Copper City, Michigan
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Males: 92 | |
Females: 96 |
Median resident age: | |
Michigan median age: |
Zip codes: 49917.
Copper City: | $34,872 |
MI: | $52,492 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $13,484 (it was $12,281 in 2000)
Copper City village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $59,623 (it was $35,000 in 2000)
Copper City: | $59,623 |
MI: | $147,100 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $60,775; Detached houses: $60,767
Median gross rent in 2016: $846.
Races in Copper City, MI (2010)
- 18597.4%White alone
- 42.1%Two or more races
- 10.5%Hispanic
Races in Copper City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (29.9%), Finnish (29.9%), English (9.3%), German (5.6%), French (2.8%), Irish (2.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 877 feet
Land area: 0.08 square miles.
Population density: 2,226 people per square mile (low).

For population 25 years and over in Copper City:
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Copper City village:
- Never married: 36.2%
- Now married: 43.2%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 12.6%
3 residents are foreign born
This village: | 1.2% |
Michigan: | 6.4% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $902 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,114 (2.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (179.2 miles
, pop. 86,918).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (278.0 miles
, pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (378.1 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Ahmeek, MI (1.0 miles)
,
Calumet, MI (2.0 miles
),
Laurium, MI (2.0 miles
),
Lake Linden, MI (2.5 miles
),
Hubbell, MI (2.8 miles
),
Eagle River, MI (3.2 miles)
,
Dollar Bay, MI (3.6 miles
),
Houghton, MI
(3.8 miles
).
Latitude: 47.28 N, Longitude: 88.39 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 906


Here: | 4.5% |
Michigan: | 4.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Transportation and warehousing (9%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Transportation and warehousing (17%)
- Other services, except public administration (15%)
- Health care and social assistance (12%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (28%)
- Production occupations (22%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (4%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (33%)
- Sales and related occupations (17%)
- Personal care and service occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (15%)
- Healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
- Management occupations (2%)
Average climate in Copper City, Michigan
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Copper City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 381.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 403.7 miles away from Copper City center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 392.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 530.4 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 562.1 miles away from Copper City center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 361.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Houghton County (6) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Copper City:
- ASPIRUS KEWEENAW HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 5 miles away; LAURIUM, MI)
- OUR LADY OF MERCY HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; HUBBELL, MI)
- PORTAGE HEALTH DIALYSIS CTR (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; HANCOCK, MI)
- PORTAGE HEALTH HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 14 miles away; HANCOCK, MI)
- CYPRESS MANOR HEALTH AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; HANCOCK, MI)
- ASPIRUS SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE, INC (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; HANCOCK, MI)
- PORTAGE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; HANCOCK, MI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copper City:
- Michigan Technological University (about 14 miles; Houghton, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,078)
- Northern Michigan University (about 69 miles; Marquette, MI; FT enrollment: 8,258)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 171 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (about 178 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 10,612)
- The College of Saint Scholastica (about 179 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,762)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (about 179 miles; Superior, WI; FT enrollment: 2,302)
- Lake Superior College (about 181 miles; Duluth, MN; FT enrollment: 3,768)
Notable location: Copper City Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
(28.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Copper City, MI
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Michigan: |
Percentage of family households:
This village: | |
Whole state: |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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Whole state: |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Here: | 8.5 |
Michigan average: | 10.9 |


Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Copper City village (based on Houghton County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 8,374 | 9 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,026 | 20 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,841 | 30 |
Other | 356 | 7 |
Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
None | 20,931 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Houghton County: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Houghton County: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Houghton County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.4% |
Michigan: | 9.7% |
Houghton County: | 28.8% |
Michigan: | 29.7% |
This county: | 10.6% |
State: | 13.4% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 64.3% |
Michigan: | 49.4% |
Copper City: | 66.1% |
Michigan: | 46.5% |
Copper City: | 21.9 |
Michigan: | 28.8 |
Copper City: | 12.5% |
State: | 21.1% |
Here: | 25.0% |
Michigan: | 10.5% |
This city: | 6.9 |
State: | 6.8 |
This city: | 43.8% |
Michigan: | 56.1% |
This city: | 84.3% |
Michigan: | 79.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Copper City, MI Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 2 | $749 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 13 | $937 | |
Sewerage | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,025 | |
Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 3 | $966 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 21 | $3,677 |
Copper City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Water Utilities: $425,000 ($2260.64)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $34,000 ($180.85)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($90.43)
Solid Waste Management: $10,000 ($53.19)
General - Other: $9,000 ($47.87)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($42.55)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($21.28)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($21.28)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($21.28)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($10.64)
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($21.28)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($47.87)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $4,000 ($21.28)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($143.62)
Copper City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $22,000 ($117.02)
Solid Waste Management: $12,000 ($63.83)
All Other: $1,000 ($5.32)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $447,000 ($2377.66)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($10.64)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($21.28)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($5.32)
Rents: $1,000 ($5.32)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000 ($202.13)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000 ($127.66)
Highways: $15,000 ($79.79)
- Tax - Property: $13,000 ($69.15)
Copper City government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $68,000 ($361.70)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $66,000 ($351.06)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000 ($10.64)
Copper City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $66,000 ($351.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $168,000 ($893.62)
5.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,586 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.08% |
Michigan average: | 5.09% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Marquette County, MI | |
from Baraga County, MI | |
from Keweenaw County, MI |
6.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,918 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.85% |
Michigan average: | 5.58% |
0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($381 average AGI)
Houghton County: 0.09% Michigan average: 0.05%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Marquette County, MI | |
to Keweenaw County, MI | |
to Oakland County, MI |
Strongest AM radio stations in Copper City:
- WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
- WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Copper City:
- WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
- WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
- W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
TV broadcast stations around Copper City:
- WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 28Number of bridges
- 65m213ftTotal length
- $737,000Total costs
- 75,823Total average daily traffic
- 4,190Total average daily truck traffic
- 140,483Total future (year 2010) average daily traffic
- 21920-1929
- 21930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 21950-1959
- 61960-1969
- 31970-1979
- 51980-1989
- 31990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 12010-2015
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1- Call Sign: KB8VZV, Grant Date: 12/20/1994, Expiration Date: 12/20/2004, Cancellation Date: 12/21/2006, Registrant: Lawrence H Blahnik, Copper City, MI 49917
Drinking water stations with addresses in Copper City and their reported violations in the past:
COPPER CITY (Address: 310 Mohawk Street , Population served: 210, Purch groundwater):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-18-2012), St Public Notif received (JUL-30-2012)
- One minor monitoring violation
Most common first names in Copper City, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 5 | 61.6 years |
John | 4 | 74.5 years |
Charles | 3 | 79.0 years |
Eino | 3 | 84.0 years |
Earl | 2 | 78.5 years |
Albert | 2 | 75.5 years |
Carl | 2 | 86.0 years |
Eva | 2 | 80.4 years |
Anna | 2 | 87.0 years |
Irene | 2 | 90.0 years |
Most common last names in Copper City, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Kytta | 4 | 84.6 years |
Chopp | 3 | 74.3 years |
Lamerand | 3 | 79.3 years |
Mattila | 3 | 66.0 years |
Niemi | 3 | 77.3 years |
Stefonich | 3 | 76.9 years |
Laity | 3 | 82.7 years |
Paskvan | 2 | 78.0 years |
Peters | 2 | 78.5 years |
Stimac | 2 | 80.6 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%)
- Wood (16%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Copper City compared to Michigan state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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