Chippewa County vs Wexford County

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

Chippewa County and Wexford 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 33,868 in Wexford County). Wexford County has the higher median household income ($63,123 vs $60,631 in Chippewa County). Wexford County has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $153,100 in Chippewa County).

Population, income & housing

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
Population	36,448	33,868
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,631	$63,123
Median home value	$153,100	$160,300
Median gross rent	$793	$877
Housing units	20,340	16,532
Homeownership rate	73.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
Population	37,629 → 36,448 (-3.1%)	33,256 → 33,868 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$46,486 → $60,631 (+30.4%)	$47,193 → $63,123 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$119,100 → $153,100 (+28.5%)	$108,300 → $160,300 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$674 → $793 (+17.7%)	$706 → $877 (+24.2%)

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

Wexford County

Population

33,25633,868

Median household income

$47,193$63,123

Median home value

$108,300$160,300

Median gross rent

$706$877

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
Under 5	4.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	11.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.2%
75 and over	7.7%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	91.6%
Black or African American	5.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12.8%	0.3%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
No high school diploma	7.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	36.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
Drove alone	76.8%	77.5%
Carpooled	8.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.4%
Walked	3.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.8%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.8%
Other means	1.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
1-unit, detached	77.5%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Chippewa County	Wexford County
Poverty rate	15.6%	12.9%
Average household size	2.34	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1976	1979