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Houghton County, MI

37,693 Population
1,009.1 square miles 37.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,893 ±$1,708 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,899 ±$3,371 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.5% ±1.5% (5,505  ±513) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.6 minutes ±0.9 (232,120  ±15,846) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

14,305 ±372 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (33,306  ±251) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.8% ±1% (309  ±83) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

18,870 ±116 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$159,900 ±$7,874 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.9% ±1.8% (7,441  ±681) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.5% ±3.3% (20,713  ±738.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.2% ±2.3% (8,167  ±512.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • a little higher than 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

5.3% (2,006  ±462) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±0.8% (2,008  ±228) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,008 Total veterans ±228 1,793 Male ±201 215 Female ±73

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