Arenac County vs Missaukee County

A side-by-side comparison of Arenac County and Missaukee County: population, income, housing, and more.

Arenac County and Missaukee County are counties in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Missaukee County has the higher population (15,156 vs 15,054 in Arenac County). Missaukee County has the higher median household income ($61,868 vs $56,989 in Arenac County). Missaukee County has the higher median home value ($163,700 vs $129,000 in Arenac County).

Population, income & housing

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
Population	15,054	15,156
Median age	50.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,989	$61,868
Median home value	$129,000	$163,700
Median gross rent	$741	$838
Housing units	9,536	8,676
Homeownership rate	85.7%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
Population	15,070 → 15,054 (-0.1%)	15,028 → 15,156 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$42,290 → $56,989 (+34.8%)	$47,194 → $61,868 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$94,400 → $129,000 (+36.7%)	$118,700 → $163,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$604 → $741 (+22.7%)	$736 → $838 (+13.9%)

Arenac County

Population

15,07015,054

Median household income

$42,290$56,989

Median home value

$94,400$129,000

Median gross rent

$604$741

Missaukee County

Population

15,02815,156

Median household income

$47,194$61,868

Median home value

$118,700$163,700

Median gross rent

$736$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
Under 5	4.6%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.8%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.6%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.7%	12.8%
75 and over	9.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
No high school diploma	11.4%	8.9%
High school graduate	36.1%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	36.7%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
Drove alone	80.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	10.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.5%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.6%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
1-unit, detached	81.7%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Arenac County	Missaukee County
Poverty rate	13.4%	10.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1977	1980