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Median household income, Black householders in Michigan

Michigan ranks 42nd of 51 states measured the same way. Below, every county in Michigan, starting with where Black residents are doing best.

Median household income, Black householders
Michigan$45,398
plus or minus $700
United States$55,157
plus or minus $255
All households in Michigan: $72,875 (plus or minus $293). Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.
Doing best Grand Traverse County $96,375, plus or minus $1,463. Ranked 1st of 22 counties. What is Grand Traverse County doing that works? Furthest to go: Tuscola County, $22,692. See Grand Traverse County ›

Where you live

Enter your ZIP code or street address to find your county below and the people who decide this for you, by name. SourceLine does not keep the address.

Ranked from doing best

Every county in Michigan

22 ranked of 83
Margin of error
1 Grand Traverse County $96,375 plus or minus $1,463 $81,647
2 Oakland County $62,718 plus or minus $2,343 $97,760
3 Macomb County $59,908 plus or minus $4,483 $77,837
4 St. Joseph County $55,461 plus or minus $11,595 $66,425
5 Washtenaw County $54,590 plus or minus $3,459 $89,180
6 Eaton County $52,047 plus or minus $10,539 $79,597
7 Ottawa County $50,341 plus or minus $11,384 $90,502
8 Kent County $49,292 plus or minus $3,199 $82,631
9 Ingham County $43,644 plus or minus $5,582 $65,526
10 Newaygo County $42,000 plus or minus $5,551 $63,304
11 Wayne County $41,742 plus or minus $752 $60,539
12 Charlevoix County $41,506 plus or minus $655 $76,531
13 Kalamazoo County $40,645 plus or minus $2,777 $72,532
14 Calhoun County $40,176 plus or minus $5,530 $63,177
15 Genesee County $39,573 plus or minus $2,271 $62,281
16 Saginaw County $36,038 plus or minus $4,178 $60,622
17 Jackson County $35,190 plus or minus $7,511 $66,073
18 Muskegon County $34,353 plus or minus $3,908 $65,024
19 Berrien County $33,213 plus or minus $4,133 $65,425
20 Monroe County $28,298 plus or minus $6,361 $77,335
21 Iosco County $26,056 plus or minus $1,296 $50,066
22 Tuscola County $22,692 plus or minus $2,372 $63,811
Not ranked Alcona County Not published: too few people in the survey $54,993
Not ranked Alger County Not published: too few people in the survey $61,286
Not ranked Allegan County $73,375 Wide margin of error plus or minus $35,125 $83,283
Not ranked Alpena County $82,717 Wide margin of error plus or minus $75,414 $53,950
Not ranked Antrim County $223,295 Wide margin of error plus or minus $210,713 $72,054
Not ranked Arenac County Not published: too few people in the survey $58,811
Not ranked Baraga County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,327
Not ranked Barry County $60,926 Wide margin of error plus or minus $17,249 $77,500
Not ranked Bay County $43,799 Wide margin of error plus or minus $29,421 $61,763
Not ranked Benzie County $61,364 Wide margin of error plus or minus $36,102 $74,834
Not ranked Branch County $59,688 Wide margin of error plus or minus $28,913 $63,724
Not ranked Cass County $49,485 Wide margin of error plus or minus $19,759 $70,443
Not ranked Cheboygan County $78,810 Wide margin of error plus or minus $27,681 $62,875
Not ranked Chippewa County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,217
Not ranked Clare County Not published: too few people in the survey $49,384
Not ranked Clinton County $85,538 Wide margin of error plus or minus $23,091 $88,210
Not ranked Crawford County Not published: too few people in the survey $60,392
Not ranked Delta County Not published: too few people in the survey $57,809
Not ranked Dickinson County Not published: too few people in the survey $65,156
Not ranked Emmet County $42,241 Wide margin of error plus or minus $40,543 $78,112
Not ranked Gladwin County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,349
Not ranked Gogebic County Not published: too few people in the survey $52,732
Not ranked Gratiot County Not published: too few people in the survey $63,556
Not ranked Hillsdale County Not published: too few people in the survey $64,242
Not ranked Houghton County Not published: too few people in the survey $58,899
Not ranked Huron County Not published: too few people in the survey $58,870
Not ranked Ionia County Not published: too few people in the survey $75,611
Not ranked Iron County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,940
Not ranked Isabella County $42,092 Wide margin of error plus or minus $19,788 $55,237
Not ranked Kalkaska County Not published: too few people in the survey $68,578
Not ranked Keweenaw County Not published: too few people in the survey $52,583
Not ranked Lake County $33,359 Wide margin of error plus or minus $26,381 $50,805
Not ranked Lapeer County $24,131 Wide margin of error plus or minus $10,749 $77,306
Not ranked Leelanau County Not published: too few people in the survey $99,422
Not ranked Lenawee County $50,580 Wide margin of error plus or minus $38,858 $70,518
Not ranked Livingston County $59,500 Wide margin of error plus or minus $55,635 $103,039
Not ranked Luce County Not published: too few people in the survey $54,893
Not ranked Mackinac County Not published: too few people in the survey $63,909
Not ranked Manistee County Not published: too few people in the survey $63,516
Not ranked Marquette County Not published: too few people in the survey $65,429
Not ranked Mason County Not published: too few people in the survey $64,748
Not ranked Mecosta County $11,458 Wide margin of error plus or minus $6,345 $60,951
Not ranked Menominee County Not published: too few people in the survey $56,435
Not ranked Midland County $36,523 Wide margin of error plus or minus $29,545 $77,705
Not ranked Missaukee County $37,083 Wide margin of error plus or minus $25,222 $66,194
Not ranked Montcalm County Not published: too few people in the survey $67,344
Not ranked Montmorency County Not published: too few people in the survey $49,756
Not ranked Oceana County Not published: too few people in the survey $62,417
Not ranked Ogemaw County Not published: too few people in the survey $54,666
Not ranked Ontonagon County Not published: too few people in the survey $54,398
Not ranked Osceola County Not published: too few people in the survey $58,267
Not ranked Oscoda County Not published: too few people in the survey $49,515
Not ranked Otsego County Not published: too few people in the survey $68,183
Not ranked Presque Isle County Not published: too few people in the survey $59,321
Not ranked Roscommon County Not published: too few people in the survey $55,246
Not ranked Sanilac County Not published: too few people in the survey $58,863
Not ranked Schoolcraft County Not published: too few people in the survey $56,782
Not ranked Shiawassee County Not published: too few people in the survey $67,404
Not ranked St. Clair County $40,125 Wide margin of error plus or minus $10,718 $71,270
Not ranked Van Buren County $31,161 Wide margin of error plus or minus $14,324 $68,114
Not ranked Wexford County Not published: too few people in the survey $61,085

