Houghton County, Michigan

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Houghton County, Michigan is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,693	10,077,761	334,922,499	1264th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,899	$72,875	$80,734	2180th of 3,221
Median Age	32.2	40.2	38.9	3118th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	37.2%	32.4%	35.7%	370th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,900	$231,600	$332,700	2025th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$840	$1,129	$1,413	1816th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	13.2%	12.5%	1006th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	5.7%	5.2%	843rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	37.4	178.0	n/a	1806th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.3%	7.2%	14.1%	924th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.0	n/a	n/a	764th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	73.2%	65.2%	2040th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	15.6	24.2	26.4	3039th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.0%	13.5%	15.1%	980th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2338th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	46.1%	46.9%	2317th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.8%	n/a	n/a	1304th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.8%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.2	45.3	61.4

Age in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	32.2	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.8%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	22.0%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.5%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	19.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.0%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	14,305	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.9%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.6%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	43.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,893	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	20.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.3%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.6%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.2%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.7%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	18,870	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	77.4%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.4%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.2%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,960.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.3%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,858	$2,904	n/a

Education in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	5.5%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.1%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.6%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	16.6%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.7%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	10.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	55.3%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.5%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Houghton County, Michigan

Statistic	Houghton County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.7%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.7%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.5%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.8%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.0%	8.5%	16.7%

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