Negaunee, MI

Census Place

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

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.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Negaunee, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.33k ± 130
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
114 ± 66
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
102 ± 101

2.19%

Hispanic Population

102 people

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.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
83,098 ± 7,048 people
India
80,532 ± 6,939 people
Iraq
55,181 ± 5,751 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 83,098 Michigan residents, followed by India with 80,532 and Iraq with 55,181.

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.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
135 ± 87
Vietnam
60 ± 46
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.

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

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.

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

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.

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).

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Negaunee, 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.

$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.

Wage Distribution

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

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Michigan

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2024, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (75.5%)
Worked At Home (13.9%)
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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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