Luce County, Michigan Population 2024

6,596

Luce County, Michigan's estimated 2024 population is 6,596 with a growth rate of 2.5% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Luce County, Michigan is the 81st largest county in Michigan. The 2010 population was 6,602 and has seen a growth of -0.09% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
20297,4011612.22%
20287,2401612.27%
20277,0791612.33%
20266,9181612.38%
20256,7571612.44%
20246,5961612.5%
20236,4351612.57%
20226,2742974.97%
20215,977-435-6.78%
20206,4121462.33%
20196,266-70-1.1%
20186,336-36-0.56%
20176,372400.63%
20166,332-99-1.54%
20156,431170.27%
20146,414-91-1.4%
20136,505260.4%
20126,479-45-0.69%
20116,524-78-1.18%
20106,60200%
19905,763-896-13.46%
19806,659-130-1.91%
19706,789-1,038-13.26%
19607,827-320-3.93%
19508,1477249.75%
19407,42389513.71%
19306,5283796.16%
19206,1492,14553.57%
19104,0041,02134.23%
19002,98352821.51%
18902,455-4,946-66.83%
2024 Growth Rate
2.5% (161)
County Website
Luce County
County Seat
Newberry
2020 Population
6,412
Area
899 mi²
Density
7 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
2.87% (184)
Founded
1887

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White4,90977.61%
Black or African American5198.21%
Native American4707.43%
Two or more races3755.93%
Other race210.33%
Asian170.27%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander140.22%

White

Black or African American

Native American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Luce County, Michigan Population by Race

Luce County, Michigan Population Pyramid 2024

Luce County, Michigan Median Age

44.6

Total

42.1

Male

50.1

Female

Luce County, Michigan Adults

There are 5,278 adults, (1,463 of whom are seniors) in Luce County, Michigan.

Luce County, Michigan Age Dependency

65.8

Age Dependency Ratio

38.3

Old Age Dependency Ratio

27.4

Child Dependency Ratio

Luce County, Michigan Sex Ratio

Female2,54240.19%
Male3,78359.81%

Luce County, Michigan Population by Age

Luce County, Michigan Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All2,4042.1978.721.3
Married1,1242.7291.48.6
Non Family9081.2165.634.4
Female2213.0178.321.7
Male1512.9262.937.1

2.69

Average Family Size

2.19

Average Household Size

78.7%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Luce County, Michigan Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade2555.24%
Associates Degree62512.84%
Bachelors Degree51110.5%
Graduate Degree4298.81%
High School Graduate1,96740.42%
Less Than 9th Grade982.01%
Some College98220.18%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Luce County, Michigan Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Luce County, Michigan Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White3,7543,552830
Black48540226
2+ Races28525521
Native American26824449
Hispanic70569
Other Race21130
Asian15159
Islander14140

The highest rate of high school graduation is among asian people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 60%.

Luce County, Michigan Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$42,500$60,714$36,711
Graduate Degree$58,944$0$58,664
High School Graduate$28,295$39,583$19,028
Less Than 9th Grade$0$0$0
Overall$37,125$41,113$32,857
Some College$36,958$36,625$37,604

$37,125

Average Earnings

$41,113

Average Male

$32,857

Average Female

Luce County, Michigan Earnings by Educational Attainment

Luce County, Michigan Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Luce County, Michigan Language

96.37% of Luce County, Michigan residents speak only English, while 3.63% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1.82% of the population.

Luce County, Michigan Language

Luce County, Michigan Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White4,47078417.54%
Hispanic584882.76%
Black4747100%
Native431337.66%
Multiple304247.89%
Other131292.31%

17.24%

Overall Poverty Rate

15.96%

Male Poverty Rate

18.66%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Luce County, Michigan

The race most likely to be in poverty in Luce County, Michigan is Black, with 100% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Luce County, Michigan is Native, with 7.66% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.26%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.41%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 20.38%.

Luce County, Michigan Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade29.39%
High School19.58%
Some College14.52%
Bachelors or Greater5.03%

Luce County, Michigan Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed27.54%
Female Employed8.54%
Male Employed6.42%
Female Unemployed0%

Luce County, Michigan Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Luce County, Michigan Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$71,357$83,398
Households$54,338$69,918
Married Families$77,763$-999,999,999
Non Families$27,227$42,177

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Luce County, Michigan Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

45.0%

Overall Marriage Rate

41.8%

Male Marriage Rate

50.0%

Female Marriage Rate

Luce County, Michigan Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Luce County, Michigan Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.

Luce County, Michigan Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Luce County, Michigan Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

622

Number of Veterans

578

Male Veterans

44

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam276
First Gulf War122
Second Gulf War67
Korea33
World War II0

Luce County, Michigan Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 74209
75+140
55 to 64137
35 to 54105
18 to 3431

Luce County, Michigan Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White53513.15%
Native American3610.17%
2+ Races237.47%
Black214.23%
Hispanic911.39%
Asian741.18%

Luce County, Michigan Veterans by Race

Luce County, Michigan Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

5.57%

Veteran Poverty Rate

38.85%

Veteran Disability Rate

Luce County, Michigan Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

41.4%

Labor Force Participation

37.3%

Employment Rate

9.9%

Unemployment Rate

Luce County, Michigan Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Luce County, Michigan Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Luce County, Michigan Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

78.88%

Born in Luce County, Michigan

98.83%

Native Born

1.17%

Foreign Born

0.4%

Non Citizen

0.77%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.83% of Luce County, Michigan residents were born in the United States, with 78.88% having been born in Michigan. 0.4% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Europe.

Luce County, Michigan Place of Birth

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