Morenci

Population: 2,149
Median household income: $58,438
Median home value: $93,800

Morenci, a community in Lenawee County, Michigan, has 2,149 residents. At $58,438, its median household income sits below Lenawee County's $67,013.

From 2019 to 2023, Morenci's population declined 6.5% from 2,298 to 2,149, while its median home value rose 26.6% from $74,100 to $93,800.

The median resident is 32.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,149
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,438
Median home value: $93,800
Median gross rent: $732
Housing units: 890
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2982,149

Median household income

$39,250$58,438

Median home value

$74,100$93,800

Median gross rent

$759$732

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,298	$39,250	$74,100	$759
2020	1,932	$41,862	$70,200	$709
2021	2,011	$42,246	$72,700	$764
2022	1,998	$49,358	$77,300	$765
2023	2,149	$58,438	$93,800	$732

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	128	6.0%
5 to 17	355	16.5%
18 to 24	323	15.0%
25 to 34	304	14.1%
35 to 44	260	12.1%
45 to 54	196	9.1%
55 to 64	254	11.8%
65 to 74	173	8.1%
75 and over	156	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,963	91.3%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	145	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate44.9%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	173	12.9%
High school graduate	603	44.9%
Some college or associate's	438	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	111	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	925	85.8%
Carpooled	84	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	4.7%
Bicycle	3	0.3%
Worked from home	15	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	388	36.5%
15 to 29 min	217	20.4%
30 to 44 min	347	32.6%
45 to 59 min	56	5.3%
60+ min	55	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 14.0% (300 of 2,149)

	Count	Share
Family households	566	70.9%
Nonfamily households	232	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	89.7%
Vacant	92	10.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	582	72.9%
Renter-occupied	216	27.1%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units8.4%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	727	81.7%
1-unit, attached	6	0.7%
2 to 4 units	71	8.0%
5 to 19 units	75	8.4%
20 or more units	11	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2655500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7227, -84.2168