Luce County, MI Population

Overview

5,520

Total Population

44.5

Median age

40.56%

Female population %

146.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

171

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Luce County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Luce County is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Luce County's population under 18 was 16.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Luce County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Luce County, 13.64% were under the age of 15, 17.75% aged 15 to 29, 47.19% aged 30 to 64, 19.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,042 less females than males in Luce County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 40.56% females and 59.44% males in Luce County, MI.
The Luce County, MI gender ratio is 146.5:100 i.e. 146.5 men to 100 women (1.465).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 339.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 217.

Luce County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Luce County population: 78.59% are White, 9.08% are Black or African American, 4.84% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.56% are Asian, 0.22% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.58% are some other race and 6.14% are multiracial.
Luce County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 171 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,349 (96.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Luce County is White with a population of 4,338 (78.59% of the total population).

Luce County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 7,087 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Luce County's population decreased by 405 (5.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Luce County's population decreased by 1,266 (19.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Luce County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,330.