Keweenaw County, Michigan

Keweenaw County has a population of 2,133 and has grown 6.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $169,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $52,583.

Home price
$169,800
Income
$52,583
Population
2,133
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$169,800county
Median gross rent$688county
Median year homes here were built1961county
Share of homes built before 198065.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant50.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented9.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use41.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,480(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$849county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
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$52,583county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate15.2%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 home17.6%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force45.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government18.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.4%county
Economic output per resident$35,904county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.99%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 time21.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport25833county
Miles to nearest general aviation field60 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station255 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.4%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher41.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.1%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment78county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Free lunch eligible72.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians78(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.2%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population2,133county
Land area in square miles540county
People per square mile of land3.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store33.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age57.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over36.5%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents342county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in43county
Households that moved away36county
Average income of arriving households$65,279county
Average income of departing households$54,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6county
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 temperature41.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.58 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing166 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days166 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 8county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh27.6¢county
Household electricity use425 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity4.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas30.8%county
Homes heated by propane44.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood13.3%county
Households with broadband86.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk5.0county
Coastal flood risk14.8county
Drought risk12.6county
Landslide risk4.7county
Hail risk6.5county
Earthquake risk0.0county
Tornado risk1.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.1county
Winter weather risk38.2county
Strong wind risk4.1county
Wildfire risk15.3county

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 Keweenaw 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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