The population of Kalkaska county is estimated at 17,300. In 2017 there were 168 births and 168 deaths in Kalkaska county. Kalkaska county has 3,799 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,952 that are owned free and clear and 1,211 that are renter occupied.

  The gracious residents of Kalkaska County filed 8,250 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.2% of all Michigan filings and 0.006% of the entire nation. Kalkaska had a combined total federal tax liability of $50,708,000 on earned income of $349,836,000. Other notable statistics from Kalkaska County were 690 unemployment claims which collected a total of $2,543,000 and 950 charitable contributions valued at $3,798,000. 1,220 filings from Kalkaska County paid a combined total of $3,508,000 in property taxes and 980 filings paid $5,569,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Kalkaska county had 22 religious congregations with an estimated 3,070 members.
12.5% of the Kalkaska population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 13.4% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 52% of Kalkaska County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 639 votes.
At $43,357 the median income is 79.1% of the Michigan average. An estimated 555 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Kalkaska, the equivalant of around 7.1% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 7.2%.

Top 15 Industries in Kalkaska County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
525	Retail trade
475	Health care and social assistance
430	Manufacturing
345	Accommodation and food services
325	Food services and drinking places
183	Fabricated metal product manufacturing
171	Food and beverage stores
170	Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores
167	Wholesale trade
147	Full-service restaurants
136	Other services (except public administration)
125	Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
118	Repair and maintenance
100	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
87	Motor vehicle and parts dealers

In 2018 the average price reduction was 3.09% in Kalkaska County.

In 2018 10.83% of listings in Kalkaska County (averaging across 2 zip codes; 49633) dropped their price.

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