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Houghton--Hancock, MI Urban Area

15,049 Population
7.9 square miles 1,894 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.7 ±1.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,164 ±$3,591 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,963 ±$4,321 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.7% ±3.3% (3,131  ±393) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

11.1 minutes ±0.6 (67,275  ±7,204) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,982 ±351 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (10,850  ±572) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±1.3% (60  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,671 ±353 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$179,500 ±$25,544 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

32.6% ±4.1% (4,882  ±630.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.7% ±4.3% (6,607  ±534.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
51.8% ±5.4% (3,577  ±441.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.4% ±3% (1,557  ±449) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.2% ±0.9% (424  ±113) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
424 Total veterans ±113 401 Male ±109 23 Female ±23

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