Crawford County vs Missaukee County

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

Crawford 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 13,271 in Crawford County). Missaukee County has the higher median household income ($61,868 vs $58,614 in Crawford County). Missaukee County has the higher median home value ($163,700 vs $149,900 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
Population	13,271	15,156
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,614	$61,868
Median home value	$149,900	$163,700
Median gross rent	$825	$838
Housing units	10,268	8,676
Homeownership rate	81.5%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
Population	13,892 → 13,271 (-4.5%)	15,028 → 15,156 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$47,977 → $58,614 (+22.2%)	$47,194 → $61,868 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$105,000 → $149,900 (+42.8%)	$118,700 → $163,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $825 (+12.2%)	$736 → $838 (+13.9%)

Crawford County

Population

13,89213,271

Median household income

$47,977$58,614

Median home value

$105,000$149,900

Median gross rent

$735$825

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)

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
Under 5	4.5%	5.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	18.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	16.1%	12.8%
75 and over	10.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.8%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.9%
High school graduate	33.5%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
Drove alone	78.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	10.2%	10.0%
Public transit	1.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.8%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.1%
Worked from home	5.8%	5.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
1-unit, detached	84.0%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Missaukee County
Poverty rate	14.8%	10.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1980	1980