Arenac County, MI

Welcome to Arenac County.

Arenac County has a population of 15 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 680.7 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 33%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $543 million.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Arenac County voted each party evenly: three times each.

The largest city in the county is Standish.

Surrounding counties and county equivalents include: Bay County, Gladwin County, Huron County, Iosco County, and Ogemaw County.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	50.71%	47.08%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	49.61%	49.55%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	51.12%	46.84%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	46.79%	51.74%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	30.98%	64.32%	++
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	31.41%	67.13%	++
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	33%

Government Enterprises	10%	16%
Private Industries	90%	35%
Agriculture	4%	586%
Mining	<1%	39%
Utilities	<1%	21%
Construction	3%	26%
Manufacturing	15%	26%
– Durable	14%	23%
– Nondurable	1%	85%
Trade	17%	0%
– Wholesale	5%	0%
– Retail	11%	39%
Transportation	4%	0%
Information	<1%	0%
Finance & Insurance	2%	8%
Real Estate	17%	31%
Professional & Business Services	8%	30%
Educational Services	<1%	0%
Healthcare & Social Services	8%	0%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	-21%
Accommodation & Food Services	11%	34%
Other Services²	3%	75%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	6	52
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings
📺 Electronics & Appliance
🛒 Grocery Stores	8	56
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	4	35
⛽ Gasoline Stations	13	60
👕 Clothing Stores
👠 Shoe Stores
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry
🏸 Sporting Goods
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers
🏬 Department Stores	6	47
💐 Florists
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies
🍺 Bars & Taverns	4	43
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	9	42
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	13	50
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	21%	$359,600	N/A
Top 20%	47%	$206,700	$209,700
Next highest 20%	23%	$99,700	$122,300
Middle 20%	16%	$68,900	$82,300
Second lowest 20%	10%	$43,100	$55,900
Bottom 20%	4%	$18,900	$32,500
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		63%	$79,100
Self-Employment		12%	$28,600
Investment Income¹		29%	$23,400
Social Security		45%	$25,500
Supplemental Security		5%	$12,600
Public Assistance		3%	Below $10,000
Retirement		35%	$35,900
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	2%	9%	8%
$25K – $49K	1%	5%	10%	12%
$50K – $99K	1%	8%	13%	13%
$100K – $199K	<1%	4%	7%	5%
$200K & more	<1%	1%	1%	<1%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$40,900	$29,500
African-American	Below $10,000
Hispanic	$27,200	$30,000
Asian	$66,300

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$36,800	$18,800
Highschool & GED	$42,200	$29,300
Some College to Associate’s	$45,400	$31,100
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$54,700	$37,500
Graduate Degree	$65,100	$46,100

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$66,900	$44,700
STEM²	$79,800	$49,300
Gray-Collar³	$65,600	Below $10,000
Pink-Collar⁴	Below $10,000	$23,800
Sales⁵	$41,700	$33,400
Blue-Collar⁶	$46,100	$28,900
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding		$
Cold Waves	++	$
Drought
Earthquake	+
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves		$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+	$
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+	$
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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