Gogebic County vs Lake County

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

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

Gogebic County has the higher population (14,348 vs 12,393 in Lake County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($49,680 vs $49,672 in Gogebic County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($122,900 vs $99,700 in Gogebic County).

Population, income & housing

	Gogebic County	Lake County
Population	14,348	12,393
Median age	51.3 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$49,672	$49,680
Median home value	$99,700	$122,900
Median gross rent	$577	$863
Housing units	10,400	13,432
Homeownership rate	80.8%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gogebic County	Lake County
Population	15,061 → 14,348 (-4.7%)	11,852 → 12,393 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$38,839 → $49,672 (+27.9%)	$37,320 → $49,680 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$67,100 → $99,700 (+48.6%)	$88,000 → $122,900 (+39.7%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $577 (+13.4%)	$589 → $863 (+46.5%)

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

Lake County

Population

11,85212,393

Median household income

$37,320$49,680

Median home value

$88,000$122,900

Median gross rent

$589$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gogebic County	Lake County
Under 5	3.9%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	11.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	17.1%	17.7%
65 to 74	17.0%	17.1%
75 and over	11.8%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gogebic County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	75.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	8.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gogebic County	Lake County
No high school diploma	4.2%	17.4%
High school graduate	32.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gogebic County	Lake County
Drove alone	82.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.7%
Public transit	0.3%	1.1%
Walked	2.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.9%	7.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gogebic County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	27.1%

Poverty & households

	Gogebic County	Lake County
Poverty rate	15.0%	20.6%
Average household size	1.99	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1954	1977