Iosco County, Michigan

Iosco County has a population of 25,347 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $142,200, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $50,066.

Home price
$142,200
Income
$50,066
Population
25,347
Unemployment
6.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$142,200county
Median gross rent$719county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198067.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant41.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use36.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$824county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,348county
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$50,066county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate17.7%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 home7.2%county
Unemployment rate6.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force47.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government10.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.8%county
Economic output per resident$49,907county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.96%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 time21.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport11150county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station91 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.2%county
Traffic deaths23.7county
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 higher19.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment3497county
Students per full-time teacher17.1county
Free lunch eligible65.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution50 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year16.3%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

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

Population25,347county
Land area in square miles549county
People per square mile of land46.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store13.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract32.9%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age53.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over31.1%county
Share of households that are one person38.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.0%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls31.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents166county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in746county
Households that moved away715county
Average income of arriving households$61,019county
Average income of departing households$51,322county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year47county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature46°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.1 incounty
Annual snowfall45.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing155 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days137 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostOct 4county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh19.1¢county
Household electricity use628 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity7.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.8%county
Homes heated by propane16.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband84.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.9county
Coastal flood risk41.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk32.0county
Hail risk54.2county
Earthquake risk23.6county
Tornado risk36.7county
Tropical cyclone risk40.1county
Extreme heat risk19.9county
Winter weather risk84.1county
Strong wind risk52.2county
Wildfire risk60.7county

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 Iosco 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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