Michigan Population, Economy, Jobs & Key Trends | Data Lab

Region: Michigan
Coverage: 1837 - 2024
Report ID: RH-905372FB2B26E2BF
URL: https://greenblog.co.kr/en/data-report/michigan-population-economy-jobs-key-trends-data-lab/

=== Full report ===
Michigan cannot be understood only through Detroit and the auto industry. Its Upper and Lower Peninsulas, Great Lakes shorelines, research centers, manufacturing cities, and conservation landscapes have followed different paths. Reading long-run energy movement together with recent population, income, housing, and employment change reveals a state in which industrial systems and household conditions often moved at different speeds. Two peninsulas and a Great Lakes regional system Michigan is not a single-metro story. Detroit anchors manufacturing, culture, and cross-border transport in the southeast; Grand Rapids is a major western urban center; Ann Arbor adds a strong research and education function; and the Upper Peninsula is shaped by conservation, tourism, resources, and Great Lakes transport. The Mackinac Bridge connects the two peninsulas by road, while Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport links southeastern Michigan to wider passenger and cargo networks. Pictured Rocks, Sleeping Bear Dunes, and Isle Royale show a natural geography that is just as important to Michigan’s identity as its industrial cities. Energy production and consumption followed different paths Primary energy production moved through repeated cycles rather than a simple long-run direction. It reached a high point in 2007, weakened afterward, and has remained relatively subdued in the recent period. Total energy consumption shows a clearer long-run decline after elevated levels around 2000. Both measures fell sharply in 2020, but their later recoveries did not match. In 2024, production and consumption were both lower than in 2023. Because production and consumption measure different things, they are more useful as separate long-run indicators than as a simple balance. Population moved slowly while income, housing and jobs shifted more Population declined through 2013 and then gradually recovered, reaching the high end of the current window in 2024. Median household income turned upward after 2013, while median home value began a sustained rise after its 2014 low. The unemployment rate reached its high point in 2013, declined for years, rose temporarily in 2020 and 2021, and then moved lower again. The contrast matters: statewide population changed modestly while household income and home values moved much more strongly. Industry, urban finance, public health and conservation all matter The moving assembly line at Highland Park is a defining industrial milestone, while Detroit’s municipal bankruptcy illustrates the long-run importance of city finance and public-service capacity. The Flint drinking-water crisis belongs to a different but equally important part of Michigan history: public infrastructure, environmental oversight, and community trust. The creation of Pictured Rocks and Sleeping Bear Dunes, the opening of the Mackinac Bridge, and the history of Lake Superior shipping show why Michigan’s regional story extends far beyond manufacturing. Events and statewide measures may overlap in time, but they should not be turned into automatic cause-and-effect claims. Sources US_EIA · Total primary energy productionUS_EIA · Total energy consumptionUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · PopulationUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median household incomeUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Median home valueUS_CENSUS_DATA_API · Unemployment rate FAQ Is Michigan’s population growing over the long run? Population fell in the early 2010s and then gradually recovered, reaching the high end of the tracked window in 2024. The statewide path does not capture the different trajectories of Detroit, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and the Upper Peninsula. Does lower energy consumption mean Michigan’s industry weakened? Not necessarily. Total energy consumption can change with efficiency, industrial mix, weather, transport, and household demand. Production, consumption, and employment should be read as separate indicators. Do higher home values mean living conditions improved? Higher values can strengthen assets for existing owners while making entry harder for buyers. Household income, employment, and population provide important additional context. Michigan’s long-run change cannot be reduced to a single industry or city. Energy consumption moved lower over time, while recent population, household income, home value, and unemployment followed different trajectories. Combining Detroit’s industrial and urban history with Great Lakes transport, conservation landscapes, and Ann Arbor’s research role presents Michigan as a multi-centered region shaped by overlapping economic, household, and geographic transitions.

