Gogebic County vs Kalkaska County

A side-by-side comparison of Gogebic County and Kalkaska County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kalkaska County has the higher population (18,116 vs 14,348 in Gogebic County). Kalkaska County has the higher median household income ($60,365 vs $49,672 in Gogebic County). Kalkaska County has the higher median home value ($174,300 vs $99,700 in Gogebic County).

Population, income & housing

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
Population	14,348	18,116
Median age	51.3 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,672	$60,365
Median home value	$99,700	$174,300
Median gross rent	$577	$767
Housing units	10,400	11,655
Homeownership rate	80.8%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
Population	15,061 → 14,348 (-4.7%)	17,585 → 18,116 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$38,839 → $49,672 (+27.9%)	$46,898 → $60,365 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$67,100 → $99,700 (+48.6%)	$115,900 → $174,300 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $577 (+13.4%)	$702 → $767 (+9.3%)

Gogebic County

Population

15,06114,348

Median household income

$38,839$49,672

Median home value

$67,100$99,700

Median gross rent

$509$577

Kalkaska County

Population

17,58518,116

Median household income

$46,898$60,365

Median home value

$115,900$174,300

Median gross rent

$702$767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
Under 5	3.9%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	16.2%
65 to 74	17.0%	13.2%
75 and over	11.8%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	92.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.5%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
No high school diploma	4.2%	10.1%
High school graduate	32.3%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
Drove alone	82.0%	82.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	6.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	15.2%

Poverty & households

	Gogebic County	Kalkaska County
Poverty rate	15.0%	14.1%
Average household size	1.99	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1954	1980