Houghton County, Michigan (MI)

Races in Houghton County, Michigan:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $142,883

Here:	$142,883
State:	$192,201

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,042

Here:	$120,042
State:	$161,083

In 2-unit structures: $82,875

Here:	$82,875
State:	$125,779

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $99,804

Here:	$99,804
State:	$144,186

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,432

Here:	$185,432
State:	$147,281

Mobile homes: $62,048

Here:	$62,048
State:	$51,900

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

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,564 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,258 (1.4%)

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: 92.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,817 (24.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,2112010 or later
• 4142000 to 2009
• 1941990 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: 13,764
• One, attached: 247
• Two: 619
• 3 or 4: 646
• 5 to 9: 934
• 10 to 19: 609
• 20 to 49: 304
• 50 or more: 410
• Mobile homes: 1,089

Housing units in Houghton County with a mortgage: 4,883 (54 second mortgage, 474 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,442

Religion statistics for Houghton County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Houghton County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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

5.08% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($32,586 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.59% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($13,886 average AGI)
2.49% relocated from other states ($18,700 average AGI)

Houghton County:	2.49%
Michigan average:	1.52%

from Marquette County, MI	0.42% ($25,608 average AGI)
from Baraga County, MI	0.21% ($23,640)
from Keweenaw County, MI	0.15% ($31,667)
from Wayne County, MI	0.14% ($27,294)
from Oakland County, MI	0.12% ($37,643)
from Gogebic County, MI	0.11% ($26,231)
from Ontonagon County, MI	0.10% ($26,500)

6.85% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($29,918 average adjusted gross income)

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($381 average AGI)

Houghton County:	0.09%
Michigan average:	0.05%

2.69% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($11,969 average AGI)
4.07% relocated to other states ($17,567 average AGI)

Houghton County:	4.07%
Michigan average:	2.00%

to Marquette County, MI	0.48% ($24,932 average AGI)
to Keweenaw County, MI	0.26% ($31,719)
to Oakland County, MI	0.22% ($25,037)
to Baraga County, MI	0.19% ($31,348)
to Washtenaw County, MI	0.12% ($45,400)
to Bartholomew County, IN	0.12% ($15,333)
to Wayne County, MI	0.11% ($15,929)

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 2014: 9.8

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:

• In family households: 25,349 (4,442 male householders, 3,180 female householders)

  6,139 spouses, 9,538 children (8,918 natural, 146 adopted, 486 stepchildren), 405 grandchildren, 277 brothers or sisters, 351 parents, 322 other relatives, 638 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,154 (3,252 male householders (2,252 living alone)), 2,600 female householders (2,108 living alone)), 3,348 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,260

Size of family households: 4,116 2-persons, 1,506 3-persons, 937 4-persons, 512 5-persons, 240 6-persons, 379 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,358 1-person, 1,052 2-persons, 203 3-persons, 134 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 46 6-persons.

5,361 married couples with children.
1,412 single-parent households (391 men, 1,021 women).

93.4% of residents of Houghton speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

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
• 1672014 or later
• 2712010 to 2013
• 1,5182000 to 2009
• 1,6831990 to 1999
• 1,4751980 to 1989
• 2,0891970 to 1979
• 1,5561960 to 1969
• 1,2851950 to 1959
• 9271940 to 1949
• 7,6111939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Houghton County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Houghton County, Michigan
• 121 room
• 442 rooms
• 2753 rooms
• 7894 rooms
• 1,7025 rooms
• 2,3266 rooms
• 1,5837 rooms
• 1,1508 rooms
• 1,3919+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton County, Michigan
• 5051 room
• 2442 rooms
• 1,0173 rooms
• 8724 rooms
• 6955 rooms
• 4126 rooms
• 2477 rooms
• 1228 rooms
• 1389+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Houghton County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houghton County, Michigan
• 15no bedroom
• 2821 bedroom
• 2,1552 bedrooms
• 4,3543 bedrooms
• 1,9144 bedrooms
• 5595+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Houghton County, Michigan
• 500no bedroom
• 1,0211 bedroom
• 1,4862 bedrooms
• 8173 bedrooms
• 2744 bedrooms
• 1265+ 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
• 293no vehicle
• 2,6821 vehicle
• 4,1972 vehicles
• 1,5383 vehicles
• 4084 vehicles
• 1605+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Houghton County in renter-occupied apartments
• 892no vehicle
• 1,9251 vehicle
• 8832 vehicles
• 2073 vehicles
• 2264 vehicles
• 635+ vehicles

82.5% of Houghton County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 27,547
• Other state: 7,073
• Northeast: 660
• Midwest: 4,313
• South: 941
• West: 1,228

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