Clare County, Michigan

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Clare County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for unemployment rate (157th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (57th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	31,218	10,077,761	334,922,499	1441st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$49,384	$72,875	$80,734	2804th of 3,221
Median Age	49.0	40.2	38.9	286th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.9%	32.4%	35.7%	3034th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$133,800	$231,600	$332,700	2476th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$765	$1,129	$1,413	2375th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	21.6%	13.2%	12.5%	417th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	9.5%	5.7%	5.2%	157th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.3	178.0	n/a	1444th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.9%	7.2%	14.1%	2796th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.3	n/a	n/a	2373rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.9%	73.2%	65.2%	57th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.9	24.2	26.4	529th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.9%	13.5%	15.1%	1002nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2120th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.5%	46.1%	46.9%	1759th of 3,222
Broadband Access	79.1%	n/a	n/a	2299th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.0%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.7	45.3	61.4

Age in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	49.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.1%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.6%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	12,521	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.8%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	32.3%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,794	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.3%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	21.6%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.5%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	22,008	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.6%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.4%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	43.1%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.1%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.8%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,489	$2,904	n/a

Education in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	11.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.2%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	7.6%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.2%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.9%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.5%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.8%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Clare County, Michigan

Statistic	Clare County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	83.9%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.4%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.5%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.4%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	8.5%	16.7%

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