Chippewa County vs Emmet County

A side-by-side comparison of Chippewa County and Emmet County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chippewa County has the higher population (36,448 vs 34,159 in Emmet County). Emmet County has the higher median household income ($73,724 vs $60,631 in Chippewa County). Emmet County has the higher median home value ($275,300 vs $153,100 in Chippewa County).

Population, income & housing

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
Population	36,448	34,159
Median age	41.3 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,631	$73,724
Median home value	$153,100	$275,300
Median gross rent	$793	$1,033
Housing units	20,340	21,886
Homeownership rate	73.7%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
Population	37,629 → 36,448 (-3.1%)	33,104 → 34,159 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$46,486 → $60,631 (+30.4%)	$55,829 → $73,724 (+32.1%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $153,100 (+28.5%)	$186,900 → $275,300 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $793 (+17.7%)	$818 → $1,033 (+26.3%)

Chippewa County

Population

37,62936,448

Median household income

$46,486$60,631

Median home value

$119,100$153,100

Median gross rent

$674$793

Emmet County

Population

33,10434,159

Median household income

$55,829$73,724

Median home value

$186,900$275,300

Median gross rent

$818$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
Under 5	4.5%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.5%	14.0%
18 to 24	11.8%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.2%
35 to 44	12.2%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	14.9%
75 and over	7.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	89.3%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.8%	1.7%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
No high school diploma	7.2%	4.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	24.6%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	23.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	17.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
Drove alone	76.8%	74.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	9.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	3.5%	4.5%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.9%	9.3%
Other means	1.9%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	8.9%
20 or more units	3.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Chippewa County	Emmet County
Poverty rate	15.6%	9.3%
Average household size	2.34	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	18	20
Median year structure built	1976	1985