=== Metrics ===
Total primary energy production	1985	557461	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1986	536331	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1987	578056	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1988	606641	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1989	635704	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1990	620993	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1991	692811	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1992	597225	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1993	689731	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1994	548477	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1995	671276	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1996	714478	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1997	711293	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1998	572901	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	1999	587986	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2000	655509	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2001	693427	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2002	730190	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2003	671819	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2004	723602	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2005	753796	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2006	716342	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2007	763203	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2008	664474	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2009	545954	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2010	625559	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2011	679096	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2012	619825	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2013	639818	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2014	659047	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2015	643681	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2016	649985	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2017	657841	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2018	641481	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2019	654485	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2020	595555	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2021	647364	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2022	575688	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2023	585529	Billion Btu
Total primary energy production	2024	566659	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1985	2568068	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1986	2582748	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1987	2580011	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1988	2759585	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1989	2782516	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1990	2853863	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1991	2789697	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1992	2837833	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1993	2836830	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1994	2860192	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1995	2989872	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1996	3094114	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1997	3094258	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1998	3043942	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	1999	3209383	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2000	3211610	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2001	3092545	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2002	3148731	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2003	3187033	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2004	3152951	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2005	3203878	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2006	3032895	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2007	3013504	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2008	2905605	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2009	2679168	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2010	2774643	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2011	2811186	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2012	2703554	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2013	2843437	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2014	2880765	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2015	2793298	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2016	2772026	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2017	2760593	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2018	2874333	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2019	2842770	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2020	2563136	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2021	2661655	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2022	2719636	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2023	2544640	Billion Btu
Total energy consumption	2024	2525936	Billion Btu
Population	2011	9920621	persons
Population	2012	9897264	persons
Population	2013	9886095	persons
Population	2014	9889024	persons
Population	2015	9900571	persons
Population	2016	9909600	persons
Population	2017	9925568	persons
Population	2018	9957488	persons
Population	2019	9965265	persons
Population	2020	9973907	persons
Population	2021	10062512	persons
Population	2022	10057921	persons
Population	2023	10051595	persons
Population	2024	10077761	persons
Median household income	2011	48669	US dollars
Median household income	2012	48471	US dollars
Median household income	2013	48411	US dollars
Median household income	2014	49087	US dollars
Median household income	2015	49576	US dollars
Median household income	2016	50803	US dollars
Median household income	2017	52668	US dollars
Median household income	2018	54938	US dollars
Median household income	2019	57144	US dollars
Median household income	2020	59234	US dollars
Median household income	2021	63202	US dollars
Median household income	2022	68505	US dollars
Median household income	2023	71149	US dollars
Median household income	2024	72875	US dollars
Median home value	2011	137300	US dollars
Median home value	2012	128600	US dollars
Median home value	2013	121700	US dollars
Median home value	2014	120200	US dollars
Median home value	2015	122400	US dollars
Median home value	2016	127800	US dollars
Median home value	2017	136400	US dollars
Median home value	2018	146200	US dollars
Median home value	2019	154900	US dollars
Median home value	2020	162600	US dollars
Median home value	2021	172100	US dollars
Median home value	2022	201100	US dollars
Median home value	2023	217600	US dollars
Median home value	2024	231600	US dollars
Unemployment rate	2011	12.254985352449	percent
Unemployment rate	2012	12.587205719721	percent
Unemployment rate	2013	12.686069131338	percent
Unemployment rate	2014	11.442043544559	percent
Unemployment rate	2015	9.8478664529492	percent
Unemployment rate	2016	8.4919522293498	percent
Unemployment rate	2017	7.4004737134856	percent
Unemployment rate	2018	6.5252226092312	percent
Unemployment rate	2019	5.9386634077106	percent
Unemployment rate	2020	6.0151732099613	percent
Unemployment rate	2021	6.207345251611	percent
Unemployment rate	2022	6.0269334816762	percent
Unemployment rate	2023	5.8109877369899	percent
Unemployment rate	2024	5.7048701700466	percent

