Kalkaska County

Kalkaska County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	17,939
County Seat	Kalkaska County Courthouse
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	079
Num Towns	5
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	4,805
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	17,934
Median Age	43.3
Veterans	1,550
Housing Units	11,656
Uninsured	132
Net Migration (recent)	616
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	351
Total Employees	4,380
Avg Annual Pay	$60,400
Median Household Income	$56,380
Poverty Rate	14.7%
Unemployment Rate	4.6%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$56,719
Federal Spending FY2024	$129,638,709
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,227

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$152,800
Median Rent	$791
FMR Studio	$654
FMR 1BR	$718
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,261
FMR 4BR	$1,266

Health & Safety

Hospitals	5
EMS Stations	15
Fire Stations	15
Police Stations	15
Adult Smoking	22.0%
Adult Obesity	38.4%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	23.7
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	5
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	5

Community

Churches	13
Libraries	5
Historic Places (NRHP)	N/A
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	24
SNAP Stores	27
Bank Branches	1

Agriculture

Total Farms	67
Land in Farms (acres)	2,307
Avg Farm Size (acres)	34.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (6)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2025-07-22
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27
EM	DROUGHT	1977-03-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Kalkaska County

Kalkaska — pop 2,132
Rapid City — pop 1,357
South Boardman — pop 509
Manistee Lake — pop 465
Bear Lake — pop 342

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.