Wexford County

Wexford County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	33,673
County Seat	Wexford County Courthouse
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	165
Num Towns	9
Census-Designated Places	4
Total Town Population	13,676
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	33,766
Median Age	42.2
Veterans	2,708
Housing Units	16,478
Uninsured	356
Net Migration (recent)	-71
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	929
Total Employees	13,164
Avg Annual Pay	$52,377
Median Household Income	$58,652
Poverty Rate	13.3%
Unemployment Rate	6.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$55,837
Federal Spending FY2024	$301,842,220
Federal Spending Per Capita	$8,964

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$146,100
Median Rent	$831
FMR Studio	$739
FMR 1BR	$744
FMR 2BR	$976
FMR 3BR	$1,272
FMR 4BR	$1,406

Health & Safety

Hospitals	9
EMS Stations	27
Fire Stations	27
Police Stations	27
Adult Smoking	20.2%
Adult Obesity	36.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	35.8
Air Quality Good Days	341

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	9
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	9

Community

Churches	36
Libraries	9
Historic Places (NRHP)	8
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	75
SNAP Stores	40
Bank Branches	8

Agriculture

Total Farms	44
Land in Farms (acres)	25,719
Avg Farm Size (acres)	584.5
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (6)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2008-07-14
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27
EM	DROUGHT	1977-03-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Wexford County

Cadillac — pop 10,371
Manton — pop 1,258
Buckley — pop 775
Mesick — pop 397
Haring — pop 335
Wedgewood — pop 227
Harrietta — pop 151
Boon — pop 90
Caberfae — pop 72

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.