Gogebic County, Michigan

Gogebic County has a population of 14,319 and has shrunk 0.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $107,200, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $52,732.

Home price
$107,200
Income
$52,732
Population
14,319
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$107,200county
Median gross rent$623county
Median year homes here were built1955county
Share of homes built before 198078.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant32.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use26.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$761county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$52,732county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate14.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.5%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.8%county
Share of workers employed by government17.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.3%county
Economic output per resident$45,297county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.43%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time19.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service8.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7091county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station172 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.6%county
Traffic deaths27.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1524county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Free lunch eligible59.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians84county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population14,319county
Land area in square miles1,102county
People per square mile of land13.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store20.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.8%county
Population change since 2020-0.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age51.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.4%county
Share of households that are one person38.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents209county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in315county
Households that moved away310county
Average income of arriving households$53,594county
Average income of departing households$49,777county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year23county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature40.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.1 incounty
Annual snowfall197.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.64 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing191 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days123 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 24county
Average first fall frostSep 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$84county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use570 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.9%county
Homes heated by propane21.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.7%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband85.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk30.2county
Coastal flood risk13.4county
Drought risk13.8county
Landslide risk17.0county
Hail risk34.9county
Earthquake risk0.6county
Tornado risk19.0county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk11.4county
Winter weather risk80.5county
Strong wind risk47.0county
Wildfire risk14.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Gogebic County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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