7%

90% interval 8.6%–12.8%

−2.7 pp vs MI · 64th of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.7%

+0.73 pp vs. state

County GDP

$854.6M

0.12% of state

Avg. annual pay

$44,356

Establishments

626

• Leisure & hospitality 1,022 20.2%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 876 17.3%
• Education & health services 702 13.9%
• Manufacturing 676 13.4%
• Construction 509 10.1%
• Natural resources & mining 195 3.9%
• Professional & business services 179 3.5%
• Other services 178 3.5%
• Financial activities 162 3.2%
• Information 99 2.0%
• Public administration 14 0.3%
• Unclassified 13 0.3%

The sectors listed cover 91.4% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

86.4%

+13.2 pp vs MI · 16th of 83

Median gross rent

$902

−$227 vs MI · 37th of 83

Owner-occupied

9,587

Renter-occupied

1,513

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 51% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Compressed wage spread

  Highest-paid sector pays only 1.9× the lowest ($56,763 vs $29,265/yr), a relatively flat local wage distribution.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 8.1 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 10,341 61.3%
• Democratic 6,330 37.5%
• Other / third-party 211 1.2%

• Spanish 213 0.9%
• German or other West Germanic 80 0.3%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 30 0.1%
• Arabic 18 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 16 0.1%
• Korean 6 0.0%
• Tagalog 6 0.0%
• Chinese 5 0.0%

Households

11,100

Family households

7,369

66.4% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,487

20.2% of families

Single-mother families

417

5.7% of families

Veterans

1,715

8.6% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 2,132 9.1%
• Mainline Protestant 1,706 7.3%
• Catholic 1,271 5.4%
• Black Protestant 300 1.3%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 277 1.2%

Health insured

94.2%

±1 pp

Uninsured

5.8%

±1 pp

29th of 83

With a disability

16.2%

±1 pp

46th of 83

Bachelor's or higher

34.3%

±1.8 pp

+1.9 pp vs MI · 18th of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.0%

90% interval 6.2%–7.8% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

13th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

2 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) and Probate Court judges separate. Vintage 2026 courts.michigan.gov / Wikipedia 'Michigan Circuit Courts' table; cross-checked against MCL § 600.508.)

Court seats

Bellaire, Suttons Bay Township, Traverse City

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

4

19.95 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

4