Crawford County, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Crawford County, Michigan has a population of 13,369 across 556 square miles, up 4.7 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $562.6 m in 2024, 320 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 37 7(a) approvals worth $12.5 m.
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Crawford County
How many people live in Crawford County
- Population13,369
- Households6,231
- Average household size2.15
- Median household income$60,392
- Median age51.6
- Median gross rent$862 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,000
- Home value to household income2.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over10,316
- Population under 182,334
- Share under 1817.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,645
- Share 65 and over27.3 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 647,390
- Civilian labor force5,605
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over50.8 percent
- Rank by population among Michigan counties70th of 83
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2265th
Crawford County is the 70th largest of 83 Michigan counties by population. A median home costs 2.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 27.3 percent against 17.5 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford County
Is Crawford County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base4.72 percent
- Census 2020 base population12,986
- Births, 2024103
- Deaths, 2024225
- Natural change, 2024-122
- Net domestic migration, 2024149
- Net international migration, 202419
- Total net migration, 2024168
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 20241,005
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents576th
The county has grown 4.72 percent since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Crawford County
Where people moving to Crawford County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving517
- People arriving, from those returns886
- Adjusted gross income arriving$29.4 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$56,876
- Largest single originCrawford County Non-migrants (5,081 households)
- Largest single destination (5,081 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Non-migrants | 5,081 | 9,799 | $294.7 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 220 | 370 | $12.2 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 94 | 167 | $5.6 m |
| Roscommon County | 62 | 117 | $2.7 m |
| Other flows - South | 46 | 82 | $2.8 m |
| Otsego County | 44 | 83 | $2.1 m |
| Oakland County | 30 | 45 | $2.6 m |
| Other flows - West | 26 | 48 | $2.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Crawford County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Crawford County
What the Crawford County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$562.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$550.4 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20242.2 percent
- GDP change over five years26.9 percent
- Rank by GDP among Michigan counties71st
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2325th
- GDP per resident$42,083
Output grew 2.2 percent in the latest year and 26.9 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Crawford County
Who employs people in Crawford County
- Covered employment, annual average4,105
- Establishments reporting278
- Average annual pay$52,174
- Average weekly wage$1,003
- Sector 62, employment788
- Sector 62, average annual pay$60,413
- Sector 31-33, employment719
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$70,673
- Sector 44-45, employment546
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$33,905
- Sector 81, employment153
- Sector 81, average annual pay$33,505
- Sector 42, employment124
- Sector 54, employment87
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 62 | 788 | 26 | $60,413 |
| Sector 31-33 | 719 | 16 | $70,673 |
| Sector 44-45 | 546 | 43 | $33,905 |
| Sector 81 | 153 | 26 | $33,505 |
| Sector 42 | 124 | 5 | $69,529 |
| Sector 54 | 87 | 14 | $63,290 |
| Sector 23 | 70 | 22 | $46,792 |
| Sector 52 | 51 | 11 | $53,180 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 788 jobs, 19.2 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Crawford County
What businesses operate in Crawford County
- Establishments, all industries320
- Employment at those establishments3,715
- Annual payroll$193.1 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents23.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Crawford County
What is being built in Crawford County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 202475
- Declared construction value permitted$13.9 m
- Single family units authorised43
- Multifamily units authorised32
- Multifamily share of units42.7 percent
- Average declared value per unit$185,173
- Units authorised per 1,000 households12.0
Multifamily is 42.7 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Crawford County
How much SBA lending happens in Crawford County
- 7(a) approvals recorded37
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$12.5 m
- Average 7(a) approval$338,659
- Median 7(a) approval$50,000
- 10th percentile approval$19,000
- 90th percentile approval$996,800
- Largest single approval$3,935,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)248
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active10
- Distinct industries receiving approvals28
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer13.5 percent
- Loans on real estate terms5
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter28
- Franchise loans2
- Franchise share of approvals5.4 percent
- Leading industry by approval countMobile Food Services (3)
- Most active lenderThe Huntington National Bank (25)
- 504 approvals recorded4
- 504 gross approval dollars$2.1 m
- Average 504 approval$523,250
- Median 504 approval$433,000
- Distinct CDCs active2
- 504 jobs per approval3.5
- 504 jobs per million dollars approved6.7
- Most active CDCMichigan Certified Development Corporation (3)
- 7(a) share of SBA approvals90.2 percent
- Combined SBA approval dollars$14.6 m
The average approval of $338,659 sits well above the median of $50,000, so a small number of large deals is pulling the mean up. The median is the better guide to what a typical borrower here actually gets. Only 13.5 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crawford County
Do SBA loans in Crawford County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded12
- Paid in full12
- Charged off0
- Charge off rate on resolved loans0.0 percent
- Status: Paid in full12
- Status: Exempt from disclosure22
- Status: Cancelled2
- Status: Committed, not yet disbursed1
Of the 12 loans that have reached a final outcome, 0.0 percent were charged off. This is computed only over resolved loans, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed and counting it either way would be wrong.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crawford County
How big is Crawford County
- Land area556 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Michigan counties56th of 83
- Width, east to west23.6 mi
- Height, north to south24.2 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land24
- Establishments per square mile0.58
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Crawford County
What hazards affect Crawford County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/LZone 3
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book7
- Of those, participating in the NFIP7
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Crawford County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Crawford County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population13,369
- Households6,231
- Average household size2.15
- Median household income$60,392
- Median age51.6
Common questions
Crawford County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crawford County, Michigan?
13,369, in 6,231 households, ranking 70th of 83 Michigan counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Crawford County growing?
The population has grown 4.72 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 103 births against 225 deaths, with net migration of 168. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Crawford County?
$60,392. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,000, which is 2.7 times income, and median gross rent is $862 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Crawford County?
320 establishments, employing 3,715 people with an annual payroll of $193.1 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Crawford County?
Average annual pay is $52,174, or $1,003 a week, across 4,105 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Crawford County?
37 7(a) approvals totalling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, with a median approval of $50,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.1 m. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans in Crawford County get paid back?
Of the 12 loans that have reached a final outcome, 12 were paid in full and 0 charged off, a charge off rate of 0.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded, because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
What is being built in Crawford County?
75 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $13.9 m. Multifamily was 42.7 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Crawford County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Crawford County come from?
The largest single origin is Crawford County Non-migrants, with 5,081 households. Arriving households report an average income of $56,876 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Crawford County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Crawford County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.