Clare County vs Wexford County

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

Clare 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.

Wexford County has the higher population (33,868 vs 31,109 in Clare County). Wexford County has the higher median household income ($63,123 vs $49,805 in Clare County). Wexford County has the higher median home value ($160,300 vs $117,400 in Clare County).

Population, income & housing

	Clare County	Wexford County
Population	31,109	33,868
Median age	48.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,805	$63,123
Median home value	$117,400	$160,300
Median gross rent	$743	$877
Housing units	21,953	16,532
Homeownership rate	86.2%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clare County	Wexford County
Population	30,651 → 31,109 (+1.5%)	33,256 → 33,868 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$39,565 → $49,805 (+25.9%)	$47,193 → $63,123 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$91,100 → $117,400 (+28.9%)	$108,300 → $160,300 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $743 (+14.8%)	$706 → $877 (+24.2%)

Clare County

Population

30,65131,109

Median household income

$39,565$49,805

Median home value

$91,100$117,400

Median gross rent

$647$743

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)

	Clare County	Wexford County
Under 5	5.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	14.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.5%	11.6%
35 to 44	10.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.7%
55 to 64	16.6%	14.6%
65 to 74	15.4%	12.2%
75 and over	9.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clare County	Wexford County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clare County	Wexford County
No high school diploma	11.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	40.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clare County	Wexford County
Drove alone	74.4%	77.5%
Carpooled	10.6%	11.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.1%	5.8%
Other means	1.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clare County	Wexford County
1-unit, detached	77.9%	75.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	16.6%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Clare County	Wexford County
Poverty rate	21.1%	12.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1976	1979