What is the population of Baraga County, Michigan?

The population of Baraga County, Michigan is 8,318, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Baraga County, Michigan?

The median household income in Baraga County, Michigan is $55,439, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Baraga County, Michigan is $75,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Baraga County, Michigan is 6.4%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Population	8,318	9,970,748	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	7.8	103.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.61%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	46.3	40.1	37.1
Households	3,337	4,038,037	128,459,983

Year	Baraga County

Group	Share

Baraga County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$55,439	$71,353	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.05%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$75,000	$134,610	$242,182
Median rent	$557	$1,084	$1,342
Homeownership rate	77.0%	72.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM .

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.1	21.4	22.5
Work from home	5.0%	12.0%	13.4%

Baraga County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.16	2.43	2.54

Baraga County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Baraga County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.2	78.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.1%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	24.2%	20.9%	19.0%