Iosco County, MI

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2023 Population

25,333

0.0553% 1-year growth

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

53.5

0.753% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16.6%

10.2% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$47,777

3.36% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

9,309

0.364% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Iosco County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.37%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.69%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.884%), and White (Hispanic) (0.849%).

None of the households in Iosco 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 Iosco County, MI are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Iosco County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Iosco County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Iosco County, MI borders Alcona County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Huron County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, and Oscoda County, MI.

United States Michigan

Population & Diversity

Iosco County, MI is home to a population of 25.3k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.14% of Iosco County, MI residents were born outside of the country (541 people).

In 2023, there were 27.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (23.2k people) in Iosco County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 854 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 428 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Iosco County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
23.2k ± 145
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
854 ± 170
Two+ (Hispanic)
428 ± 100

2.72%

Hispanic Population

688 people

2.72% of the people in Iosco County, MI are hispanic (688 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Iosco 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

2.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

541 people

2.22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

562 people

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,081 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
412 ± 110
Gulf War (1990s)
355 ± 139

Iosco County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.62 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Iosco County, MI employs 9.31k people. The largest industries in Iosco County, MI are Manufacturing (1,357 people), Retail Trade (1,350 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,153 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($66,938), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($59,583), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($57,768).

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

9.31k

2023 Value

± 524

−0.364%

1 Year decline

± 7.98%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iosco County, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,078 people), Sales & Related Occupations (926 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (826 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iosco 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

9.31k

2023 Value

± 524

−0.364%

1 Year decline

± 7.98%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iosco County, MI, are Manufacturing (1,357 people), Retail Trade (1,350 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,153 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iosco County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Iosco County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($59,762), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,955), and Public Administration ($57,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($41,042), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($40,313), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,500).

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

64
Construction
56
Other Services (except Public Administration)
43
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

$70.8k
Transportation and Warehousing
$56.5k
Manufacturing
$42.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iosco County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (35%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.989%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (35%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.989%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Iosco County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 63.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (35%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.989%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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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.

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

Completions

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.

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

People in Iosco County, MI have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iosco County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Iosco County, MI is $47,777. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Iosco County, MI was Census Tract 6 with a value of $59,792, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $53,571 and $50,972.

In 2023, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iosco County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.79%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Iosco 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 6
Census Tract 3
Census Tract 8

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Iosco County, MI was Census Tract 6 with a value of $59,792, followed by Census Tract 3 and Census Tract 8, with respective values of $53,571 and $50,972.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Iosco 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.

$47,777

Median Household Income

± $2,521

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Iosco 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 Iosco 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 2023

Drove Alone (78.8%)
Carpooled (8.9%)
Worked At Home (6.47%)

In 2023, 78.8% of workers in Iosco County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.9%) and those who worked at home (6.47%).

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

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iosco County, MI have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.59% of the workforce in Iosco County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Iosco County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.79%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iosco County, MI (4.17k out of 25.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Iosco 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, 24.5% of the children was living in poverty in Iosco County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 8.1%.

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

94.4% of the population of Iosco County, MI has health coverage, with 33.5% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 21% on Medicare, 17.2% on non-group plans, and 2.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Iosco County, MI see 2514 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (2284 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1335 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 497 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,514 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Iosco County, MI

Primary care physicians in Iosco County, MI see an average of 2,514 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% increase from the previous year (2,284 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 14.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 30.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.56%

Uninsured

33.5%

Employer Coverage

20.4%

Medicaid

21%

Medicare

17.2%

Non-Group

2.39%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iosco 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 95.9 in Iosco County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Iosco 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 40.3% in Iosco County, MI.

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