Kalkaska County, Michigan

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,116
Median household income: $60,365
Median home value: $174,300

Home to 18,116 residents, Kalkaska County is one of Michigan's counties. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $60,365 is below the Michigan median ($71,149).

Between 2019 and 2023, Kalkaska County's population grew 3.0% from 17,585 to 18,116, while its median household income rose 28.7% from $46,898 to $60,365.

Owners occupy 87.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,116
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,365
Median home value: $174,300
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 11,655
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,58518,116

Median household income

$46,898$60,365

Median home value

$115,900$174,300

Median gross rent

$702$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,585	$46,898	$115,900	$702
2020	17,725	$49,402	$127,600	$690
2021	17,813	$50,363	$136,000	$740
2022	17,934	$56,380	$152,800	$791
2023	18,116	$60,365	$174,300	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	893	4.9%
5 to 17	2,793	15.4%
18 to 24	1,196	6.6%
25 to 34	2,065	11.4%
35 to 44	2,220	12.3%
45 to 54	2,172	12.0%
55 to 64	2,931	16.2%
65 to 74	2,397	13.2%
75 and over	1,449	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,797	92.7%
Black or African American	160	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.5%
Asian	88	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	580	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	402	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,333	10.1%
High school graduate	5,062	38.2%
Some college or associate's	4,425	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,507	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	907	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,271	82.7%
Carpooled	646	8.5%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	75	1.0%
Bicycle	7	0.1%
Worked from home	501	6.6%
Other means	86	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,644	23.2%
15 to 29 min	2,242	31.6%
30 to 44 min	1,564	22.1%
45 to 59 min	957	13.5%
60+ min	679	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 14.1% (2,529 of 17,951)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,686	60.7%
Nonfamily households	3,030	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,716	66.2%
Vacant	3,939	33.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,748	87.5%
Renter-occupied	968	12.5%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,423	80.8%
1-unit, attached	47	0.4%
2 to 4 units	70	0.6%
5 to 19 units	289	2.5%
20 or more units	55	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,771	15.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 26079
State: Michigan
Land area: 560 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 44.6789, -85.0890