=== Timeline ===
1837 1837
  - Michigan enters the Union — Michigan entered the Union as a state, marking the transition from territorial government to state government.
1913 1913
  - Moving assembly line introduced at Highland Park — Ford Motor Company developed the moving assembly method at its Highland Park plant, reshaping automobile mass production.
1957 1957
  - Mackinac Bridge opens — The Mackinac Bridge opened to traffic, creating a permanent road connection between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
1966 1966
  - Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore authorized — Federal legislation authorized Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, establishing a framework to protect a major Lake Superior shoreline landscape.
1970 1970
  - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore authorized — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore was authorized, creating long-term protection for dunes, forests, islands, and Lake Michigan shoreline landscapes.
1975 1975
  - Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald — The freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank near Whitefish Point during a powerful Lake Superior storm.
1986 1986
  - Total primary energy production: 536331 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2582748 Billion Btu
1987 1987
  - Total primary energy production: 578056 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2580011 Billion Btu
1988 1988
  - Total primary energy production: 606641 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2759585 Billion Btu
1989 1989
  - Total primary energy production: 635704 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2782516 Billion Btu
1990 1990
  - Total primary energy production: 620993 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2853863 Billion Btu
1991 1991
  - Total primary energy production: 692811 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2789697 Billion Btu
1992 1992
  - Total primary energy production: 597225 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2837833 Billion Btu
1993 1993
  - Total primary energy production: 689731 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2836830 Billion Btu
1994 1994
  - Total primary energy production: 548477 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2860192 Billion Btu
1995 1995
  - Total primary energy production: 671276 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2989872 Billion Btu
1996 1996
  - Total primary energy production: 714478 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3094114 Billion Btu
1997 1997
  - Total primary energy production: 711293 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3094258 Billion Btu
1998 1998
  - Total primary energy production: 572901 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3043942 Billion Btu
1999 1999
  - Total primary energy production: 587986 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3209383 Billion Btu
2000 2000
  - Total primary energy production: 655509 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3211610 Billion Btu
2001 2001
  - Total primary energy production: 693427 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3092545 Billion Btu
2002 2002
  - Total primary energy production: 730190 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3148731 Billion Btu
2003 2003
  - Total primary energy production: 671819 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3187033 Billion Btu
2004 2004
  - Total primary energy production: 723602 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3152951 Billion Btu
2005 2005
  - Total primary energy production: 753796 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3203878 Billion Btu
2006 2006
  - Total primary energy production: 716342 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3032895 Billion Btu
2007 2007
  - Total primary energy production: 763203 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 3013504 Billion Btu
2008 2008
  - Total primary energy production: 664474 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2905605 Billion Btu
2009 2009
  - Total primary energy production: 545954 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2679168 Billion Btu
2010 2010
  - Total primary energy production: 625559 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2774643 Billion Btu
2011 2011
  - Total primary energy production: 679096 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2811186 Billion Btu
2012 2012
  - Total primary energy production: 619825 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2703554 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9897264 persons
  - Median household income: 48471 US dollars
  - Median home value: 128600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 12.587205719721 percent
2013 2013
  - Total primary energy production: 639818 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2843437 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9886095 persons
  - Median household income: 48411 US dollars
  - Median home value: 121700 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 12.686069131338 percent
  - Detroit files for municipal bankruptcy — Detroit entered federal municipal bankruptcy proceedings, beginning a major restructuring of the city’s finances and obligations.
2014 2014
  - Total primary energy production: 659047 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2880765 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9889024 persons
  - Median household income: 49087 US dollars
  - Median home value: 120200 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 11.442043544559 percent
  - Flint drinking-water crisis begins — After Flint began using the Flint River as a temporary drinking-water source, a public-health crisis developed around water quality and lead exposure.
2015 2015
  - Total primary energy production: 643681 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2793298 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9900571 persons
  - Median household income: 49576 US dollars
  - Median home value: 122400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 9.8478664529492 percent
2016 2016
  - Total primary energy production: 649985 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2772026 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9909600 persons
  - Median household income: 50803 US dollars
  - Median home value: 127800 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 8.4919522293498 percent
2017 2017
  - Total primary energy production: 657841 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2760593 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9925568 persons
  - Median household income: 52668 US dollars
  - Median home value: 136400 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 7.4004737134856 percent
2018 2018
  - Total primary energy production: 641481 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2874333 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9957488 persons
  - Median household income: 54938 US dollars
  - Median home value: 146200 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.5252226092312 percent
2019 2019
  - Total primary energy production: 654485 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2842770 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9965265 persons
  - Median household income: 57144 US dollars
  - Median home value: 154900 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.9386634077106 percent
2020 2020
  - Total primary energy production: 595555 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2563136 Billion Btu
  - Population: 9973907 persons
  - Median household income: 59234 US dollars
  - Median home value: 162600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.0151732099613 percent
2021 2021
  - Total primary energy production: 647364 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2661655 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10062512 persons
  - Median household income: 63202 US dollars
  - Median home value: 172100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.207345251611 percent
2022 2022
  - Total primary energy production: 575688 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2719636 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10057921 persons
  - Median household income: 68505 US dollars
  - Median home value: 201100 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 6.0269334816762 percent
2023 2023
  - Total primary energy production: 585529 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2544640 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10051595 persons
  - Median household income: 71149 US dollars
  - Median home value: 217600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.8109877369899 percent
2024 2024
  - Total primary energy production: 566659 Billion Btu
  - Total energy consumption: 2525936 Billion Btu
  - Population: 10077761 persons
  - Median household income: 72875 US dollars
  - Median home value: 231600 US dollars
  - Unemployment rate: 5.7048701700466 percent

=== Regional places ===
- Major city: Detroit — Detroit is southeastern Michigan’s industrial and cultural center, where automotive history meets Great Lakes shipping and cross-border transport.
- Major city: Grand Rapids — Grand Rapids is a major western Michigan urban center organized around the Grand River and regional administrative, commercial, and service functions.
- Transport: Mackinac Bridge — The Mackinac Bridge crosses the Straits of Mackinac and links the road networks of Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
- Nature & parks: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore — Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore protects cliffs, beaches, waterfalls, forests, and inland waters along Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula.
- Nature & parks: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore — Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore protects dunes, forests, beaches, islands, and freshwater landscapes along eastern Lake Michigan.
- Nature & parks: Isle Royale National Park — Isle Royale National Park protects a remote island and surrounding waters in Lake Superior, representing northern Michigan’s wilderness character.
- Education: University of Michigan — The University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus is a major knowledge anchor combining education, research, and health-related institutions.
- Airport: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is a major air gateway connecting southeastern Michigan with domestic and international passenger and cargo networks.

=== Sources ===
- US_EIA TEPRB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_EIA TETCB https://api.eia.gov/v2/seds/data/
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B01003_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B19013_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B25077_001E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
- US_CENSUS_DATA_API B23025_003E+B23025_005E https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5
