Gogebic County vs Presque Isle County

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

Gogebic 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.

Gogebic County has the higher population (14,348 vs 13,142 in Presque Isle County). Presque Isle County has the higher median household income ($56,713 vs $49,672 in Gogebic County). Presque Isle County has the higher median home value ($135,200 vs $99,700 in Gogebic County).

Population, income & housing

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
Population	14,348	13,142
Median age	51.3 yrs	56.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,672	$56,713
Median home value	$99,700	$135,200
Median gross rent	$577	$625
Housing units	10,400	9,856
Homeownership rate	80.8%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.9%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
Population	15,061 → 14,348 (-4.7%)	12,714 → 13,142 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$38,839 → $49,672 (+27.9%)	$47,948 → $56,713 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$67,100 → $99,700 (+48.6%)	$105,400 → $135,200 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$509 → $577 (+13.4%)	$542 → $625 (+15.3%)

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

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)

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
Under 5	3.9%	4.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	7.8%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	17.1%	18.4%
65 to 74	17.0%	20.2%
75 and over	11.8%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.3%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.2%
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%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
No high school diploma	4.2%	8.2%
High school graduate	32.3%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	41.6%	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
Drove alone	82.0%	77.1%
Carpooled	7.0%	8.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.6%
Worked from home	6.9%	8.9%
Other means	0.7%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
1-unit, detached	88.2%	89.9%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Gogebic County	Presque Isle County
Poverty rate	15.0%	12.2%
Average household size	1.99	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1954	1972