Houghton County, Michigan Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Houghton County is 5th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Income below poverty line

Houghton County is 6th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Asian

Houghton County is 10th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Size in square miles

Houghton County is 12th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Foreign born residents

Houghton County is 14th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Houghton County is 19th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Houghton County is 20th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Main Cities Within Houghton County, Michigan

Houghton, Michigan

Houghton County, Michigan Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Current population (2012)	36,520	44th	9,883,360	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,009.1	10th	56,538.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	36.3	62nd	174.8	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents younger than 5	5.5%	30th	5.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.3%	48th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.6%	57th	14.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.4%	20th	88.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.1%	14th	25.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Race - White	94.4%	46th	80.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.8%	45th	14.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	56th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.8%	6th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	44th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	53rd	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	69th	4.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.3%	34th	76.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Female residents	45.9%	79th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	12th	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Housing units	18,656	48th	4,525,480	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	15.6%	19th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	14,016	45th	3,825,182	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.6%	78th	73.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,200	77th	$137,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	52nd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	60	33rd	11,692	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Income per capita	$18,556	79th	$25,482	$27,915
Income per household	$34,625	78th	$48,669	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.8%	5th	15.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Houghton County	Rank	Michigan	US
Non-farm private establishments	900	35th	217,344	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	8,721	46th	3,379,035	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,558	55th	816,972	27,092,908
Retail sales	$335,452	46th	$109,102,594	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,599	36th	$10,855	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$46,469	38th	$14,536,648	$613,795,732

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