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Houghton city, Houghton County, MI

8,474 Population
4.4 square miles 1,932.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.7 ±0.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Houghton County: 32.2 ±0.5
  • about half the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,716 ±$4,903 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Houghton County: $31,893 ±$1,708
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,456 ±$10,793 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Houghton County: $58,899 ±$3,371
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

40.1% ±5.4% (1,965  ±284) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Houghton County: 16.5% 5,505 (±1.5% / ±513)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

10.7 minutes ±1.3 (36,025  ±5,621) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Houghton County: 15.6 232,120 (±0.9 / ±15,846)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,251 ±240 Number of households
  • Houghton County: 14,305 ±372
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (4,788  ±253) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Houghton County: 2.3 33,306 (±0.1 / ±251)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1% ±1.5% (22  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Houghton County: 3.8% † 309 (±1% / ±83)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,441 ±251 Number of housing units
  • Houghton County: 18,870 ±116
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$254,500 ±$35,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Houghton County: $159,900 ±$7,874
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

39.3% ±6.1% (3,316  ±517.3) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Houghton County: 19.9% 7,441 (±1.8% / ±681)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

94.9% ±5.2% (2,768  ±389.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Houghton County: 94.5% 20,713 (±3.3% / ±738.6)
  • 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)
68.6% ±8% (2,002  ±349.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in Houghton County: 37.2% 8,167 (±2.3% / ±512.9)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • nearly double 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

15.9% ±5% (1,351  ±423) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Houghton County: 5.3% 2,006
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.7% ±0.9% (130  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Houghton County: 6.7% † 2,008 (±0.8% / ±228)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
130 Total veterans ±71 94 Male ±57 36 Female ±34

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