Negaunee, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,656
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
38.4
4.07% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.4%
6.46% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$70,568
0.121% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$170,100
8.76% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,169
0.641% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Negaunee, 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.

99.4% of the residents in Negaunee, MI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Negaunee, MI was $170,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.5%.

Most people in Negaunee, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Negaunee, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Negaunee, MI is home to a population of 4.66k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.28% of Negaunee, MI residents were born outside of the country (106 people).

In 2024, there were 38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.33k people) in Negaunee, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 102 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Negaunee, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Negaunee, MI was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Negaunee, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.33k ± 130
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    114 ± 66
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    102 ± 101
2.19%
Hispanic Population
102 people

In 2024, there were 38 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.33k people) in Negaunee, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 102 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.19% of the people in Negaunee, MI are hispanic (102 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Negaunee, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.28%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
106 people
2.65%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
123 people

As of 2024, 2.28% of Negaunee, MI residents (106 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 Negaunee, MI was 2.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    135 ± 87
  2. Vietnam
    60 ± 46
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    27 ± 23

Negaunee, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.25 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Negaunee, MI employs 2.17k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Negaunee, MI were Retail Trade (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), and Construction (248 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,892), Wholesale Trade ($71,875), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,858).

Employment

Occupations

2.17k
2024 Value
± 302
−0.641%
1 Year decline
± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Negaunee, MI declined at a rate of −0.641%, from 2.18k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Negaunee, MI, are Sales & Related Occupations (252 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (243 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (228 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Negaunee, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

2.17k
2024 Value
± 302
−0.641%
1 Year decline
± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Negaunee, MI declined at a rate of −0.641%, from 2.18k employees to 2.17k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Negaunee, MI, are Retail Trade (315 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (280 people), and Construction (248 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Negaunee, MI, though some of these residents may live in Negaunee, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,151
Median earning men ± $5,742
$39,363
Median earning women ± $5,627

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($91,111), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($89,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($64,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($106,458), Public Administration ($58,553), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,479).

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Negaunee, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Negaunee, MI was $170,100 in 2024, which is 0.511 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $156,400 to $170,100, a 8.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Negaunee, MI is 76.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Negaunee, MI have an average commute time of 15.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Negaunee, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$170,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,623
$1,467
Median Property Taxes
±$216

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 Negaunee, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.5%
Homeownership
2024
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.5% of the housing units in Negaunee, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,568
Median Household Income
± $13,925
1.92k
Number of Households
± 264

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.92k households in Negaunee, MI grew to $70,568 from the previous year's value of $70,483.

The following chart displays the households in Negaunee, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Negaunee, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.5%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.9%)
  3. Carpooled (8.58%)

In 2024, 75.5% of workers in Negaunee, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.9%) and those who carpooled to work (8.58%).

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.

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Commute Time

15.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Negaunee, MI have a shorter commute time (15.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.758% of the workforce in Negaunee, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Negaunee, MI (566 out of 4.57k 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 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Negaunee, MI is White, followed by Native American and Black.

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.

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Health

99.6% of the population of Negaunee, MI has health coverage, with 54% on employee plans, 11.7% on Medicaid, 12.6% on Medicare, 17.1% on non-group plans, and 4.25% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 18.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.8% were men and 45.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

0.372%
Uninsured
54%
Employer Coverage
11.7%
Medicaid
12.6%
Medicare
17.1%
Non-Group
4.25%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Negaunee, MI declined by 57.7% from 0.879% to 0.372%.

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