Houghton, Michigan

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Population in July 2007: 6,924. Population change since 2000: -0.9%

Males: 4,267	(61.6%)
Females: 2,657	(38.4%)

Median resident age:	21.7 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49931.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $22,297 (it was $21,186 in 2000)

Houghton:	$22,297
Michigan:	$47,950

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $125,625 (it was $91,900 in 2000)

Houghton:	$125,625
Michigan:	$153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $143,218; Detached houses: $143,858; In 2-unit structures: $106,115; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,735

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Races in Houghton:

White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
Chinese (3.2%)
Black (1.9%)
Asian Indian (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Other Asian (0.7%)
Korean (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Houghton: 86.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (25.3%), Irish (11.5%), English (11.3%), Polish (8.5%), French (6.2%), Italian (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 607 feet

Land area: 4.31 square miles.

Population density: 1606 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Houghton

High school or higher: 92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 25.5%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work: 9.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Houghton city

Never married: 67.2%
Now married: 25.2%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 3.0%

590 residents are foreign born (5.4% Asia, 1.2% Africa).

This city:	8.4%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Houghton, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Houghton to the number of sex offenders is 989 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Houghton:	1.7% ($1,547)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Duluth, MN (169.4 miles , pop. 86,918).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (264.8 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (367.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hancock, MI (1.4 miles ), South Range, MI (2.2 miles ), Hubbell, MI (2.7 miles ), Lake Linden, MI (3.0 miles ), Laurium, MI (3.2 miles ), Calumet, MI (3.2 miles ), Copper City, MI (3.8 miles ), Ahmeek, MI (3.8 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $117,900
1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $141,400
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $98,000
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $141,000
2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $121,200
2002: 15 buildings, average cost: $155,700
2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $171,500
2004: 17 buildings, average cost: $146,500
2005: 15 buildings, average cost: $156,700
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $156,700
2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $142,000

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Latitude: 47.12 N, Longitude: 88.56 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,534 (+50.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,153 (73.2%)

Area code: 906

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Houghton, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -573 (-7.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (51%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Health care (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)
Wood products (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (41%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (2%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Postsecondary teachers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Postsecondary teachers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Houghton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	28.3	28.5
Robberies	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	14.3	14.2	0.0
Assaults	0	1	2	4	3	3	14
per 100,000	0.0	14.1	28.5	55.9	42.8	42.5	199.5
Burglaries	1	5	7	3	18	13	5
per 100,000	14.2	70.5	99.6	41.9	256.6	184.2	71.3
Thefts	70	87	66	68	90	114	111
per 100,000	993.3	1227.3	939.4	950.1	1282.8	1615.2	1581.9
Auto thefts	3	3	2	3	3	3	2
per 100,000	42.6	42.3	28.5	41.9	42.8	42.5	28.5
Arson	2	0	2	2	1	1	0
per 100,000	28.4	0.0	28.5	27.9	14.3	14.2	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	44.1	60.2	52.5	59.7	96.9	116.3	133.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.01
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Houghton, Michigan

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Hospitals/medical centers near Houghton:

PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 3 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; LAURIUM, MI)
BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; L' ANSE, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Houghton, MI

Local government website: www.cityofhoughton.com

College/University in Houghton:

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 5,779; Location: 1400 TOWNSEND DR; Public; Website: www.mtu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Houghton:

NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 161 miles; WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 168 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 173 miles; DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 2,512)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 173 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 177 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 182 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)

Public high school in Houghton:

Houghton Central High School (Students: 449; Location: 1603 GUNDLACH ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Houghton:

Houghton Elementary School (Students: 533; Location: 203 W. JACKER STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
Houghton Middle School (Students: 258; Location: 1603 GUNDLACH ROAD; Grades: 6 - 8)

See full list of schools located in Houghton

Library in Houghton:

PORTAGE LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $278,183; Location: 105 HURON STREET; 41,195 books; 2,461 audio materials; 835 video materials; 122 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Houghton: Micheal Messner Coal Dock (A), Sands Development Company (B), Superior Block Company (C), Hamar Quandt Company (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Huron Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Downtowner Motel (110 Shelden Avenue), Best Western Franklin Square (820 Shelden Avenue), Best Western Franklin Square Inn (820 Shelden Avenue), Best Value King's Inn (215 Shelden Avenue), College Motel (1308 College Avenue), Budget Host Inn (US41 Southeast).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Houghton and their reported violations in the past:

PORTAGE LAKE GOLF COURSE - MTU (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

PILGRIM RIVER STEAK HOUSE (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2005), St Public Notif issued (OCT-10-2005), St Compliance achieved (JAN-03-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

ISLE ROYALE - WINDIGO (Population served: 25, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Houghton that have no violations reported:

ISLE ROYALE - MOTT ISLAND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
ISLE ROYALE-ROCK HARBOR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	41.5%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	36.9%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	16.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Houghton, MI

People in group quarters in Houghton

2033 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
8 people in other types of correctional institutions
4 people in religious group quarters

Houghton compared to Michigan state average:

Houghton, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Arena or stadium:

John MacInnes Ice Arena. Michigan Technological University.

