Dickinson County, MI

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2024 Population

25,954

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

46.9

1.05% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.5%

7.72% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$65,156

5.29% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$153,300

17.7% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

11,870

0.194% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dickinson 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.

99.3% of the residents in Dickinson County, MI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dickinson County, MI was $153,300, and the homeownership rate was 82.4%.

Most people in Dickinson County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17 minutes. The average car ownership in Dickinson County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Dickinson County, MI borders Iron County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Florence County, WI, and Marinette County, WI.

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Population & Diversity

Dickinson County, MI is home to a population of 26k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.63% of Dickinson County, MI residents were born outside of the country (422 people).

In 2024, there were 34.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (24k people) in Dickinson County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 699 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 335 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Dickinson County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dickinson County, MI was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dickinson County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
24k ± 176
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
699 ± 112
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
335 ± 131

1.97%

Hispanic Population

511 people

1.97% of the people in Dickinson County, MI are hispanic (511 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Dickinson 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

1.63%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

422 people

1.52%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

395 people

As of 2024, 1.63% of Dickinson County, MI residents (422 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 Dickinson County, MI was 1.52%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
577 ± 159
Vietnam
575 ± 154
Gulf War (1990s)
401 ± 155

Dickinson County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Dickinson County, MI employs 11.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dickinson County, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,908 people), Manufacturing (1,750 people), and Retail Trade (1,497 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($94,196), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,750), and Transportation & Warehousing ($66,146).

Employment

Occupations

11.9k

2024 Value

± 798

0.194%

1 Year growth

± 9.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson County, MI grew at a rate of 0.194%, from 11.8k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dickinson County, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,567 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,319 people), and Management Occupations (950 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dickinson 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

11.9k

2024 Value

± 798

0.194%

1 Year growth

± 9.21%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dickinson County, MI grew at a rate of 0.194%, from 11.8k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dickinson County, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,908 people), Manufacturing (1,750 people), and Retail Trade (1,497 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dickinson County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Dickinson County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,750

Median earning men ± $3,047

$34,455

Median earning women ± $2,588

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,005), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,500), and Information ($70,183).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($62,614), Public Administration ($60,380), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,929).

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

75
Retail Trade
65
Other Services (except Public Administration)
43
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

$177k
Construction
$173k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$167k
Manufacturing

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 Dickinson 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Dickinson County, MI was $153,300 in 2024, which is 0.461 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $130,300 to $153,300, a 17.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Dickinson County, MI is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dickinson County, MI have an average commute time of 17 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dickinson County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 8.82% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dickinson County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.48%.

Housing

Property

$153,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,586

$9,805

Median Property Taxes

±$662

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 Dickinson County, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

82.4%

Homeownership

2024

62.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.4% of the housing units in Dickinson County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dickinson 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.

$65,156

Median Household Income

± $3,928

11.9k

Number of Households

± 782

In 2024, the median household income of the 11.9k households in Dickinson County, MI grew to $65,156 from the previous year's value of $61,882.

The following chart displays the households in Dickinson 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dickinson 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 (77.3%)
Worked At Home (9.04%)
Carpooled (8.34%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Dickinson County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.04%) and those who carpooled to work (8.34%).

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

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dickinson County, MI have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Dickinson County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 8.82% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Dickinson County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.48%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dickinson County, MI (2.7k out of 25.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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, 14.4% of the children was living in poverty in Dickinson County, MI. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.5%.

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

96.3% of the population of Dickinson County, MI has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 12% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 18% on non-group plans, and 2.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Dickinson County, MI see 1,357 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,357 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 924 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 257 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,357 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Dickinson County, MI

Primary care physicians in Dickinson County, MI see an average of 1,357 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,357 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.7% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.68%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

12%

Medicaid

16.7%

Medicare

18%

Non-Group

2.54%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dickinson County, MI declined by 17.6% from 4.46% to 3.68%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 54.1 in Dickinson County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Dickinson 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 32.3% in Dickinson County, MI.

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