Clare County, Michigan
Clare County, Michigan · ZIP 48617, 48622, 48624
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 31,405 (2024 estimate)Population
- 12,150Households
- $49,805Median household income
- $117,400Median home value
- 19Towns with a page
- 7ZIP codes
Clare County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,252 |
| 2010 | 30,926 |
| 2020 | 30,856 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $49,805 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 10,473 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,677 units
- Vacancy rate
- 44.7%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
6,793 employees in 607 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Clare County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 31,109 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $49,805 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 48.3 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $117,400 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 13.0% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.6% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 86.2% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 28.9 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Clare County19 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Township | Township | 4,705 | 31.3 sq mi |
| Surrey Township | Township | 3,687 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Grant Township | Township | 3,448 | 32.4 sq mi |
| Clare | City | 3,293 | 3.75 sq mi |
| Harrison | City | 2,170 | 3.72 sq mi |
| Garfield Township | Township | 1,847 | 33.4 sq mi |
| Lincoln Township | Township | 1,832 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Hamilton Township | Township | 1,807 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Sheridan Township | Township | 1,621 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Freeman Township | Township | 1,136 | 34.6 sq mi |
| Greenwood Township | Township | 1,128 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Frost Township | Township | 1,063 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Hatton Township | Township | 915 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Farwell | Village | 899 | 1.37 sq mi |
| Franklin Township | Township | 742 | 35.3 sq mi |
| Arthur Township | Township | 685 | 36.0 sq mi |
| Redding Township | Township | 472 | 34.9 sq mi |
| Summerfield Township | Township | 468 | 35.2 sq mi |
| Winterfield Township | Township | 465 | 36.1 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Gladwin CountyPopulation 25,995 (2024 estimate)
- Isabella CountyPopulation 65,072 (2024 estimate)
- Mecosta CountyPopulation 41,947 (2024 estimate)
- Midland CountyPopulation 84,022 (2024 estimate)
- Missaukee CountyPopulation 15,239 (2024 estimate)
- Osceola CountyPopulation 23,484 (2024 estimate)
- Roscommon CountyPopulation 23,932 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.