L'Anse

Population: 1,916
Median household income: $55,042
Median home value: $100,100

L'Anse is a community in Baraga County, Michigan, home to 1,916 residents. At $55,042, its median household income sits in line with Baraga County's $55,117.

Between 2019 and 2023, L'Anse's population declined 7.1% from 2,063 to 1,916, while its median home value rose 38.5% from $72,300 to $100,100.

14.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,916
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $55,042
Median home value: $100,100
Median gross rent: $585
Housing units: 981
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0631,916

Median household income

$42,750$55,042

Median home value

$72,300$100,100

Median gross rent

$534$585

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,063	$42,750	$72,300	$534
2020	2,091	$42,845	$80,100	$538
2021	2,089	$45,431	$79,700	$536
2022	1,942	$52,869	$89,400	$607
2023	1,916	$55,042	$100,100	$585

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	100	5.2%
5 to 17	216	11.3%
18 to 24	138	7.2%
25 to 34	211	11.0%
35 to 44	177	9.2%
45 to 54	263	13.7%
55 to 64	223	11.6%
65 to 74	307	16.0%
75 and over	281	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,568	81.8%
Black or African American	27	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	5.8%
Asian	25	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's45.1%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	6.4%
High school graduate	490	33.5%
Some college or associate's	660	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	147	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	71	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	604	78.7%
Carpooled	99	12.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	31	4.0%
Other means	2	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	508	69.0%
15 to 29 min	150	20.4%
30 to 44 min	13	1.8%
45 to 59 min	14	1.9%
60+ min	51	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 11.1% (201 of 1,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	49.9%
Nonfamily households	456	50.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	910	92.8%
Vacant	71	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	625	68.7%
Renter-occupied	285	31.3%

1-unit, detached74.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	731	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	107	10.9%
5 to 19 units	49	5.0%
20 or more units	69	7.0%
Mobile home & other	25	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2645540
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.7521, -88.4484