Gogebic County, MI

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2024 Population

14,319

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

51.2

0.195% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.4%

3.69% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,732

6.16% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$107,200

7.52% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

6,091

2.72% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Gogebic 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.

99.6% of the residents in Gogebic County, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gogebic County, MI are Gogebic Community College (205 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Gogebic County, MI was $107,200, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in Gogebic County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Gogebic County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Gogebic County, MI borders Iron County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI, Ashland County, WI, Iron County, WI, and Vilas County, WI.

United States Michigan

Population & Diversity

Gogebic County, MI is home to a population of 14.3k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.17% of Gogebic County, MI residents were born outside of the country (168 people).

In 2024, there were 33.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13k people) in Gogebic County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 386 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 346 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Gogebic County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gogebic County, MI was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gogebic County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
13k ± 105
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
386 ± 88
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
346 ± 69

2.03%

Hispanic Population

291 people

2.03% of the people in Gogebic County, MI are hispanic (291 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gogebic 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
80,580 ± 6,941 people
India
77,204 ± 6,795 people
Iraq
54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

Foreign-Born Population

1.17%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

168 people

0.836%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

120 people

As of 2024, 1.17% of Gogebic County, MI residents (168 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gogebic County, MI was 0.836%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
471 ± 94
Gulf War (2001-)
273 ± 92
Gulf War (1990s)
73 ± 39

Gogebic County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gogebic County, MI.

Economy

The economy of Gogebic County, MI employs 6.09k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gogebic County, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (987 people), Retail Trade (715 people), and Manufacturing (656 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($98,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,188), and Transportation & Warehousing ($75,146).

Employment

Occupations

6.09k

2024 Value

± 433

2.72%

1 Year growth

± 9.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gogebic County, MI grew at a rate of 2.72%, from 5.93k employees to 6.09k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gogebic County, MI, are Sales & Related Occupations (732 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (710 people), and Management Occupations (525 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gogebic County, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.09k

2024 Value

± 433

2.72%

1 Year growth

± 9.66%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gogebic County, MI grew at a rate of 2.72%, from 5.93k employees to 6.09k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gogebic County, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (987 people), Retail Trade (715 people), and Manufacturing (656 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gogebic County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Gogebic County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,969

Median earning men ± $6,321

$28,691

Median earning women ± $4,607

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,188), Construction ($71,944), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,733), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,934), and Information ($45,391).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

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

30
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Retail Trade
23
Construction

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

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$25.7k
Manufacturing
$22.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.9k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin 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

Voting results are not available for Gogebic County, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.3%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.788%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

Gary Peters

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Elissa Slotkin

Senator from Michigan

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin 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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Gogebic County, MI awarded 205 degrees. The student population of Gogebic County, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 332 male students and 512 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gogebic County, MI are White (188 and 92.2%), American Indian or Alaska Native (5 and 2.45%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 1.47%), and Unknown (3 and 1.47%).

The largest universities in Gogebic County, MI by number of degrees awarded are Gogebic Community College (205 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Gogebic County, MI are Registered Nursing (35 and 17.1%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (23 and 11.2%), and Medical Office Assistant (18 and 8.78%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 844 students enrolled in Gogebic County, MI, 39.3% men and 60.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 711 records, of which 62.2% were women and 37.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
35 degrees awarded
General Studies
16 degrees awarded
General Business
14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Gogebic County, MI was Registered Nursing with 35 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Gogebic Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

205 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Gogebic Community College with 205 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 76 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gogebic County, MI, which is 0.589 times less than the 129 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 188 degrees mean that there were 37.6 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, American Indian or Alaska Native, with 5 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 ($6,107) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,312) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gogebic County, MI was $107,200 in 2024, which is 0.322 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $99,700 to $107,200, a 7.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Gogebic County, MI is 81%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gogebic County, MI have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gogebic County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 9.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gogebic County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

Housing

Property

$107,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,245

$5,660

Median Property Taxes

±$389

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 Gogebic 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 Gogebic County, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2024

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81% of the housing units in Gogebic County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$52,732

Median Household Income

± $3,913

6.99k

Number of Households

± 442

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.99k households in Gogebic County, MI grew to $52,732 from the previous year's value of $49,672.

The following chart displays the households in Gogebic 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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 2024

Drove Alone (81.2%)
Worked At Home (7.54%)
Carpooled (7.27%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Gogebic County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.54%) and those who carpooled to work (7.27%).

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

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gogebic County, MI have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.6% of the workforce in Gogebic County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gogebic 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 Gogebic County, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gogebic County, MI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 9.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Gogebic County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.8%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gogebic County, MI (2.02k out of 14k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gogebic 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 2025, 26.1% of the children was living in poverty in Gogebic County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 99.8 in Gogebic County, MI. From 2015 to 2022, the indicator declined 4.5 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.9% of the population of Gogebic County, MI has health coverage, with 30% on employee plans, 25.6% on Medicaid, 20.7% on Medicare, 16.4% on non-group plans, and 2.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Gogebic County, MI see 1,197 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,197 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2046 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 444 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,197 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Gogebic County, MI

Primary care physicians in Gogebic County, MI see an average of 1,197 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,197 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.4% under 18 years, 15.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.4% were men and 48.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.09%

Uninsured

30%

Employer Coverage

25.6%

Medicaid

20.7%

Medicare

16.4%

Non-Group

2.22%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gogebic County, MI declined by 16.5% from 6.09% to 5.09%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2018, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 101 in Gogebic County, MI.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 37.3% in Gogebic County, MI.

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