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Census Tract 2, Houghton, MI

3,153 Population
7.9 square miles 398.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Laurium: 46.1 † ±6.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Houghton County: 32.2 ±0.5

Economics

$29,994 ±$3,146 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Laurium: $33,067 † ±$3,726
  • a little less than the amount in Houghton County: $31,893 ±$1,708
$61,106 ±$13,155 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Laurium: $54,167 † ±$16,424
  • a little higher than the amount in Houghton County: $58,899 ±$3,371

9.8% ±4.1% (310  ±131) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laurium: 16% † 242 (±7.4% / ±117)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Houghton County: 16.5% 5,505 (±1.5% / ±513)

13 minutes ±1.2 (16,550  ±2,911) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Laurium: 13.7 † 10,100 (±1.9 / ±2,890)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Houghton County: 15.6 232,120 (±0.9 / ±15,846)

Families

1,321 ±124 Number of households
  • Laurium: 756 † ±112
  • Houghton County: 14,305 ±372
2.4 ±0.3 (3,153  ±275) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Laurium: 2 1,509 (±0.1 / ±230)
  • a little higher than the figure in Houghton County: 2.3 33,306 (±0.1 / ±251)

2.3% ±3% (16  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Laurium: 4.9% † 16 (±6.3% / ±21)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Houghton County: 3.8% † 309 (±1% / ±83)

Housing

1,593 ±117 Number of housing units
  • Laurium: 926 † ±110
  • Houghton County: 18,870 ±116

$103,400 ±$22,859 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Laurium: $126,100 † ±$28,326
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Houghton County: $159,900 ±$7,874

10.1% ±4.7% (315  ±148.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Laurium: 16.6% † 248 (±8.7% / ±134.3)
  • about half the rate in Houghton County: 19.9% 7,441 (±1.8% / ±681)

Social

91.3% ±8.1% (1,870  ±236.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Laurium: 88.5% 953 (±4.1% / ±145)
  • a little less than the rate in Houghton County: 94.5% 20,713 (±3.3% / ±738.6)
27% ±4.6% (553  ±106.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Laurium: 31.1% † 335 (±6.3% / ±83)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Houghton County: 37.2% 8,167 (±2.3% / ±512.9)

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

0.4% ±0.4% (12  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Laurium: 0.8% † 12 (±0.9% / ±14)
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Houghton County: 5.3% 2,006

10.6% ±4.2% (256  ±105) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Laurium: 13.4% † 173 (±6.2% / ±85)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Houghton County: 6.7% † 2,008 (±0.8% / ±228)
256 Total veterans ±105 200 Male ±80 56 Female ±41

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