demographic & economic indicators
Our demographic and population indicators data is sourced from EMSI, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, and michigantownships.org. Our economic indicators data is sourced from EMSI, MLS, MDOT, data.census.gov, and the National Center for Education Statistics.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR DICKINSON COUNTY
Education
95%
2023 high school graduate or higher
(percentage of attainment in persons age 25+)
36%
2023 bachelor's degree or higher
(percentage of attainment in persons age 25+)
4,935
K-12 students enrolled in 2023-2024 school year
(Dickinson & Iron Counties)
1,996
Students enrolled at Bay College in Fall 2023
Median household income
Per capita income
2022
2021
2020
$59,651
$54,775
$59,408
2022
$35,722
The annual American Community Surveys, provided by the Census Bureau, were unable to release their standard data for 2020 due to disruptions caused by the pandemic. Therefore, the 2020 numbers are estimates. The 2023 numbers are not available due to a one-year lag in that data.
Housing
2023
$155,000
Median home sales price
284
Number of home sales
2022
$134,400
Median home sales price
319
Number of home sales
Ford Airport passenger traffic
Year
passenger totals
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
36,605
41,561
30,771
21,489
44,937
40,226
35,982
21,388
2023 Occupational wage estimates
Profession
Registered Nurse
Nursing Assistant
Logging Equipment Operators
Waiters and Waitresses
Machinists
Cashiers
Nurse Practitioners
Secretaries & Administrative Assistants, except Legal, Medical, and Executive
EARNINGS
median hourly
$35.99
$17.33
$21.14
$15.44
$22.23
$12.71
$55.15
median annual
$74,865
$36,055
$43,967
$32,114
$46,228
$26,440
$114,704
$18.74
$38,984
Office Clerks
$19.10
$39,717
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
$23.89
$49,686
DEMOGRAPHICS FOR DICKINSON COUNTY
POPULATION
Year
2023
2022
Dickinson county
26,120
Total population
12,660
Labor Force
3.8%
Unemployment
25,874
Total population
Upper Peninsula
303,095
Total population
138,234
Labor Force
5.82%
Unemployment
303,521
Total population
2022 CIty and township populations
7,495
5,117
2,827
424
5,897
781
1,636
Iron Mountain
Kingsford
Norway
Breen Township
Breitung Township
Felch Township
Norway Township
1,204
Sagola Township
677
Waucedah Township
34
West Branch Township
2023 minority groups
1%
1%
1%
97%
Asian
American Indian and Alaskan Native
Black
Caucasian
age and gender
Year
2023
Age
45
Median age
5%
< 5 years old
Gender
49.7
Female
50.3
Male
21%
< 19 years old
26%
> 65 years old
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