Gogebic County vs Missaukee County

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

Gogebic 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 14,348 in Gogebic County). Missaukee County has the higher median household income ($61,868 vs $49,672 in Gogebic County). Missaukee County has the higher median home value ($163,700 vs $99,700 in Gogebic County).

Population, income & housing

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
Population	14,348	15,156
Median age	51.3 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,672	$61,868
Median home value	$99,700	$163,700
Median gross rent	$577	$838
Housing units	10,400	8,676
Homeownership rate	80.8%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
Population	15,061 → 14,348 (-4.7%)	15,028 → 15,156 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$38,839 → $49,672 (+27.9%)	$47,194 → $61,868 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$67,100 → $99,700 (+48.6%)	$118,700 → $163,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $577 (+13.4%)	$736 → $838 (+13.9%)

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

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)

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
Under 5	3.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	12.5%	16.9%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.1%	15.3%
65 to 74	17.0%	12.8%
75 and over	11.8%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
Drove alone	82.0%	79.2%
Carpooled	7.0%	10.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.4%
Walked	2.9%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.9%	5.3%
Other means	0.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Gogebic County	Missaukee County
Poverty rate	15.0%	10.8%
Average household size	1.99	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1954	1980