Houghton County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,343
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,865
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,395 (it was 3,928 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 1012 sq. mi.
Water area: 489.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (37.1%), Retail trade (11.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 33,12091.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0482.9%Asian alone
- 7552.1%Two or more races
- 6101.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 2630.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1640.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 940.3%Some other race alone
- 130.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 33.1 years |
Michigan median age: | 39.8 years |
Males: 19,537 | ![]() |
Females: 16,611 | ![]() |

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Houghton County: | 2.0 people |
Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $45,026 ($28,817 in 1999)
This county: | $45,026 |
Michigan: | $59,584 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $552 (lower quartile is $416, upper quartile is $756)
This county: | $552 |
State: | $740 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $119,016 (it was $57,000 in 2000)
Houghton: | $119,016 |
Michigan: | $169,600 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,020Detached houses: $162,283
Here: $162,283 State: $219,912 Townhouses or other attached units: $142,761
Here: $142,761 State: $199,940 In 2-unit structures: $95,556
Here: $95,556 State: $142,994 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,918
Here: $111,918 State: $151,948 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,352
Here: $227,352 State: $170,137 Mobile homes: $78,023
Here: $78,023 State: $56,186
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $423
Institutionalized population: 421
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 28
- Thefts: 75
- Auto thefts: 11
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 2
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 4
- Burglaries: 21
- Thefts: 70
- Auto thefts: 10
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 112 buildings, average cost: $88,800
- 1998: 111 buildings, average cost: $84,200
- 1999: 105 buildings, average cost: $92,900
- 2000: 116 buildings, average cost: $94,900
- 2001: 129 buildings, average cost: $83,900
- 2002: 193 buildings, average cost: $106,100
- 2003: 124 buildings, average cost: $108,700
- 2004: 134 buildings, average cost: $100,600
- 2005: 131 buildings, average cost: $127,000
- 2006: 117 buildings, average cost: $155,600
- 2007: 76 buildings, average cost: $131,200
- 2008: 72 buildings, average cost: $138,200
- 2009: 62 buildings, average cost: $128,700
- 2010: 57 buildings, average cost: $144,500
- 2011: 32 buildings, average cost: $124,200
- 2012: 56 buildings, average cost: $164,900
- 2013: 53 buildings, average cost: $177,500
- 2014: 32 buildings, average cost: $191,200
- 2015: 44 buildings, average cost: $187,500
- 2016: 44 buildings, average cost: $165,200
- 2017: 68 buildings, average cost: $170,500
- 2018: 54 buildings, average cost: $206,700
- 2019: 47 buildings, average cost: $179,300
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,768 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,417 (1.3%)
Houghton County: | 18.2% |
Michigan: | 13.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 33.1 years old
(Males: 28.6 years old, Females: 38.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 34.8 years old, Black residents: 23.8 years old, American Indian residents: 35.2 years old, Asian residents: 26.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.8 years old, Other race residents: 24.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Houghton County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Cities in this county include: Houghton, Hancock, Laurium, Hubbell, Dollar Bay, Lake Linden, Calumet, South Range, Copper City.
Neighboring counties: Adams County, Washington , Grant County, Washington
, Golden Valley County, Montana
, Red Lake County, Minnesota
.
Here: | 3.5% |
Michigan: | 6.3% |
Current college students: 6,142
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,654 (30.6% naturalized citizens)
Houghton County: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 7.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,1152010 or later
- 2932000 to 2009
- 1651990 to 1999
- 1301980 to 1989
- 501970 to 1979
- 196Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 13,756
- One, attached: 239
- Two: 613
- 3 or 4: 828
- 5 to 9: 975
- 10 to 19: 654
- 20 to 49: 530
- 50 or more: 440
- Mobile homes: 896
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Housing units in Houghton County with a mortgage: 4,436 (30 second mortgage, 512 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,672
Here: | 50.0% with mortgage |
State: | 59.3% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Houghton County
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 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Houghton County: | 3.15 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Houghton County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Houghton County: | 9.4% |
Michigan: | 9.7% |
Houghton County: | 28.8% |
State: | 29.7% |
Here: | 10.6% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Houghton County:
Average size of farms: 164 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17,853
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $158.62
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.01%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16,563
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 33.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.22%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41,237
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.91%
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acres
Earthquake activity:
Houghton County-area historical earthquake activity is above Michigan state average. It is 82% 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 367.1 miles away from Houghton County center
On 3/2/2017 at 16:53:31, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 162.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/8/2020 at 17:14:33, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 193.0 miles away from the county center
On 1/9/2020 at 18:16:48, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB) earthquake occurred 194.4 miles away from the county center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 195.8 miles away from Houghton County center
On 4/24/2020 at 17:23:43, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 ML) earthquake occurred 186.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
- Michigan Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: June 16, 2018 - June 18, 2018, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4381-MI: August 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4381, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
- Michigan Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4121: June 18, 2013, FEMA Id: 4121, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Michigan Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2002 to May 09, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1413: May 06, 2002, FEMA Id: 1413, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Michigan Severe Freeze, Incident Period: January 10, 1994 to June 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1028: May 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1028, Natural disaster type: Freeze
- Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
- Michigan Drought, Incident Period: March 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3035: March 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3035, Natural disaster type: Drought
The number of natural disasters in Houghton County (8) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 3
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10,561 (72.8%)
- Carpooled: 1,312 (9.0%)
- Bus: 24 (0.2%)
- Ferryboat: 4 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 186 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 99 (0.7%)
- Walked: 1,541 (10.6%)
- Worked at home: 781 (5.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- India (25%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (17%)
- Yemen (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Canada (4%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Russia (3%)
- Finnish (30%)
- American (13%)
- German (7%)
- English (4%)
- Irish (3%)
- Polish (3%)
- Italian (3%)
People in group quarters in Houghton County, Michigan in 2000:
- 2,264 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 359 people in nursing homes
- 235 people in state prisons
- 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 58 people in other group homes
- 46 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 43 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 12 people in military barracks, etc.
