Macomb County, Michigan

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Macomb County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for total population (66th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (88th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	879,853	10,077,761	334,922,499	66th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$77,837	$72,875	$80,734	680th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9	1712th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.7%	32.4%	35.7%	949th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$243,900	$231,600	$332,700	939th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,211	$1,129	$1,413	519th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.2%	12.5%	2340th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.7%	5.2%	844th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,835.5	178.0	n/a	88th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.7%	7.2%	14.1%	300th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.5	n/a	n/a	1269th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.0%	73.2%	65.2%	1529th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.3	24.2	26.4	1125th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.4%	13.5%	15.1%	591st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.1%	n/a	n/a	2774th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.8%	46.1%	46.9%	2247th of 3,222
Broadband Access	91.2%	n/a	n/a	240th 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 Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.1%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.2%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	5.1%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	42.9	45.3	61.4

Age in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	41.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	20.6%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.3%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	358,668	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.5%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.4%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.7%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,619	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	13.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.1%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.7%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	25.9%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.8%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	373,413	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.4%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.4%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.9%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.0%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,404	$2,904	n/a

Education in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	9.2%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.8%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.3%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.1%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.6%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.8%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.0%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.4%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.9%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Macomb County, Michigan

Statistic	Macomb County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.0%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	8.4%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.4%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	13.9%	8.5%	16.7%

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