Baraga County vs Schoolcraft County

A side-by-side comparison of Baraga County and Schoolcraft County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Baraga County has the higher population (8,249 vs 8,093 in Schoolcraft County). Schoolcraft County has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $55,117 in Baraga County). Baraga County has the higher median home value ($124,400 vs $123,500 in Schoolcraft County).

Population, income & housing

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
Population	8,249	8,093
Median age	46.2 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$55,117	$57,708
Median home value	$124,400	$123,500
Median gross rent	$557	$654
Housing units	5,071	5,947
Homeownership rate	77.0%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
Population	8,421 → 8,249 (-2.0%)	8,048 → 8,093 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$46,065 → $55,117 (+19.7%)	$45,500 → $57,708 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$102,200 → $124,400 (+21.7%)	$109,900 → $123,500 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$528 → $557 (+5.5%)	$571 → $654 (+14.5%)

Baraga County

Population

8,4218,249

Median household income

$46,065$55,117

Median home value

$102,200$124,400

Median gross rent

$528$557

Schoolcraft County

Population

8,0488,093

Median household income

$45,500$57,708

Median home value

$109,900$123,500

Median gross rent

$571$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
Under 5	4.1%	4.4%
5 to 17	13.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	8.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.3%	18.5%
65 to 74	14.0%	17.7%
75 and over	9.0%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.8%	84.2%
Black or African American	6.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.0%	6.3%
Asian	0.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.9%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
No high school diploma	7.9%	10.3%
High school graduate	39.1%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	36.9%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
Drove alone	79.7%	80.4%
Carpooled	11.2%	10.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.1%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
1-unit, detached	81.2%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Baraga County	Schoolcraft County
Poverty rate	13.5%	14.8%
Average household size	2.16	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1973	1972