Gladwin County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 23,816 92.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 575 2.2%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 81 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 111 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 929 3.6%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 106 0.4%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 2 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 73 0.3%

• Under 18 4,852 18.9%
• 18–24 1,561 6.1%
• 25–44 4,894 19.0%
• 45–64 7,367 28.7%
• 65 and over 7,019 27.3%

Median household income

$56,272

90% interval $51,807–$60,737

−$16,064 vs MI · 70th of 83

Below poverty line

16.9%

90% interval 14.2%–19.6%

+3.5 pp vs MI · 11th of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.5%

+1.52 pp vs. state

County GDP

$698.6M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$49,519

Establishments

473

• Manufacturing 923 20.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 644 14.3%
• Education & health services 518 11.5%
• Leisure & hospitality 491 10.9%
• Construction 417 9.3%
• Public administration 337 7.5%
• Financial activities 211 4.7%
• Other services 201 4.5%
• Professional & business services 161 3.6%
• Natural resources & mining 158 3.5%
• Unclassified 23 0.5%
• Information 17 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 91.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

86.1%

+12.9 pp vs MI · 20th of 83

Median gross rent

$690

−$439 vs MI · 74th of 83

Owner-occupied

9,710

Renter-occupied

1,570

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 46% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $74,138/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,566/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.5 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Republican 10,809 69.8%
• Democratic 4,501 29.1%
• Other / third-party 178 1.1%

• German or other West Germanic 569 2.3%
• Spanish 199 0.8%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 44 0.2%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 30 0.1%
• Chinese 27 0.1%
• Tagalog 18 0.1%
• Arabic 8 0.0%

Households

11,280

Family households

7,113

63.1% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,769

24.9% of families

Single-mother families

265

3.7% of families

Veterans

1,763

8.5% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,371 13.3%
• Catholic 2,659 10.5%
• Mainline Protestant 1,024 4.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 261 1.0%
• Black Protestant 100 0.4%

Health insured

91.9%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

8.1%

±1.2 pp

10th of 83

With a disability

20.1%

±1.1 pp

17th of 83

Bachelor's or higher

16.9%

±1.4 pp

−15.5 pp vs MI · 72nd of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.7%

90% interval 7.7%–9.7% · 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

3

14.39 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2