- 8 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 5 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Houghton County, Michigan in 2010:
- 2,164 people in college/university student housing
- 377 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 46 people in group homes intended for adults
- 32 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 28 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 19 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 16 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 8 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
5.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,067 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.38% |
Michigan average: | 5.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.47% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($20,073 average AGI)
2.91% relocated from other states ($25,994 average AGI)
Houghton County: 2.91% Michigan average: 1.59%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Marquette County, MI | ![]() |
from Keweenaw County, MI | ![]() |
from Baraga County, MI | ![]() |
from Oakland County, MI | ![]() |
6.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,319 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.17% |
Michigan average: | 5.69% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.54% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($14,849 average AGI)
3.62% relocated to other states ($25,470 average AGI)
Houghton County: 3.62% Michigan average: 1.85%
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 | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,329 (5,272 aged, 1,057 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 712 (10%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Houghton County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (801)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (664)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (418)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (386)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (330)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (246)
- Unspecified dementia (66)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (23)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (21)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9,405
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 256
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 34,492
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,106
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,171
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 45
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 104.6. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 36,148- Male householders: 7,350 (2,400 living alone), Female householders: 6,154 (2,422 living alone)
5,945 spouses (5,930 opposite-sex spouses), 935 unmarried partners, (921 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,314 children (8,583 natural, 290 adopted, 439 stepchildren), 462 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 15 foster children, 322 other relatives, 2,477 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,610
Size of family households: 3,959 2-persons, 1,471 3-persons, 965 4-persons, 407 5-persons, 261 6-persons, 307 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,819 1-person, 997 2-persons, 251 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
5,389 married couples with children.
1,284 single-parent households (377 men, 907 women).
93.4% of residents of Houghton speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $223,554,000 ($6,285 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,157,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,053,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,936,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $589,000
Federal grants: $57,937,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,478,000 ($9,680,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,560,000 ($1,124,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $20,235,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,286,000
Federal Government insurance: $642,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,087Here: | 58 per 1000 residents |
State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,015
Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +380
Here: | +11 per 1000 residents |
State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -730
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.3 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 3.8 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Houghton County, Michigan
- 5282014 or later
- 3772010 to 2013
- 1,6702000 to 2009
- 1,7151990 to 1999
- 1,3401980 to 1989
- 2,0711970 to 1979
- 1,5381960 to 1969
- 1,2711950 to 1959
- 8921940 to 1949
- 7,5951939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houghton County, Michigan
- 141 room
- 242 rooms
- 2773 rooms
- 7154 rooms
- 1,7135 rooms
- 2,1566 rooms
- 1,6317 rooms
- 1,0358 rooms
- 1,5139+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton County, Michigan
- 4521 room
- 4462 rooms
- 1,0753 rooms
- 8854 rooms
- 6605 rooms
- 4256 rooms
- 2227 rooms
- 1068 rooms
- 1489+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houghton County, Michigan
- 18no bedroom
- 3231 bedroom
- 2,0482 bedrooms
- 4,5853 bedrooms
- 1,5834 bedrooms
- 5215+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton County, Michigan
- 501no bedroom
- 1,3021 bedroom
- 1,5272 bedrooms
- 8383 bedrooms
- 1734 bedrooms
- 955+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Houghton County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 291no vehicle
- 2,6261 vehicle
- 4,0842 vehicles
- 1,4423 vehicles
- 4514 vehicles
- 1815+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Houghton County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,125no vehicle
- 2,1871 vehicle
- 6802 vehicles
- 2823 vehicles
- 794 vehicles
- 775+ vehicles
82.1% of Houghton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Michigan.
