Wexford County, MI

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US Senator

Gary Peters

Democratic Party

US Senator

Elissa Slotkin

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.2

0% 1-year change

2023 Poverty Rate

12.9%

2.82% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$63,123

7.62% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$160,300

9.72% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Wexford County, MI had a population of N/A people with a median age of 42.2 and a median household income of $63,123. Between N/A and N/A the population of Wexford County, MI N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $58,652 to $63,123, a 7.62% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wexford County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.2%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.98%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.904%), and White (Hispanic) (0.853%).

None of the households in Wexford 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.

99.2% of the residents in Wexford County, MI are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Wexford County, MI was $160,300, and the homeownership rate was 81.4%.

Wexford County, MI borders Benzie County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Lake County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, and Osceola County, MI.

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Population & Diversity

Wexford County, MI is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Wexford County, MI residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 21.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31k people) in Wexford County, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.42k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 332 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

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

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wexford County, MI

White (Non-Hispanic)
31k ± 324
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.42k ± 343
Two+ (Hispanic)
332 ± 98.2

2.49%

Hispanic Population

845 people

2.49% of the people in Wexford County, MI are hispanic (845 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Wexford 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.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
829 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
547 ± 165
Gulf War (2001-)
405 ± 114

Wexford County, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Wexford County, MI employs N/A people. The largest industries in Wexford County, MI are Manufacturing (3,101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,889 people), and Retail Trade (1,798 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wexford County, MI, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wexford 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wexford County, MI, are Manufacturing (3,101 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,889 people), and Retail Trade (1,798 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wexford County, MI, though some of these residents may live in Wexford County, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,536

Median earning men ± $1,736

$35,236

Median earning women ± $1,736

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,304), Public Administration ($72,786), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($89,500), Construction ($72,857), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,750).

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

73
Retail Trade
61
Construction
56
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

$172k
Manufacturing
$92.1k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$70.8k
Retail Trade

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wexford County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.42%).

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 (66.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.42%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wexford County, MI went to Donald J. Trump with 66.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.42%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wexford 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

In 2023, universities in Wexford County, MI awarded 18 degrees. The student population of Wexford County, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 47 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wexford County, MI are White (14 and 77.8%), followed by Two or More Races (2 and 11.1%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 5.56%), and Black or African American (1 and 5.56%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 48 students enrolled in Wexford County, MI, 2.08% men and 97.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wexford County, MI, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 14 degrees mean that there were 7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 2 degrees awarded.

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 Wexford County, MI was $160,300 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $146,100 to $160,300, a 9.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Wexford County, MI is 81.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Median household income in Wexford County, MI is $63,123. In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Wexford County, MI was Census Tract 3804 with a value of $78,636, followed by Census Tract 3805 and Census Tract 3802, with respective values of $73,454 and $67,083.

In 2023, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wexford County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.86%.

Housing

Property

$160,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,837

$10,927

Median Property Taxes

±$519

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 3804
Census Tract 3805
Census Tract 3802

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Wexford County, MI was Census Tract 3804 with a value of $78,636, followed by Census Tract 3805 and Census Tract 3802, with respective values of $73,454 and $67,083.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Wexford 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.

$63,123

Median Household Income

± $2,951

13.4k

Number of Households

± 594

In 2023, the median household income of the 13.4k households in Wexford County, MI grew to $63,123 from the previous year's value of $58,652.

The following chart displays the households in Wexford 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wexford 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 1. 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

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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

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wexford County, MI have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Wexford County, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 11.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Wexford County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.86%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wexford County, MI (4.3k out of 33.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 55 - 64.

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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, 21.6% of the children was living in poverty in Wexford County, MI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 10.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

93.5% of the population of Wexford County, MI has health coverage, with 37.7% on employee plans, 24.9% on Medicaid, 15.4% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

6.5%

Uninsured

37.7%

Employer Coverage

24.9%

Medicaid

15.4%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

1.41%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wexford County, MI declined by 4.83% from 6.83% to 6.5%.

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