Copemish

Population: 279
Median household income: $48,333
Median home value: $78,500

Copemish, a community in Manistee County, Michigan, has 279 residents. At $48,333, its median household income sits below Manistee County's $60,879.

From 2019 to 2023, Copemish's population grew 95.1% from 143 to 279, while its median home value fell 8.3% from $85,600 to $78,500.

The median resident is 34.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 33.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 279
Median age: 34.0 yrs
Median household income: $48,333
Median home value: $78,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 131
Homeownership rate: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 15.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

143279

Median household income

$48,750$48,333

Median home value

$85,600$78,500

Median gross rent

$950$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	143	$48,750	$85,600	$950
2020	184	$31,500	$68,200	$1,100
2021	201	$32,250	$67,500	$1,094
2022	191	$41,250	$68,800	$925
2023	279	$48,333	$78,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3433.0%

35 to 443.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6420.1%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	7.5%
5 to 17	36	12.9%
18 to 24	6	2.2%
25 to 34	92	33.0%
35 to 44	10	3.6%
45 to 54	21	7.5%
55 to 64	56	20.1%
65 to 74	27	9.7%
75 and over	10	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	260	93.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's35.6%

Bachelor's degree19.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	13.0%
High school graduate	61	28.2%
Some college or associate's	77	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	42	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone95.0%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	95.0%
Carpooled	3	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4	3.4%
15 to 29 min	24	20.7%
30 to 44 min	64	55.2%
45 to 59 min	17	14.7%
60+ min	7	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 12.9% (36 of 279)

	Count	Share
Family households	55	56.1%
Nonfamily households	43	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	98	74.8%
Vacant	33	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	91	92.9%
Renter-occupied	7	7.1%

1-unit, detached93.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	123	93.9%
1-unit, attached	2	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2618040
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 44.4817, -85.9252