Houghton County: | 82.1% |
State average: | 86.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 26,692
- Other state: 7,556
- Northeast: 828
- Midwest: 4,433
- South: 1,019
- West: 1,281
- 60.3%Utility gas
- 19.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.6%Wood
- 5.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.6%Electricity
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 64.1%Utility gas
- 26.6%Electricity
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 1.1%Wood
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 6.5% |
Michigan: | 10.7% |
Here: | 4.2% |
Michigan: | 9.2% |
Here: | 5.2% |
Michigan: | 14.3% |
Houghton County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $29,099,000
Air Transportation: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,009,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $21,420,000
Regular Highways: $8,306,000
General - Other: $5,740,000
Health - Other: $5,182,000
Air Transportation: $2,298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,719,000
Police Protection: $1,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $935,000
Correctional Institutions: $691,000
Financial Administration: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $245,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,641,000
Air Transportation: $866,000
Health and Hospitals: $444,000
Housing and Community Development: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,088,000
Other: $115,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,081,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,967,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,546,000
Interest Earnings: $258,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $316,000
General - Other: $238,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,953,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,493,000
General Local Government Support: $1,729,000
Other: $673,000
- Tax - Property: $8,555,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $307,000
Other License: $12,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,828,000
Houghton County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $29,099,000
Air Transportation: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,009,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $21,420,000
Regular Highways: $8,306,000
General - Other: $5,740,000
Health - Other: $5,182,000
Air Transportation: $2,298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,719,000
Police Protection: $1,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $935,000
Correctional Institutions: $691,000
Financial Administration: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $245,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,641,000
Air Transportation: $866,000
Health and Hospitals: $444,000
Housing and Community Development: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,088,000
Other: $115,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,081,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,967,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,546,000
Interest Earnings: $258,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $316,000
General - Other: $238,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,953,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,493,000
General Local Government Support: $1,729,000
Other: $673,000
- Tax - Property: $8,555,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $307,000
Other License: $12,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,828,000
Houghton County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $29,099,000
Air Transportation: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,009,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $21,420,000
Regular Highways: $8,306,000
General - Other: $5,740,000
Health - Other: $5,182,000
Air Transportation: $2,298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,719,000
Police Protection: $1,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $935,000
Correctional Institutions: $691,000
Financial Administration: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $245,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,641,000
Air Transportation: $866,000
Health and Hospitals: $444,000
Housing and Community Development: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,088,000
Other: $115,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,081,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,967,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,546,000
Interest Earnings: $258,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $316,000
General - Other: $238,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,953,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,493,000
General Local Government Support: $1,729,000
Other: $673,000
- Tax - Property: $8,555,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $307,000
Other License: $12,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,828,000
Houghton County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $29,099,000
Air Transportation: $1,261,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,009,000
Regular Highways: $22,000
- Current Operations - Public Welfare Institutions: $21,420,000
Regular Highways: $8,306,000
General - Other: $5,740,000
Health - Other: $5,182,000
Air Transportation: $2,298,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,719,000
Police Protection: $1,185,000
Solid Waste Management: $935,000
Correctional Institutions: $691,000
Financial Administration: $381,000
Parks and Recreation: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $245,000
Housing and Community Development: $165,000
General Public Buildings: $132,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,641,000
Air Transportation: $866,000
Health and Hospitals: $444,000
Housing and Community Development: $161,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $123,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,088,000
Other: $115,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,081,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,967,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,546,000
Interest Earnings: $258,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Correctional Institutions: $316,000
General - Other: $238,000
Parks and Recreation: $9,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,953,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,493,000
General Local Government Support: $1,729,000
Other: $673,000
- Tax - Property: $8,555,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $307,000
Other License: $12,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $4,828,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 683
- Number of aged recipients: 64
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 619
- Number of recipients under 18: 57
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 464
- Number of recipients older than 64: 162
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 328
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 275
Most common first names in Houghton County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 492 | 77.1 years |
Mary | 276 | 82.1 years |
William | 274 | 76.0 years |
Joseph | 200 | 78.5 years |
Robert | 176 | 70.9 years |
Edward | 157 | 75.8 years |
George | 155 | 75.2 years |
Helen | 139 | 79.7 years |
Margaret | 128 | 81.3 years |
Charles | 126 | 75.8 years |
Most common last names in Houghton County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 115 | 76.3 years |
Anderson | 73 | 77.1 years |
Peterson | 71 | 77.2 years |
Kangas | 52 | 80.6 years |
Maki | 52 | 75.5 years |
Aho | 52 | 74.9 years |
Moilanen | 49 | 76.4 years |
Koski | 45 | 73.7 years |
Olson | 42 | 76.2 years |
Niemi | 40 | 79.3 years |
Businesses in Houghton County, MI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 3 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Best Western | 1 | OfficeMax | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
FedEx | 4 | Subway | 5 | |
Ford | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
H&R Block | 2 | Travelodge | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | True Value | 3 | |
JCPenney | 1 | U-Haul | 4 | |
Jones New York | 1 | UPS | 8 | |
KFC | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 |