Gogebic County, MI Demographic Data
Gogebic County, MI Summary
Gogebic County is located in Michigan
- Population: 16,297
- Area: 1,476.34 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,101.85 sq. miles
- Water Area: 374.50 sq. miles
- Population Density: 11.03 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,334.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gogebic County, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,225
46%
50.8
Male
8,425
54%
49.2
Total Population
15,650
323,128,000
Gogebic County, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
604
3.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
719
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
660
4.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
812
5.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
954
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,731
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,724
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,249
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,263
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,289
8.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,940
12.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,186
7.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
519
3.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,202
84.4%
77.2
Female
6,024
45.6%
51.3
Male
7,178
54.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,637
80.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,417
28.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,645
23.3%
15.2
Female
1,954
53.6%
55.8
Male
1,691
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
49
0.0%
0.0
Gogebic County, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,368
98.2%
96.8
White
14,164
90.5%
72.6
Black or African American
708
4.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
374
2.4%
0.8
Asian
85
0.5%
5.4
Asian Indian
11
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
5
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
7
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
24
0.2%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
13
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
13
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
24
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
282
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
188
1.2%
17.8
Mexican
118
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
29
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
13
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
28
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,462
98.8%
82.2
Gogebic County, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
181
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
683
5.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,627
38.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,089
26.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,233
10.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,395
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
693
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
864
7.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
11,037
92.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,088
17.5%
31.2
Gogebic County, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,148
30.4%
33.7%
Now Married
6,387
46.7%
47.5
Divorced
1,738
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
232
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,162
8.5
5.8%
Gogebic County, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,531
96.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
515
3.4%
21.6%
Spanish
122
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
155
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
70
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
168
1.1%
1.1%
Gogebic County, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
614
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
676
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,045
15.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
903
13.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,033
15.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,184
17.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
536
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
474
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
91
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
80
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
35,833
57,617
Per capita income
21,464
31,128
Gogebic County, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
303
5.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
725
12.4%
9.8
Construction
359
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,376
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
210
3.6%
6.6
Information
32
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
867
14.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
197
3.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
257
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
430
7.4%
4.6
Retail trade
750
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
217
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
120
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
714
12.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,644
28.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,086
18.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,038
17.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,361
23.3%
18.1%
Gogebic County, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,716
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,510
78.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
634
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
52
0.9%
5.1
Walked
260
4.5%
2.7
Other means
112
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
148
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.3
26.6
Gogebic County, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
744
11.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,304
34.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,634
39.7%
37.1
3 or more
954
14.4%
21.0
Gogebic County, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,636
61.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,176
78.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,460
22.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,108
38.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Gogebic County, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,744
1 room
221
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
665
6.2%
2.7
3 rooms
844
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,657
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
2,823
26.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,302
21.4%
17.8
7 rooms
1,109
10.3%
12.0
8 rooms
500
4.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
623
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gogebic County, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,744
1-unit, detached
9,026
84.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
49
0.5%
5.9
2-units
371
3.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
236
2.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
330
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
65
0.6%
4.4
20 or more units
303
2.8%
9.0
Mobile home
364
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gogebic County, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,070
37.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
802
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
909
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
738
6.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,451
13.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,165
10.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
869
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
706
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
32
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
2
0.0%
1.4%
Gogebic County, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4,082
61.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,041
15.7%
4.7
Electricity
394
5.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
385
5.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
658
9.9%
1.9
Solar energy
9
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
41
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
26
0.4%
1.1
Gogebic County, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,448
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
18
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
24
1.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
89
3.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
151
6.2%
20.1%
Less than $500
297
12.1%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
573
23.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,296
52.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,235
51.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
295
12.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
204
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
7.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
512
21.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
30
0.0%
0.0%
Gogebic County, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,290
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
5
0.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
1.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
42
3.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
609
47.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
620
48.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
170
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
514
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
170
14.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
120
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
170
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
141
11.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
114
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
498
41.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
247
0.0%
0.0%
Gogebic County, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,176
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,837
35.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,565
30.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
566
10.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
485
9.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
431
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
136
2.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
132
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
69,800
205,000
