County

Benzie County, Michigan in charts

In the Census Bureau's 5-year survey ending in 2024, the median household income in Benzie County, Michigan, was $74,834, about the same as Michigan's ($72,875) and lower than the U.S. figure ($80,734). 9.7% of its people lived below the poverty line, lower than Michigan's (13.2%) and the U.S. figure (12.5%). Median rent was $1,026 a month, and the typical owner-occupied home was worth $285,700.

Median household income

$74,834 ± $3,104

Median household income, dollars a year. 852nd highest of 3,143 counties; 19th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Benzie County
$74,834
Michigan
$72,875
U.S.
$80,734

Every county Every state

Poverty rate

9.7% ± 1.5%

Percent of people below the poverty line. 707th lowest of 3,144 counties; 12th lowest of 83 in Michigan.

Benzie County
9.7%
Michigan
13.2%
U.S.
12.5%

Every county Every state

Median rent

$1,026 ± $77

Median gross rent, dollars a month. 912th highest of 3,137 counties; 19th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Benzie County
$1,026
Michigan
$1,129
U.S.
$1,413

Every county Every state

Median home value

$285,700 ± $12,025

Median home value, dollars. 698th highest of 3,139 counties; 9th highest of 83 in Michigan.

Benzie County
$285,700
Michigan
$231,600
U.S.
$332,700

Every county Every state

Average commute

24.6 minutes ± 1.3

Average one-way commute, minutes. 1,454th highest of 3,143 counties; 32nd highest of 83 in Michigan.

Benzie County
24.6 minutes
Michigan
24.2 minutes
U.S.
26.4 minutes

Every county Every state

Cite this page

Chartly, “Benzie County, Michigan in charts”, from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates ending in 2024. https://chart.ly/counties/benzie-county-michigan

See Michigan in charts: the state's crime, jobs, income and more next to the U.S.

How these figures are measured

  • Every figure comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which asks a sample of households each year. The 5-year estimates pool five years of answers so that even small counties have one, so they describe those years together, not the latest year, and don't reflect recent price increases.
  • Each county figure is shown with its margin of error (±, at 90% confidence, as the Census publishes it). Small counties' margins can be wide; where a county's gap from its state or the U.S. is within its margin, we say “about the same.”
  • Rent is median gross rent, including utilities. Home value is what owners estimate their home would sell for. The poverty line is the same across the country, so it doesn't reflect higher living costs in some places. Commute is the average one-way trip to work; people who work from home are not counted.
  • Counties include county equivalents such as parishes, boroughs and independent cities. Connecticut appears as its nine planning regions, which replaced its counties in Census data.

Sources and dates

  • What is the typical household income in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What share of people live in poverty in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How much is rent in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • What is the typical home worth in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.
  • How long is the commute to work in your county? U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Public domain (U.S. government work). This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.), data as of December 31, 2024.