Roscommon County, MI

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2023 Population

23,639

0.352% 1-year growth

US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

57.4

0.702% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.4%

4.77% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$54,106

8.43% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$148,000

10.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

8,405

3.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Roscommon County, MI had a population of 23.6k people with a median age of 57.4 and a median household income of $54,106. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Roscommon County, MI grew from 23,556 to 23,639, a 0.352% increase and its median household income grew from $49,898 to $54,106, a 8.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Roscommon County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.97%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.943%), White (Hispanic) (0.935%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.613%).

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

In 2023, the median property value in Roscommon County, MI was $148,000, and the homeownership rate was 84.3%.

Most people in Roscommon County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Roscommon County, MI was 2 cars per household.

Roscommon County, MI borders Clare County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, and Oscoda County, MI.

United States Michigan

Population & Diversity

Roscommon County, MI is home to a population of 23.6k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.41% of Roscommon County, MI residents were born outside of the country (334 people).

In 2023, there were 23.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.9k people) in Roscommon County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 939 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 223 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

99.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.3% of Roscommon County, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Roscommon County, MI was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Roscommon County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.9k ± 169
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
939 ± 194
Two+ (Hispanic)
223 ± 100

1.99%

Hispanic Population

471 people

1.99% of the people in Roscommon County, MI are hispanic (471 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Roscommon 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

1.41%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

334 people

1.77%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

417 people

As of 2023, 1.41% of Roscommon County, MI residents (334 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Roscommon County, MI was 1.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,050 ± 145
Gulf War (2001-)
271 ± 100
Gulf War (1990s)
207 ± 96

Roscommon County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Roscommon County, MI employs 8.41k people. The largest industries in Roscommon County, MI are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,340 people), Retail Trade (1,120 people), and Manufacturing (840 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($145,221), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,068), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,828).

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

8.41k

2023 Value

± 543

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Roscommon County, MI grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 8.12k employees to 8.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roscommon County, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (966 people), Sales & Related Occupations (963 people), and Management Occupations (902 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roscommon County, MI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

8.41k

2023 Value

± 543

3.51%

1 Year growth

± 8.76%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Roscommon County, MI grew at a rate of 3.51%, from 8.12k employees to 8.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roscommon County, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,340 people), Retail Trade (1,120 people), and Manufacturing (840 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roscommon County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Roscommon County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,839

Median earning men ± $5,646

$31,723

Median earning women ± $3,405

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,083), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,077), and Manufacturing ($60,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($175,227), Information ($54,000), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($47,961).

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

58
Other Services (except Public Administration)
52
Retail Trade
52
Construction

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

$49.1k
Retail Trade
$24.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$23k
Manufacturing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Roscommon County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 64.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.806%).

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 (64.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.806%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Roscommon 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

The median property value in Roscommon County, MI was $148,000 in 2023, which is 0.488 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $133,400 to $148,000, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Roscommon County, MI is 84.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Roscommon County, MI have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roscommon County, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Roscommon County, MI is $54,106. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Roscommon County, MI was Census Tract 9703 with a value of $67,660, followed by Census Tract 9705 and Census Tract 9706, with respective values of $65,278 and $62,479.

In 2023, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Roscommon County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.29%.

Housing

Property

$148,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,732

$9,679

Median Property Taxes

±$536

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

Rent vs Own

84.3%

Homeownership

2023

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 84.3% of the housing units in Roscommon County, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Roscommon 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 9703
Census Tract 9705
Census Tract 9706

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Roscommon County, MI was Census Tract 9703 with a value of $67,660, followed by Census Tract 9705 and Census Tract 9706, with respective values of $65,278 and $62,479.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Roscommon 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.

$54,106

Median Household Income

± $3,037

11.5k

Number of Households

± 611

In 2023, the median household income of the 11.5k households in Roscommon County, MI grew to $54,106 from the previous year's value of $49,898.

The following chart displays the households in Roscommon 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 Roscommon 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 (72.1%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (10.9%)

In 2023, 72.1% of workers in Roscommon County, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (10.9%).

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

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roscommon County, MI have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.4% of the workforce in Roscommon County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 12.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Roscommon County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 5.29%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roscommon County, MI (3.59k out of 23.3k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Roscommon 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, 31.9% of the children was living in poverty in Roscommon County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.8%.

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

95.4% of the population of Roscommon County, MI has health coverage, with 31% on employee plans, 21.3% on Medicaid, 25.3% on Medicare, 15.8% on non-group plans, and 1.99% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Roscommon County, MI see 2181 patients per year on average, which represents a 9.2% decrease from the previous year (2402 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2363 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1074 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,181 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Roscommon County, MI

Primary care physicians in Roscommon County, MI see an average of 2,181 patients per year. This represents a 9.2% decrease from the previous year (2,402 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.1% under 18 years, 12.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.58%

Uninsured

31%

Employer Coverage

21.3%

Medicaid

25.3%

Medicare

15.8%

Non-Group

1.99%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Roscommon County, MI declined by 15.1% from 5.4% to 4.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Roscommon 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 71.1 in Roscommon County, MI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Roscommon 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 37.8% in Roscommon County, MI.

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