Alpena County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.1%), Manufacturing (17.1%), Retail trade (13.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Alpena County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 15,223	(48.6%)
Females: 16,091	(51.4%)

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Alpena County:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,688
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$397
State:	$573

Alpena County:	$111,129
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $136,120

Here:	$136,120
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,311

Here:	$162,311
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $102,514

Here:	$102,514
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $79,882

Here:	$79,882
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $54,526

Here:	$54,526
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $35,734

Here:	$35,734
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$95,296

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 5
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alpena County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $695 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alpena, Ossineke.

Neighboring counties: Alcona County , Montmorency County , Oscoda County , Presque Isle County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Alpena County: Ossineke Forest Campground (A), Woodland Camp (B), Male Store (C), Kerston Station (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Alpena County include: Leer Church (A), Community Church (B), Spratt Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Salem Church (E), Beaver Lake Church (F), Saint Paul Church (G), Grace Church (H), Saint Matthew Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: German Cemetery (1), Sanborn Township Cemetery (2), Saint Paul Cemetery (3), Saint Matthew Cemetery (4), Wilson Cemetery (5), Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (6), Spratt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Long Lake (A), Middle Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Beaver Lake (D), Muskrat Farm Lake (E), Blue Lake (F), Conway Lake (G), Coombs Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Anchor Creek (A), Bean Creek (B), Beaver Creek (C), Berlinski Creek (D), Wolf Creek (E), Big Ravine Creek (F), Cranberry Creek (G), Fitzgerald Creek (H), Holcomb Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Alpena County include: Alpena County Park (1), Maple Ridge County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	14.1%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 1,635
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 361 (46% naturalized citizens)

Alpena County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,007
• One, attached: 192
• Two: 599
• 3 or 4: 456
• 5 to 9: 237
• 10 to 19: 141
• 20 or more: 443
• Mobile homes: 1,167
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Alpena County with a mortgage: 4,311 (196 second mortgage, 396 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,153

Here:	57.8% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Alpena County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 6.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 11,452 (84%) Carpooled: 1,092 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 55 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 42 (0%) Walked: 330 (2%) Other means: 105 (1%) Worked at home: 577 (4%)

4.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,704 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.16%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($20,414 average AGI)
1.22% relocated from other states ($9,288 average AGI)

Alpena County:	1.22%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Presque Isle County, MI	0.35% ($25,707 average AGI)
from Montmorency County, MI	0.30% ($22,657)
from Alcona County, MI	0.24% ($24,964)
from Oakland County, MI	0.18% ($47,619)
from Kent County, MI	0.16% ($23,789)
from Wayne County, MI	0.14% ($31,938)
from Macomb County, MI	0.13% ($41,133)

5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,994 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.43% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($19,615 average AGI)
1.83% relocated to other states ($9,380 average AGI)

Alpena County:	1.83%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Presque Isle County, MI	0.33% ($41,051 average AGI)
to Kent County, MI	0.23% ($25,852)
to Alcona County, MI	0.22% ($30,308)
to Montmorency County, MI	0.19% ($15,304)
to Oakland County, MI	0.19% ($27,870)
to Wayne County, MI	0.15% ($21,111)
to Ingham County, MI	0.13% ($18,067)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,803 (5,720 aged, 1,083 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 26,001 (7,204 male householders, 1,582 female householders)

  7,067 spouses, 9,030 children (8,247 natural, 224 adopted, 559 stepchildren), 245 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 227 other relatives, 440 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,745 (1,787 male householders (1,443 living alone)), 2,304 female householders (2,093 living alone)), 654 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 568 (75 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,264 2-persons, 1,888 3-persons, 1,603 4-persons, 720 5-persons, 241 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,536 1-person, 487 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

95.9% of residents of Alpena County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $218,588,000 ($7111 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,045,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $101,795,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,386,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $883,000
Federal grants: $47,488,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,857,000 ($3,227,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $14,178,000 ($8,047,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $794,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,357,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,647,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.78 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

64% of Alpena County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.

Alpena County:	63.8%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 27637
• Northeast: 593
• Midwest: 1387
• South: 782
• West: 464

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,400

Here:	12.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	1.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	11.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

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