Kalkaska County, Michigan
Kalkaska County, Michigan · ZIP 49612, 49633, 49646
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 18,618 (2024 estimate)Population
- 7,716Households
- $60,365Median household income
- $174,300Median home value
- 17Towns with a page
- 7ZIP codes
Kalkaska County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,571 |
| 2010 | 17,153 |
| 2020 | 17,939 |
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 $60,365 · 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
- 6,748 units
- Renter occupied
- 968 units
- Vacancy rate
- 33.8%
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.
4,120 employees in 353 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 | Kalkaska County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,116 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $60,365 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 44.0 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $174,300 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 18.2% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 1.2% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 87.5% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 29.7 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 Kalkaska County17 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska Township | Township | 5,187 | 70.4 sq mi |
| Clearwater Township | Township | 2,594 | 31.2 sq mi |
| Kalkaska | Village | 2,255 | 2.64 sq mi |
| Springfield Township | Township | 1,636 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Coldsprings Township | Township | 1,604 | 34.5 sq mi |
| Boardman Township | Township | 1,533 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Rapid City | Census designated place | 1,315 | 5.41 sq mi |
| Orange Township | Township | 1,303 | 34.2 sq mi |
| Rapid River Township | Township | 1,295 | 35.1 sq mi |
| Excelsior Township | Township | 1,028 | 35.3 sq mi |
| Garfield Township | Township | 1,028 | 106.1 sq mi |
| Bear Lake Township | Township | 698 | 71.0 sq mi |
| South Boardman | Census designated place | 521 | 3.29 sq mi |
| Blue Lake Township | Township | 410 | 35.0 sq mi |
| Manistee Lake | Census designated place | 364 | 3.57 sq mi |
| Oliver Township | Township | 302 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Bear Lake | Census designated place | 245 | 5.76 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
- Antrim CountyPopulation 24,536 (2024 estimate)
- Crawford CountyPopulation 13,599 (2024 estimate)
- Grand Traverse CountyPopulation 96,625 (2024 estimate)
- Missaukee CountyPopulation 15,239 (2024 estimate)
- Otsego CountyPopulation 26,083 (2024 estimate)
- Roscommon CountyPopulation 23,932 (2024 estimate)
- Wexford CountyPopulation 34,460 (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.