Negaunee is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,659 people and three associated neighborhoods, Negaunee is the 204th largest community in Michigan. Negaunee has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Negaunee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.70% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Negaunee is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Negaunee really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Negaunee perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.44 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small city, Negaunee does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Negaunee citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.64% of adults in Negaunee have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Negaunee in 2018 was $30,977, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,908 for a family of four. However, Negaunee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Negaunee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Negaunee residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Negaunee include Finnish, English, German, French, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Negaunee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.