Houghton County, Michigan (MI)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Houghton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Houghton County:

Earthquake activity:

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

5.38% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,067 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Marquette County, MI	0.37% ($31,205 average AGI)
from Keweenaw County, MI	0.25% ($29,033)
from Baraga County, MI	0.21% ($26,280)
from Oakland County, MI	0.18% ($32,429)

6.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,319 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Marquette County, MI	0.46% ($29,655 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI	0.23% ($51,071)
to Oakland County, MI	0.23% ($39,429)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Houghton County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• 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 houses/apartments in Houghton County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Houghton County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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