What is the population of Benzie County, Michigan?

The population of Benzie County, Michigan is 18,225, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Benzie County, Michigan is $72,444, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Benzie County, Michigan is $230,999, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Benzie County, Michigan is 4.1%, 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 B

Income C

Education B

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Population	18,225	9,970,748	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	21.2	103.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.58%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	50.8	40.1	37.1
Households	7,466	4,038,037	128,459,983

Year	Benzie County

Group	Share

Benzie County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$72,444	$71,353	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.86%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$230,999	$134,610	$242,182
Median rent	$973	$1,084	$1,342
Homeownership rate	87.8%	72.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.9	21.4	22.5
Work from home	10.5%	12.0%	13.4%

Benzie County has a education index of B, which means it is quite educated.

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.43	2.54

Benzie County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Benzie County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	78.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.9%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	17.6%	20.9%	19.0%