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Census Tract 8, Houghton, MI

7,753 Population
5.1 square miles 1,510.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.5 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Houghton: 21.7 ±0.6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Houghton County: 32.2 ±0.5

Economics

$21,659 ±$4,820 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Houghton: $26,716 † ±$4,903
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Houghton County: $31,893 ±$1,708
$33,682 ±$12,082 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Houghton: $43,456 † ±$10,793
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Houghton County: $58,899 ±$3,371

45% ±5.5% (1,852  ±296) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Houghton: 40.1% † 1,965 (±5.4% / ±284)
  • more than double the rate in Houghton County: 16.5% 5,505 (±1.5% / ±513)

10.8 minutes ±1 (34,565  ±5,549) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Houghton: 10.7 † 36,025 (±1.3 / ±5,621)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Houghton County: 15.6 232,120 (±0.9 / ±15,846)

Families

1,927 ±256 Number of households
  • Houghton: 2,251 † ±240
  • Houghton County: 14,305 ±372
2.1 ±0.4 (4,044  ±433) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Houghton: 2.1 † 4,788 (±0.3 / ±253)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Houghton County: 2.3 33,306 (±0.1 / ±251)

0.9% ±1.5% (20  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Houghton: 1% † 22 (±1.5% / ±34)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Houghton County: 3.8% † 309 (±1% / ±83)

Housing

2,200 ±245 Number of housing units
  • Houghton: 2,441 † ±251
  • Houghton County: 18,870 ±116

$236,000 ±$41,736 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Houghton: $254,500 † ±$35,540
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Houghton County: $159,900 ±$7,874

43.9% ±6.7% (3,392  ±552.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Houghton: 39.3% † 3,316 (±6.1% / ±517.3)
  • more than double the rate in Houghton County: 19.9% 7,441 (±1.8% / ±681)

Social

93.1% ±6.7% (2,114  ±381.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Houghton: 94.9% 2,768 (±5.2% / ±389.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Houghton County: 94.5% 20,713 (±3.3% / ±738.6)
69.8% ±9.9% (1,584  ±344.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Houghton: 68.6% † 2,002 (±8% / ±349.6)
  • nearly double the rate in Houghton County: 37.2% 8,167 (±2.3% / ±512.9)

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

15.5% ±5.6% (1,205  ±435) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Houghton: 15.9% † 1,351 (±5% / ±423)
  • more than double the rate in Houghton County: 5.3% 2,006

2.1% ±1.2% (148  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Houghton: 1.7% † 130 (±0.9% / ±71)
  • about one-third of the rate in Houghton County: 6.7% † 2,008 (±0.8% / ±228)
148 Total veterans ±86 87 Male ±54 61 Female ±48

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