Banks with branches in Houghton (2009 data):

The Miners State Bank: Pearl Street Branch at 200 Pearl Street, Unit #3, branch established on 2006-08-28; Houghton Branch at 1203 Ridge Road, branch established on 2003-10-20. Info updated 2008-08-20: Bank assets: $101.2 mil, Deposits: $81.0 mil, headquarters in Iron River, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Msb Bankshares, Inc.
Superior National Bank & Trust Company: Econo Food Branch at 1000 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1994-01-21; Copper Country Mall Branch at 960 Razorback Drive Suite # 1, branch established on 1980-08-25. Info updated 2009-03-03: Bank assets: $320.4 mil, Deposits: $279.4 mil, headquarters in Hancock, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Keweenaw Financial Corporation
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Houghton University Branch at 1303 College Avenue, branch established on 1967-04-10; Houghton Main Branch at 600 Shelden Avenue, branch established on 1865-04-18. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Citizens Bank: Houghton Branch at 901 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1995-08-15. Info updated 2008-09-24: Bank assets: $12,266.6 mil, Deposits: $8,907.7 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 220 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.
Range Bank, National Association: Houghton Office at 48345 Highway M-26, branch established on 2002-07-24. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $234.8 mil, Deposits: $186.8 mil, headquarters in Negaunee, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Range Financial Corporation
River Valley Bank: Houghton Branch at 19795 West Sharon Avenue, branch established on 1978-06-05. Info updated 2007-11-20: Bank assets: $920.1 mil, Deposits: $748.3 mil, headquarters in Wausau, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: River Valley Bancorporation, Inc.

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Houghton, Michigan

Downtowner Motel, 110 Shelden Ave, Houghton, MI 49931, Phone: (906) 482-4421
Super 8 Motel-houghton, 1200 E Lakeshore Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, Phone: (906) 482-2240, Fax: (906) 482-0686
Best Western Franklin SQ Inn, 820 Shelden Ave, Houghton, MI 49931, Phone: (906) 487-1700, Fax: (906) 487-9432
Holiday Inn Express, 1110 Century Way, Houghton, MI 49931, Phone: (906) 482-1066, Fax: (906) 482-2292
Country Inn & Suites, 919 Razorback Dr, Houghton, MI 49931, Phone: (906) 487-6700, Fax: (906) 483-0359

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Houghton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Houghton County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Other fuel (2%)

Religon statistics for Houghton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	55.3%	19.2%	7.1%	3.7%	2.8%
Congregations	20.0%	14.5%	12.7%	5.5%	1.8%

Name	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Episcopal Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Muslim Estimate	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.5%	1.5%	0.9%	6.2%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	1.8%	32.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	3	$7,729	$30,916	1	$808
Other Government Administration	4	$16,479	$49,437	1	$1,001
Police Protection - Officers	6	$25,824	$51,648	4	$6,246
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$3,330
Firefighters	1	$3,786	$45,432	0	$0
Streets and Highways	15	$51,376	$41,101	8	$9,042
Parks and Recreation	2	$3,954	$23,724	3	$1,258
Housing and Community Development(Local)	3	$6,607	$26,428	2	$2,245
Transit	1	$2,285	$27,420	6	$8,021
Totals for Government	35	$118,040	$40,471	27	$31,951

Houghton government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $123,000
Charges - Sewerage: $1,795,000
Solid Waste Management: $401,000

All Other: $226,000

Parking Facilities: $111,000

Parks & Recreation: $103,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $1,654,000
Regular Highways: $944,000

General - Other: $579,000

Transit Utilities: $564,000

Police Protection: $430,000

Solid Waste Management: $406,000

Water Utilities: $351,000

Parks & Recreation: $223,000

Central Staff Services: $205,000

Parking Facilities: $140,000

Fire Protection: $121,000

General Public Buildings: $115,000

Financial Administration: $67,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $41,000
General - Interest on Debt: $250,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $118,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,019,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,736,000
Water Utilities: $111,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $284,000
Water Utilities: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $92,000

Rents: $51,000

Property Sale Other: $42,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $354,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,083,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $606,000
Transit Utilities: $106,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $859,000
Highways: $853,000

Transit Utilities: $315,000

All Other: $128,000
Tax - Property: $1,888,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,784,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

6.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.22%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.87% of residents moved from foreign countries ($607 average AGI)
Houghton County: 0.87%
Michigan average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Marquette County, MI	0.40% ($31,936 average AGI)
from Baraga County, MI	0.21% ($26,760)
from Keweenaw County, MI	0.16% ($27,474)

7.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.38%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Marquette County, MI	0.63% ($23,573 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI	0.27% ($58,688)
to Oakland County, MI	0.23% ($23,963)

Strongest AM radio stations in Houghton:

WCCY (1400 AM; 1 kW; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
WMPL (920 AM; 1 kW; HANCOCK, MI)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJMS (590 AM; 5 kW; IRONWOOD, MI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDMJ (1320 AM; 5 kW; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
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 Houghton:

WGLI (98.7 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
WOLV (97.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC)
WHKB (102.3 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: TU-MAR BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM; HANCOCK, MI; Owner: VICTOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W260AC (99.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
WGGL-FM (91.1 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WMTU-FM (91.9 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY)
W224AO (92.7 FM; HOUGHTON, MI; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
WCUP (105.7 FM; L'ANSE, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY)
WVCN (104.3 FM; BARAGA, MI; Owner: KEWEENAW BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Houghton:

WBKP (Channel 5; CALUMET, MI; Owner: SCANLAN TELEVISION, INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Houghton, Michigan:

Fatal accident count: 16
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
Fatalities: 18
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 53
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

Michigan average:

Fatal accident count: 131
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 203
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 49
Fatalities: 141
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 349
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 21

Fire: 22
Hazardous Condition: 7
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Houghton

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