Crawford County vs Presque Isle County

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

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

Crawford County has the higher population (13,271 vs 13,142 in Presque Isle County). Crawford County has the higher median household income ($58,614 vs $56,713 in Presque Isle County). Crawford County has the higher median home value ($149,900 vs $135,200 in Presque Isle County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
Population	13,271	13,142
Median age	51.5 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,614	$56,713
Median home value	$149,900	$135,200
Median gross rent	$825	$625
Housing units	10,268	9,856
Homeownership rate	81.5%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
Population	13,892 → 13,271 (-4.5%)	12,714 → 13,142 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$47,977 → $58,614 (+22.2%)	$47,948 → $56,713 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$105,000 → $149,900 (+42.8%)	$105,400 → $135,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $825 (+12.2%)	$542 → $625 (+15.3%)

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

Presque Isle County

Population

12,71413,142

Median household income

$47,948$56,713

Median home value

$105,400$135,200

Median gross rent

$542$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
Under 5	4.5%	4.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.3%
25 to 34	9.5%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.6%
55 to 64	18.5%	18.4%
65 to 74	16.1%	20.2%
75 and over	10.5%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.2%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.2%
High school graduate	33.5%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
Drove alone	78.4%	77.1%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.4%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.6%
Worked from home	5.8%	8.9%
Other means	1.0%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
1-unit, detached	84.0%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Presque Isle County
Poverty rate	14.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.18	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1980	1972