Ranked: the 22 counties measured in survey years 2020 to 2024 with a margin of error under a quarter of the figure. Places below that line are still listed, with the reason.

Who decides

From you up to Congress. Look up your address above and each step fills in with the people who hold that seat for you.

  1. You and your neighbors Buy from Black-owned businesses, pass along job openings, and back the people building firms here.

    Ask: Which local business can I send work to this month?

  2. Your mayor, council and county commission Award local contracts, issue business permits and steer development money.

    Ask: What share of city and county contracts went to Black-owned firms last year?

  3. Your state legislators Fund job training and set the minimum wage and the rules for state contracts.

    Ask: Does our state set aside contracts for small firms, as other states do?

  4. Your members of Congress Fund job training, small business loans and federal contracts.

    Ask: How many federal contracts in our district went to small Black-owned firms?

What you can do

  1. This weekSend one piece of work to a Black-owned business near you, and pass one job opening to someone looking.
  2. The next date that mattersThe next city council or county commission vote on contracts.
  3. Where your voice is countedRaise what matters where you live on SourceLine issues. Only confirmed residents are counted, and SourceLine shares the totals, never names, with the body that decides.
Method and sources

Median household income, Black householders. Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey, survey years 2020 to 2024.

The margin of error is how far the true figure could be from the one shown. Surveys ask some people, not everyone, so smaller places have wider margins. A place with too few people to measure well is listed but not ranked.

Population, voting age population, citizens of voting age, registered voters and people who voted are different counts. Each page says which one it uses.

Who decides: the people named come from SourceLine’s record of officeholders for the address you enter. Where SourceLine hasn’t updated a level for your area yet, that step says so.

About these figures

Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

For some counties and small towns, SourceLine has not found meeting records online. Where it has not, we add them as they become available. A page that says SourceLine hasn’t updated a record yet means exactly that.