Alpena County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	28,880	10,077,761	334,922,499	1508th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$53,950	$72,875	$80,734	2537th of 3,221
Median Age	47.8	40.2	38.9	371st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	32.4%	35.7%	2299th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$153,900	$231,600	$332,700	2175th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$673	$1,129	$1,413	2860th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	13.2%	12.5%	770th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	5.7%	5.2%	647th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	50.5	178.0	n/a	1525th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	7.2%	14.1%	2571st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.2	n/a	n/a	1029th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.0%	73.2%	65.2%	646th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.5	24.2	26.4	2884th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.8%	13.5%	15.1%	1848th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.4%	n/a	n/a	2690th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.7%	46.1%	46.9%	2534th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1816th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.7%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.5	45.3	61.4

Age in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	47.8	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	18.5%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.2%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.6%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.2%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	13,019	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	21.1%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,583	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	15,707	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	80.2%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.4%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	17.1%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,968.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	20.0%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,639	$2,904	n/a

Education in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	7.4%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.7%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	39.5%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.4%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.9%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.1%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.2%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	52.5%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.3%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.0%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Alpena County, Michigan

Statistic	Alpena County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	86.3%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	8.5%	16.7%

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