Kalkaska County vs Missaukee County

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

Kalkaska 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.

Kalkaska County has the higher population (18,116 vs 15,156 in Missaukee County). Missaukee County has the higher median household income ($61,868 vs $60,365 in Kalkaska County). Kalkaska County has the higher median home value ($174,300 vs $163,700 in Missaukee County).

Population, income & housing

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
Population	18,116	15,156
Median age	44.0 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,365	$61,868
Median home value	$174,300	$163,700
Median gross rent	$767	$838
Housing units	11,655	8,676
Homeownership rate	87.5%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
Population	17,585 → 18,116 (+3.0%)	15,028 → 15,156 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$46,898 → $60,365 (+28.7%)	$47,194 → $61,868 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$115,900 → $174,300 (+50.4%)	$118,700 → $163,700 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$702 → $767 (+9.3%)	$736 → $838 (+13.9%)

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

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)

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
Under 5	4.9%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.4%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.1%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.3%
65 to 74	13.2%	12.8%
75 and over	8.0%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.2%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
No high school diploma	10.1%	8.9%
High school graduate	38.2%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
Drove alone	82.7%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.5%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.1%
Worked from home	6.6%	5.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
1-unit, detached	80.8%	80.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	15.2%	16.2%

Poverty & households

	Kalkaska County	Missaukee County
Poverty rate	14.1%	10.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	30	25
Median year structure built	1980	1980