Lapeer County, Michigan

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 88,703
Median household income: $76,228
Median home value: $229,100

Home to 88,703 residents, Lapeer County is one of Michigan's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,228, its median household income sits above Michigan's $71,149.

From 2019 to 2023, Lapeer County's population held roughly steady from 88,038 to 88,703, while its median household income rose 21.7% from $62,641 to $76,228.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.2% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 88,703
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,228
Median home value: $229,100
Median gross rent: $959
Housing units: 36,980
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

88,03888,703

Median household income

$62,641$76,228

Median home value

$168,800$229,100

Median gross rent

$788$959

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	88,038	$62,641	$168,800	$788
2020	87,975	$65,197	$179,900	$797
2021	88,644	$69,194	$186,700	$840
2022	88,687	$75,402	$219,300	$908
2023	88,703	$76,228	$229,100	$959

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,202	4.7%
5 to 17	13,669	15.4%
18 to 24	6,745	7.6%
25 to 34	9,891	11.2%
35 to 44	10,231	11.5%
45 to 54	11,927	13.4%
55 to 64	14,699	16.6%
65 to 74	10,966	12.4%
75 and over	6,373	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	79,979	90.2%
Black or African American	1,017	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.1%
Asian	226	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	296	0.3%
Two or more races	2,714	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,394	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate37.0%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,914	7.7%
High school graduate	23,713	37.0%
Some college or associate's	22,768	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	8,526	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,166	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	32,165	79.6%
Carpooled	3,961	9.8%
Public transit	381	0.9%
Walked	417	1.0%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	3,170	7.8%
Other means	296	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,056	21.6%
15 to 29 min	9,382	25.2%
30 to 44 min	7,541	20.2%
45 to 59 min	5,854	15.7%
60+ min	6,412	17.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 9.8% (8,509 of 87,021)

	Count	Share
Family households	24,835	72.0%
Nonfamily households	9,644	28.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,479	93.2%
Vacant	2,501	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,644	86.0%
Renter-occupied	4,835	14.0%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	30,792	83.3%
1-unit, attached	429	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1,212	3.3%
5 to 19 units	1,393	3.8%
20 or more units	464	1.3%
Mobile home & other	2,690	7.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 26087
State: Michigan
Land area: 647 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 43.0886, -83.2243