KincheloeMI
The town, home to 2,524 people, lies in Michigan.
Is Kincheloe a good place to live?
25% of residents live below the poverty line in Kincheloe, above both Michigan’s towns (8.9%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 323 Michigan towns, just 6 have a lower midpoint home value than Kincheloe. 22% of the land in Kincheloe is conserved, against 4.4% in Michigan’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Kincheloe yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Kincheloe for work
Where Kincheloe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
Moving to Kincheloe: who provides what
Kincheloe is unincorporated, so Chippewa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kincheloe.
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, fewer of Kincheloe’s households live in a home they own
The typical Kincheloe home is worth about $109,000, up 3.7% in a year, 59% below the Michigan typical home. Values rose 3.7% in the 12 months to September 2026. Its midpoint rent stands at $854 a month.
| Kincheloe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 47% | 84% | 73% |
| Median rent | $854 a month | $1,046 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Kincheloe is lower than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
FEMA puts 56% of Kincheloe’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 36% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Kincheloe work out of town
Since 2011, Kincheloe has lost 73 jobs, to 111 in 2021. The mean commuting time for Kincheloe comes to 19 minutes. The top destinations are Sault Ste. Marie (33%), Kinross Township (19%) and Bay Mills Township (5%). For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Kincheloe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Protected land: 22.4% of Kincheloe
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Kincheloe has one park or preserve, 9 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Superior State Forest - Sault Ste. Marie Unit | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More children than Michigan overall
Children under 18 are 31% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (38% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Kincheloe. Its midpoint age is 31.4 years.
| Kincheloe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| Median age | 31.4 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 63% are men (MI 49%).
| Kincheloe | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.9% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Kincheloe brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
The range runs from 7° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 94 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kincheloe is
Kincheloe: 77% of adults had a checkup this year. CDC measures, 32 in all: Kincheloe beats Michigan on 1 and trails on 21. Two figures for adults here: 28% smoke cigarettes, 20% report frequent physical distress. Only 4 of the 702 Michigan towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Kincheloe.
| Kincheloe | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Kincheloe | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24% | 10.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Soo Locks and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kincheloe. Close and well known come first.
17 mi DamSoo Locks
35 mi LakeLake Michigan–Huron29 mi Park & preserveMackinac National Park
36 mi Ancient siteFort Michilimackinac
30 mi LandmarkFort Mackinac
17 mi MuseumSS Valley CampPhoto credits
Soo Locks: USGS, Public domain · Lake Michigan–Huron: ChongDae, Public domain · Fort Michilimackinac: WMrapids, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Mackinac: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0 · SS Valley Camp: Cason at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Kincheloe
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kincheloe
About 5 of every 100 Kincheloe residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Kincheloe
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Kincheloe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, named after the former Kincheloe Air Force Base, that was in turn named after noted pilot Iven Kincheloe. As of the 2020 census, Kincheloe had a population of 2,587. Kincheloe is at the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township, just east of Interstate 75 (I-75) and approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Sault Ste. Marie and 37 miles (60 km) north of St. Ignace. It is on the area formerly occupied by the Kincheloe Air Force Base, which covered 7,265 acres (29.40 km2). Despite the loss of approximately 10,000 personnel living in the area after…
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 797 ft
- ZIP code
- 49784, 49785, 49786
Questions about Kincheloe
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kincheloe, MI a good place to live?
We don’t grade Kincheloe yet; the figures below are still real.