Mason County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	29,207	10,077,761	334,922,499	1497th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,748	$72,875	$80,734	1653rd of 3,221
Median Age	47.3	40.2	38.9	427th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.6%	32.4%	35.7%	1046th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$219,600	$231,600	$332,700	1193rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$896	$1,129	$1,413	1463rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	13.2%	12.5%	1439th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.5%	5.7%	5.2%	1574th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	59.0	178.0	n/a	1396th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.7%	7.2%	14.1%	2190th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.1	n/a	n/a	1060th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.3%	73.2%	65.2%	907th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	24.2	26.4	2634th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	13.5%	15.1%	981st of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2662nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.0%	46.1%	46.9%	1252nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.4%	n/a	n/a	1789th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.9%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	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)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.8	45.3	61.4

Age in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	47.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.3%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	12,801	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	64.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.5%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	24.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,554	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.4%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.5%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	17,596	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.3%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	8.7%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	27.3%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,334	$2,904	n/a

Education in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.9%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.0%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	35.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.3%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.3%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.5%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.6%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.1%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Mason County, Michigan

Statistic	Mason County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	80.4%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.7%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.0%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.4%	8.5%	16.7%

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