Kalkaska

Population: 2,370
Median household income: $42,955
Median home value: $121,300

Kalkaska, a community in Kalkaska County, Michigan, has 2,370 residents. Its median household income of $42,955 runs below the Kalkaska County figure of $60,365.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kalkaska's population grew 14.2% from 2,076 to 2,370, while its median home value rose 44.9% from $83,700 to $121,300.

Owners occupy 60.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,370
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,955
Median home value: $121,300
Median gross rent: $644
Housing units: 1,103
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0762,370

Median household income

$35,789$42,955

Median home value

$83,700$121,300

Median gross rent

$609$644

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,076	$35,789	$83,700	$609
2020	2,230	$33,167	$90,800	$603
2021	2,304	$39,722	$92,400	$659
2022	2,563	$43,514	$111,600	$727
2023	2,370	$42,955	$121,300	$644

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	142	6.0%
5 to 17	417	17.6%
18 to 24	156	6.6%
25 to 34	307	13.0%
35 to 44	356	15.0%
45 to 54	233	9.8%
55 to 64	301	12.7%
65 to 74	209	8.8%
75 and over	249	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,074	87.5%
Black or African American	78	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.2%
Asian	12	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	163	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's27.3%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	269	16.3%
High school graduate	627	37.9%
Some college or associate's	452	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	189	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	118	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	760	84.6%
Carpooled	88	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	30	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	1.3%
Other means	8	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	411	46.4%
15 to 29 min	207	23.4%
30 to 44 min	104	11.7%
45 to 59 min	128	14.4%
60+ min	36	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 20.2% (462 of 2,289)

	Count	Share
Family households	519	50.2%
Nonfamily households	515	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,034	93.7%
Vacant	69	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	621	60.1%
Renter-occupied	413	39.9%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units23.7%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	656	59.5%
1-unit, attached	11	1.0%
2 to 4 units	48	4.4%
5 to 19 units	261	23.7%
20 or more units	55	5.0%
Mobile home & other	72	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2642260
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 44.7316, -85.1843