Median household income in Michigan
At $69,647, the median household income in Michigan is 11% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 34 of 52, with Livingston County the highest county at $96,135.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livingston County | $96,135 | 194,302 residents |
| 2 | Oakland County | $92,620 | 1,272,264 residents |
| 3 | Washtenaw County | $84,245 | 370,231 residents |
| 4 | Ottawa County | $83,932 | 296,183 residents |
| 5 | Clinton County | $82,594 | 79,249 residents |
| 6 | Leelanau County | $82,345 | 22,426 residents |
| 7 | Eaton County | $77,158 | 109,072 residents |
| 8 | Kent County | $76,247 | 657,321 residents |
| 9 | Grand Traverse County | $75,553 | 95,315 residents |
| 10 | Allegan County | $75,543 | 120,189 residents |
| 11 | Lapeer County | $75,402 | 88,687 residents |
| 12 | Barry County | $75,182 | 62,581 residents |
| 13 | Macomb County | $73,876 | 878,453 residents |
| 14 | Midland County | $73,643 | 83,503 residents |
| 15 | Monroe County | $72,573 | 154,823 residents |
| 16 | Ionia County | $71,720 | 66,663 residents |
| 17 | Benzie County | $71,327 | 18,058 residents |
| 18 | Charlevoix County | $69,764 | 26,174 residents |
| 19 | Emmet County | $69,690 | 34,072 residents |
| 20 | Antrim County | $68,850 | 23,662 residents |
| 21 | Kalamazoo County | $67,905 | 261,426 residents |
| 22 | St. Clair County | $66,887 | 160,257 residents |
| 23 | Van Buren County | $65,531 | 75,636 residents |
| 24 | Lenawee County | $65,484 | 99,263 residents |
| 25 | Cass County | $65,183 | 51,604 residents |
| 26 | Marquette County | $63,115 | 66,376 residents |
| 27 | Otsego County | $62,865 | 25,221 residents |
| 28 | Jackson County | $62,581 | 160,637 residents |
| 29 | Ingham County | $62,548 | 282,540 residents |
| 30 | Shiawassee County | $62,498 | 68,124 residents |
| 31 | St. Joseph County | $62,281 | 60,887 residents |
| 32 | Muskegon County | $61,347 | 175,947 residents |
| 33 | Montcalm County | $61,250 | 66,901 residents |
| 34 | Mason County | $60,744 | 29,178 residents |
| 35 | Oceana County | $60,691 | 26,707 residents |
| 36 | Mackinac County | $60,620 | 10,843 residents |
| 37 | Branch County | $60,600 | 44,795 residents |
| 38 | Berrien County | $60,379 | 153,938 residents |
| 39 | Tuscola County | $59,815 | 53,218 residents |
| 40 | Dickinson County | $59,651 | 25,937 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).