Clare County, MI

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2022 Population

30,998

0.555% 1-year growth

US Senator

Debbie Stabenow

Democratic Party

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

48.2

0.837% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

22.1%

6.47% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$47,816

11% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$112,400

18.3% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

11,041

2.75% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Clare County, MI had a population of 31k people with a median age of 48.2 and a median household income of $47,816. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Clare County, MI grew from 30,827 to 30,998, a 0.555% increase and its median household income grew from $43,069 to $47,816, a 11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clare County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.36%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1%), White (Hispanic) (0.839%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.684%).

None of the households in Clare County, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Clare County, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clare County, MI are Mid Michigan College (419 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Clare County, MI was $112,400, and the homeownership rate was 85.1%.

Most people in Clare County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Clare County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Clare County, MI borders Gladwin County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Midland County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Osceola County, MI, and Roscommon County, MI.

United States Michigan

Population & Diversity

Clare County, MI is home to a population of 31k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.894% of Clare County, MI residents were born outside of the country (277 people).

In 2022, there were 39.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.1k people) in Clare County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 732 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 311 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Clare County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Clare County, MI was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clare County, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clare County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
29.1k ± 114
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
732 ± 130
Two+ (Hispanic)
311 ± 123

2.3%

Hispanic Population

713 people

2.3% of the people in Clare County, MI are hispanic (713 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clare County, MI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Michigan.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
79,402 ± 6,891 people
India
76,527 ± 6,766 people
Iraq
57,451 ± 5,868 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 79,402 Michigan residents, followed by India with 76,527 and Iraq with 57,451.

Foreign-Born Population

0.894%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

277 people

1.19%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

366 people

As of 2022, 0.894% of Clare County, MI residents (277 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clare County, MI was 1.19%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clare County, MI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,109 ± 184
Gulf War (2001-)
170 ± 61
Gulf War (1990s)
133 ± 49

Clare County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Clare County, MI employs 11k people. The largest industries in Clare County, MI are Manufacturing (1,673 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,526 people), and Retail Trade (1,365 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($85,893), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,424), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,159).

Males in Michigan have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,244. The income inequality in Michigan (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

11k

2022 Value

± 569

2.75%

1 Year growth

± 7.21%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clare County, MI grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 10.7k employees to 11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clare County, MI, are Production Occupations (1,176 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,167 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,142 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clare County, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11k

2022 Value

± 569

2.75%

1 Year growth

± 7.21%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clare County, MI grew at a rate of 2.75%, from 10.7k employees to 11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clare County, MI, are Manufacturing (1,673 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,526 people), and Retail Trade (1,365 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clare County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Clare County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$39,571

Median earning men ± $3,809

$25,744

Median earning women ± $1,150

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($65,588), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,656), and Public Administration ($55,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Information ($41,612), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,629).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.16%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

50
Retail Trade
48
Construction
46
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$75.6k
Manufacturing
$49.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$34.2k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Clare County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 66.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.995%).

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (66.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (31.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.995%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Clare County, MI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Debbie Stabenow

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Gary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Michigan

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Michigan have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Clare County, MI awarded 419 degrees. The student population of Clare County, MI in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,211 male students and 2,171 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clare County, MI are White (364 and 86.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (22 and 5.25%), Two or More Races (10 and 2.39%), and Black or African American (9 and 2.15%).

The largest universities in Clare County, MI by number of degrees awarded are Mid Michigan College (419 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Clare County, MI are General Business Administration & Management (92 and 22%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (86 and 20.5%), and Registered Nursing (52 and 12.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 3,382 students enrolled in Clare County, MI, 35.8% men and 64.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,823 records, of which 65% were women and 35% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
86 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
84 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
52 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Clare County, MI was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 86 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Clare County, MI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Mid Michigan College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

419 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Mid Michigan College with 419 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clare County, MI, which is 0.552 times less than the 270 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 364 degrees mean that there were 16.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 22 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($8,808) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($100) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,210) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.784% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.801% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.31M), Some college (1.92M), and Bachelors Degree (1.42M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clare County, MI was $112,400 in 2022, which is 0.399 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $95,000 to $112,400, a 18.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Clare County, MI is 85.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Clare County, MI have an average commute time of 27.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clare County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Clare County, MI is $47,816. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Clare County, MI was Census Tract 5 with a value of $63,188, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 7, with respective values of $61,630 and $54,559.

In 2023, 14.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clare County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.15%.

Housing

Property

$112,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,924

$10,151

Median Property Taxes

±$489

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clare County, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clare County, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.1%

Homeownership

2022

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 85.1% of the housing units in Clare County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clare County, MI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 5
Census Tract 8
Census Tract 7

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Clare County, MI was Census Tract 5 with a value of $63,188, followed by Census Tract 8 and Census Tract 7, with respective values of $61,630 and $54,559.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Clare County, MI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$47,816

Median Household Income

± $2,071

11.9k

Number of Households

± 558

In 2022, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Clare County, MI grew to $47,816 from the previous year's value of $43,069.

The following chart displays the households in Clare County, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clare County, MI is from Michigan.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.468

2021 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2022, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.473% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Michigan across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (76.5%)
Carpooled (9.72%)
Worked At Home (8.6%)

In 2022, 76.5% of workers in Clare County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.72%) and those who worked at home (8.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clare County, MI have a longer commute time (27.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.36% of the workforce in Clare County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clare County, MI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clare County, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clare County, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 14.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clare County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 2.15%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

22.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clare County, MI (6.77k out of 30.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clare County, MI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 30.7% of the children was living in poverty in Clare County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.3% of the population of Clare County, MI has health coverage, with 27.5% on employee plans, 28% on Medicaid, 17.6% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 1.49% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clare County, MI see 3419 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.582% decrease from the previous year (3439 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3452 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 740 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,419 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clare County, MI

Primary care physicians in Clare County, MI see an average of 3,419 patients per year. This represents a 0.582% decrease from the previous year (3,439 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clare County, MI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.9% under 18 years, 16.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.7%

Uninsured

27.5%

Employer Coverage

28%

Medicaid

17.6%

Medicare

13.7%

Non-Group

1.49%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clare County, MI grew by 0.607% from 11.7% to 11.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clare County, MI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.4 in Clare County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clare County, MI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.5% in Clare County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clare County, MI.