Luce County vs Schoolcraft County

A side-by-side comparison of Luce County and Schoolcraft County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Schoolcraft County has the higher population (8,093 vs 6,325 in Luce County). Schoolcraft County has the higher median household income ($57,708 vs $54,338 in Luce County). Schoolcraft County has the higher median home value ($123,500 vs $110,400 in Luce County).

Population, income & housing

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
Population	6,325	8,093
Median age	44.6 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$54,338	$57,708
Median home value	$110,400	$123,500
Median gross rent	$799	$654
Housing units	4,081	5,947
Homeownership rate	78.7%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
Population	6,338 → 6,325 (-0.2%)	8,048 → 8,093 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$45,469 → $54,338 (+19.5%)	$45,500 → $57,708 (+26.8%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $110,400 (+26.6%)	$109,900 → $123,500 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $799 (+11.4%)	$571 → $654 (+14.5%)

Luce County

Population

6,3386,325

Median household income

$45,469$54,338

Median home value

$87,200$110,400

Median gross rent

$717$799

Schoolcraft County

Population

8,0488,093

Median household income

$45,500$57,708

Median home value

$109,900$123,500

Median gross rent

$571$654

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.0%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	8.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.2%	18.5%
65 to 74	13.7%	17.7%
75 and over	9.5%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	84.2%
Black or African American	8.2%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.9%	6.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.6%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
No high school diploma	7.3%	10.3%
High school graduate	40.4%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
Drove alone	77.1%	80.4%
Carpooled	10.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.3%	3.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
1-unit, detached	84.8%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	1.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Luce County	Schoolcraft County
Poverty rate	17.2%	14.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1976	1972