Alger County, Michigan

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Alger County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (74th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	8,762	10,077,761	334,922,499	2582nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,286	$72,875	$80,734	1954th of 3,221
Median Age	49.1	40.2	38.9	278th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.0%	32.4%	35.7%	1820th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$176,200	$231,600	$332,700	1683rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$714	$1,129	$1,413	2676th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.2%	12.5%	2339th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	5.7%	5.2%	477th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.6	178.0	n/a	2655th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	7.2%	14.1%	2648th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.5	n/a	n/a	368th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	86.3%	73.2%	65.2%	74th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.9	24.2	26.4	1930th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	13.5%	15.1%	1717th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.8%	n/a	n/a	2861st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	55.6%	46.1%	46.9%	509th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1657th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	81.4%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	7.6%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.9%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	32.8	45.3	61.4

Age in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	49.1	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	14.7%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.5%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.8%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	28.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.2%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	3,531	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	65.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.0%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.3%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	28.1%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,895	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	23.4%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.6%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.3%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.4%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.9%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	6,217	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	85.9%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	43.2%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	13.7%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	21.9%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,656	$2,904	n/a

Education in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	6.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.2%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.7%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.9%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	41.3%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.7%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.8%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.6%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Alger County, Michigan

Statistic	Alger County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	78.9%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.2%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.9%	8.5%	16.7%

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