Clare County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 28,981 92.8%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 715 2.3%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 294 0.9%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 102 0.3%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 950 3.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 111 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 64 0.2%

• Under 18 6,014 19.3%
• 18–24 2,001 6.4%
• 25–44 6,439 20.6%
• 45–64 8,776 28.1%
• 65 and over 7,988 25.6%

Median household income

$48,238

90% interval $43,733–$52,743

−$24,098 vs MI · 83rd of 83

Below poverty line

19.3%

90% interval 16.2%–22.4%

+5.9 pp vs MI · 4th of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.9%

+1.92 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.5B

0.22% of state

Avg. annual pay

$50,327

Establishments

642

• Education & health services 2,058 26.8%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 1,697 22.1%
• Manufacturing 961 12.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 927 12.1%
• Professional & business services 467 6.1%
• Construction 416 5.4%
• Other services 414 5.4%
• Public administration 370 4.8%
• Financial activities 120 1.6%
• Natural resources & mining 104 1.4%
• Unclassified 19 0.2%
• Information 12 0.2%

The sectors listed cover 98.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

86.9%

+13.7 pp vs MI · 12th of 83

Median gross rent

$765

−$364 vs MI · 64th of 83

Owner-occupied

10,878

Renter-occupied

1,643

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 61% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $68,361/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,194/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 12 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 11,772 68.1%
• Democratic 5,273 30.5%
• Other / third-party 243 1.4%

• German or other West Germanic 1,318 4.4%
• Spanish 115 0.4%
• Chinese 48 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 37 0.1%
• Tagalog 13 0.0%
• Arabic 8 0.0%

Households

12,521

Family households

7,798

62.3% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,508

19.3% of families

Single-mother families

708

9.1% of families

Veterans

2,400

9.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 6,001 19.4%
• Catholic 2,394 7.8%
• Mainline Protestant 766 2.5%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 564 1.8%
• Black Protestant 150 0.5%

Health insured

89.8%

±2 pp

Uninsured

10.2%

±2 pp

3rd of 83

With a disability

24.3%

±1.7 pp

2nd of 83

Bachelor's or higher

12.9%

±1.2 pp

−19.5 pp vs MI · 82nd of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.1%

90% interval 7.2%–9.0% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

55th 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

Gladwin, Harrison

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

7.94 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2