Missaukee County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 13,751 90.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 521 3.4%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 43 0.3%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 65 0.4%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 766 5.0%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 24 0.2%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 37 0.2%

• Under 18 3,382 22.2%
• 18–24 970 6.4%
• 25–44 3,525 23.2%
• 45–64 3,989 26.2%
• 65 and over 3,341 22.0%

Median household income

$66,502

90% interval $60,848–$72,156

−$5,834 vs MI · 33rd of 83

Below poverty line

12.1%

90% interval 9.7%–14.5%

−1.3 pp vs MI · 50th of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.1%

+0.15 pp vs. state

County GDP

$677.7M

0.1% of state

Avg. annual pay

$48,667

Establishments

389

• Trade, transportation & utilities 995 24.2%
• Natural resources & mining 907 22.1%
• Manufacturing 650 15.8%
• Education & health services 447 10.9%
• Construction 204 5.0%
• Public administration 181 4.4%
• Leisure & hospitality 160 3.9%
• Professional & business services 128 3.1%
• Other services 116 2.8%

The sectors listed cover 92.2% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

84.9%

+11.7 pp vs MI · 25th of 83

Median gross rent

$891

−$238 vs MI · 41st of 83

Owner-occupied

5,015

Renter-occupied

894

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 62% 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 (Manufacturing, $63,836/yr) pays 2.7× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $23,375/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 11 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 7,066 77.2%
• Democratic 1,945 21.3%
• Other / third-party 140 1.5%

• Spanish 209 1.5%
• German or other West Germanic 206 1.4%
• Korean 6 0.0%
• Vietnamese 5 0.0%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 4 0.0%
• Tagalog 3 0.0%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 2 0.0%

Households

5,909

Family households

4,028

68.2% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,066

26.5% of families

Single-mother families

192

4.8% of families

Veterans

828

7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 3,195 21.2%
• Mainline Protestant 1,313 8.7%
• Catholic 305 2.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 139 0.9%

Health insured

91.6%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

8.4%

±1.2 pp

9th of 83

With a disability

18.3%

±1.5 pp

27th of 83

Bachelor's or higher

18.8%

±1.7 pp

−13.6 pp vs MI · 61st of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

8.3%

90% interval 7.4%–9.2% · Census SAHIE

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

Trial court

28th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

1 (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

Cadillac, Lake City

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

0

0 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

0