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Vandercook Lake, Michigan.

A community in Jackson County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Jackson County’s.

Living in Vandercook Lake, Jackson County, Michigan

Vandercook Lake, in Jackson County, had 4,579 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $59,262 a year and half less, against $66,073 across Jackson County; 7% of its people live below the poverty line. 93% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 7% are rented. Unemployment in Jackson County was 5.0% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.

People 4,579 in the 2020 census; median age 42.4
Household income $59,262 the median, give or take $10,918 · Jackson County: $66,073
Unemployment 5.0% Jackson County, August 2026; 5.4% a year before
Homes 93% lived in by their owners; 7% rented
  • 1,972households
  • 19%of adults have a degree
  • 7%below the poverty line
  • 20 mintypical commute
  • 4%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care36%
  • Manufacturing18%
  • Shops (retail)13%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities9%
  • Government5%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Jackson County had 55,466 jobs in 2025, 0.9% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 31° and 18°; warmest in July, 82° and 61° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 31° 18° F M A M J J 82° 61° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 31° and 18°; warmest in July, 82° and 61° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 31° 18° F M A M J J 82° 61° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 31° and lows near 18°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 61°. About 32 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Jackson Reynolds Field weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Jackson County

  1. W.a. Foote Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital3,087FTE
  2. EatonMfgr of aero fluid distribution comp866
  3. TAC ManufacturingOil filters, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing822
  4. One Energy PlazaCorporate offices818
  5. Michigan Automotive CompressorCompressors, motor vehicle air-conditioning, manufacturing670
  6. Jackson ISDSchool district654FTE
  7. Jackson Public SchoolsSchool district628FTE
  8. Consumers EnergyCorporate offices592

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 155 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 21,479 people in all across the county; Vandercook Lake has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and school districts from the Common Core of Data (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. TornadoesRelatively high
  2. HailRelatively moderate
  3. Strong windRelatively moderate
  4. Cold wavesRelatively moderate
  5. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Vandercook Lake’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Jackson County.