Macomb County, Michigan

Macomb County has a population of 879,853 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $243,900, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $77,837.

Home price
$243,900
Income
$77,837
Population
879,853
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$243,900county
Median gross rent$1,211county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198058.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,412county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,411county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,122county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,724county
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$77,837county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate10.4%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 home13.4%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government9.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.5%county
Economic output per resident$61,575county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.40%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 time26.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport16110696county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station12 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths18.8county
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 higher27.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.8%county
Public schools in the county218county
Public school enrollment114306county
Students per full-time teacher17.5county
Free lunch eligible51.6%county
Elementary schools125county
Middle schools39county
High schools40county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution10 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians54county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

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

Population879,853county
Land area in square miles479county
People per square mile of land1835.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores110county
Convenience stores79county
Share living far from a food store12.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.4%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States11.7%county
Second languages15.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents46county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in18,118county
Households that moved away18,536county
Average income of arriving households$55,439county
Average income of departing households$63,902county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,931county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.8%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.7 incounty
Annual snowfall37.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days170 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh20.1¢county
Household electricity use610 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas88.0%county
Homes heated by propane1.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband93.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk97.5county
Coastal flood risk46.6county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk36.4county
Hail risk90.6county
Earthquake risk83.6county
Tornado risk99.3county
Tropical cyclone risk49.9county
Extreme heat risk94.5county
Winter weather risk88.4county
Strong wind risk98.6county
Wildfire risk41.7county

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 Macomb 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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