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Useful Data

Data can help businesses and community members track the county’s economic path to prosperity and be better positioned for
economic success in the future. Need additional data? Please reach out to Mary Myers at mary@baragacounty.org
for your detailed reports.

Economic Indicators

Baraga County
2023 Population
8,388
2022 Population
8,277
2022 Labor Force
2,980
2022 Unemployment Rate
7.31%
Upper Peninsula
2023 Population
303,095
2022 Population
301,397
2022 Labor Force
133,167
2022 Unemployment Rate
5.54%
Minority Groups - 2023
Asian
1%
American Indian Alaskan Native
5%
Black
30%
Caucasian
64%
Occupational Wage Estimates
Median Hourly Earnings
Median Annual Earnings
Correctional Officer and Jailers
$24.77
$54,948.07
Office Clerks
$17.71
$34,677.09
Registered Nurses
$31.45
$65,160.13
Cashiers
$13.35
$27,052.99
General/Operation Managers
$44.56
$74,083.62
Machinists
$21.84
$44,675.77
Bookkeeping, Accounting,
and Auditing Clerks
$19.63
$38.236.59
Construction Laborers
$19.55
$38,236.59
Welders, Cutters,
Solderers, and Brazers
$22.24
$44,113.34
Secondary School Teachers,
Except Special and Career/
Technical Education
$28.51
$55,373.63
Data sourced from: Lightcast and Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Baraga County Housing - 2023
Median Home Price
$176,500
Number of Home Sales
72
Download our
2023 Data Booklet