Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety70#4,645/15,637
Economy55#7,030/15,631
Housing98#344/14,977
Health39#9,554/15,609
Healthcare36#10,015/15,650
Environment96#692/15,453
Education22#12,178/15,649
Infrastructure34#10,262/15,650
Community67#5,119/15,651
Leisure & amenities78#3,510/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Munising, Michigan ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Alger County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Job growth · high9.4%
99/100Michigan 0.3%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataAlger County value
Hot days · low0 days
99/100Michigan 5 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAlger County value
Restaurants and bars · high24.3 /10k
99/100Michigan 9.1 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAlger County value
Mammography screening · high60.0%
98/100Michigan 49.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAlger County value
Property crime rate · low257 /100k
98/100Michigan 1,259 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAlger County value
Rent as share of income · low19.6%
97/100Michigan 30.2%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Comfortable days · low20.4%
0/100Michigan 23.1%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAlger County value
Distance to an airport · high171 mi
1/100Michigan 44 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAlger County value
Distance to an Amtrak station · high237 mi
2/100Michigan 25 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAlger County value
Suicide rate · high29.8 /100k
3/100Michigan 14.5 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimateProvisional dataAlger County value
Gyms and fitness centers · low0.0 /10k
4/100Michigan 1.0 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAlger County value
Math scores · low2.54
6/100Michigan 2.85United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAlger County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,200 (2015-2019) → 1,975 (2020-2024)
−10%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
43.4% (2015-2019) → 24.5% (2020-2024)
−19 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateImproving
18.5% (2015-2019) → 2.5% (2020-2024)
−16 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$36,250 (2015-2019) → $59,808 (2020-2024)
+65%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
74.1% (2015-2019) → 86.5% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Poverty rateImproving
15.4% (2015-2019) → 4.2% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Munising, Michigan improved on 8 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 4 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved8

Poverty−11 points15.4% → 4.2%
Household income+65%$36,250 → $59,808
Price / income−0.8×2.7× → 2.0×
Rent / income−9.5 points29.1% → 19.6%
Rent burden−19 points43.4% → 24.5%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Munising, Michigan between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	19.0 min2015-2019	16.7 min2020-2024	−2.3 min	Within the margin of error	73%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%2015-2019	29.7%2020-2024	+9.7 points	Improved	89%
Broadband subscriptions	74.1%2015-2019	86.5%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	71%
Effective property tax rate	1.51%2015-2019	1.23%2020-2024	−0.3 points	Within the margin of error	72%
High school diploma or higher	92.9%2015-2019	96.2%2020-2024	+3.3 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Home price to income ratio	2.7×2015-2019	2.0×2020-2024	−0.8×	Improved	96%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4372015-2019	0.3602020-2024	−0.077	Improved	92%
Median household income	$36,2502015-2019	$59,8082020-2024	+65%	Improved	93%
Poverty rate	15.4%2015-2019	4.2%2020-2024	−11 points	Improved	94%
Rent as share of income	29.1%2015-2019	19.6%2020-2024	−9.5 points	Improved	93%
Rent-burdened households	43.4%2015-2019	24.5%2020-2024	−19 points	Improved	93%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	12.7%2015-2019	9.9%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	75%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Munising, Michigan five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Munising, Michigan in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Munising, Michigan itself moved +22.5 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,975 residents (±190)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−6.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,975 residents (±190)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

White82%1,629
Black1.6%†31
Hispanic or Latino1.2%†24
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native2.5%†49
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races12%†242

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+7.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,496 residents (±127)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

No high school diploma3.8%†57
High school or GED27%398
Some college27%408
Associate degree13%†188
Bachelor's degree20%306
Graduate degree9.3%†139

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−8.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

956 households (±102)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $25k15%†146
$25k–50k27%254
$50k–75k26%†249
$75k–100k12%†110
$100k–150k16%†157
$150k–200k2.3%†22
$200k or more1.9%†18

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−19.3 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

956 households (±102)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Own68%654
Rent32%302

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

273 households (±77)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $75059%†162
$750–1,00022%†61
$1,000–1,50018%†50

Home values

654 homes (±77)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Under $150k63%414
$150k–250k15%†100
$250k–400k17%†112

Age of homes

1,212 homes (±116)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

2010 or later0.3%†4
2000–20093.5%†43
1980–199913%†156

Size of homes

1,212 homes (±116)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Studio0.9%†11
1 bedroom14%†167
2 bedrooms21%†254

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

856 workers (±142)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Drive alone63%542
Carpool8.6%†74
Public transit2.6%†22
Walk11%†93
Bike0.5%†4
Work from home8.6%†74
Other5.5%†47

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−11.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

782 workers (±137)

Munising, Michigan
Michigan share

Under 15 min78%611
15–29 min14%†107
30–44 min1.5%†12

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Alger County, the county holding most of Munising's residents.

Alger County has 220 employer establishments, 251 for every 10,000 residents (1.01× the US rate of 248; 1.10× Michigan's), with 1,733 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,430. The Census Bureau also counts 607 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 220; 607 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 251; US 248 · Michigan 228
Paid employees: 1,733
Average annual pay: $49,430; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Alger County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	22	25.1	1.37×More than typical	175	$33,086	7
Traveler accommodation	19	21.7	12.0×More than typical	125	$32,240	18
Specialty trade contractors	15	17.1	1.11×About typical	25	$72,920	50
Full-service restaurants	10	11.4	1.49×More than typical	137	$28,285	—
Gasoline stations	10	11.4	3.52×More than typical	66	$23,955	—
Limited-service restaurants	9	10.3	1.28×Too few to compare	25	$57,280	—
Religious organizations	9	10.3	1.85×Too few to compare	30	$11,967	—
Ambulatory health care services	8	9.1	0.44×Too few to compare	70	$46,029	15
Banks and credit unions	8	9.1	2.83×Too few to compare	51	$50,627	—
Construction of buildings	7	8	1.06×Too few to compare	61	$60,902	21
Grocery and convenience stores	6	6.9	2.31×Too few to compare	107	$17,673	—
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	5	5.7	1.81×Too few to compare	16	$68,125	6

Rank places for an industry Open Alger County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 8,753 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $106.3K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Munising, Michigan: $53.83 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $106.3K; +59% vs FY2025
Per resident: $53.83; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.2%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.9%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

MCKENZIE CONSTRUCTION & SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC$87K82%
JAKE'S EXCAVATING AND LANDSCAPING, LLC$9,1398.6%
INTEGRIWARD, LLC$2,2692.1%
STEMA WELDING LLC$1,6271.5%
SEABERG ENTERPRISE, INC.$1,2091.1%

Spending by fiscal year

17.2KFY2017
23.9KFY2018
15.2KFY2019
28.3KFY2020
41.1KFY2021
34.1KFY2022
53.3KFY2023
75.4K

Top industries (NAICS)

Other heavy and civil engineering construction · 2379$97.7K92%
Facilities support services · 5612$2,2692.1%
Other specialty trade contractors · 2389$1,6271.5%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$1,2141.1%
Automotive equipment rental and leasing · 5321$9520.9%
Sawmills and wood preservation · 3211$893

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Munising, Michigan, so they do not add up across cities.

Munising, Michigan's figures are part of those of Alger County, MI ($4.7M in FY2026), never added to them: 2.2% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Munising is mostly in Alger County.

See federal money in Alger County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Munising, Michigan is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jack BergmanR-MI-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 2.4%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Alger County66100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Alger County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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