2022 population: 37,035 ( 407 from 2010 , 325 from 2020)
Land area: 1009.1 square miles
Population density: 36.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	34,203	92.35%	0.3%
Black:	397	1.07%	105.7%
Indian:	270	0.73%	48.4%
Asian:	911	2.46%	14.5%
2+ races:	553	1.49%	22.1%
Hispanic:	701	1.89%	68.9%

Total non-White:	2,832	7.65%	21.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	797	10.7
Deaths:	924	12.4
Net Migration:	-357	-4.8
Net Immigration:	131	1.8

Change in White population:	-96	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	503	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
36,628
34,299	93.64%
193	0.53%
182	0.50%
1,066	2.91%
453	1.24%
415	1.13%
2,329	6.36%

2000
36,016
34,239	95.07%
334	0.93%
186	0.52%
650	1.80%
335	0.93%
251	0.70%
1,777	4.93%

1990
35,446
34,426	97.12%
117	0.33%
170	0.48%
573	1.62%
n/a
160	0.45%
1,020	2.88%

1980
37,872
37,249	98.35%
150	0.40%
73	0.19%
247	0.65%
n/a
151	0.40%
623	1.65%

1970
34,652
34,340	99.10%
39	0.11%
18	0.05%
75	0.22%
n/a
112	0.32%
312	0.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,738	10.4
3,509	9.7
-1,183	-3.3
474	1.3

60	0.2
552	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
3,954	11.2
4,094	11.5
32	0.1
153	0.4

-187	-0.5
757	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
4,717	12.5
4,205	11.1
-2,936	-7.8
n/a

-2,823	-7.5
397	1.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,446	7.1
n/a

2,909	8.4
311	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Houghton County, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
31.9
7,361	19.9%
29,674	80.1%
6,514	17.6%

14,173
2.38

7,727	54.5%
6,110	79.1%
564	7.3%
6,446	45.5%

2010
Number	Percent
33.1
7,562	20.6%
29,066	79.4%
5,476	15.0%

14,232
2.38

8,093	56.9%
6,409	79.2%
638	7.9%
6,139	43.1%

2000
Number	Percent
34.1
7,905	21.9%
28,111	78.1%
5,574	15.5%

13,793
2.38

8,250	59.8%
6,640	80.5%
739	9.0%
5,543	40.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.7
7,933	22.4%
27,513	77.6%
6,333	17.9%

13,151
2.45

8,092	61.5%
6,629	81.9%
526	6.5%
5,059	38.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
8,758	23.1%
29,114	76.9%
6,046	16.0%

13,007
2.63

8,703	66.9%
7,274	83.6%
473	5.4%
4,304	33.1%

2022 Housing Data for Houghton County, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	988	7.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	812	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,002	7.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	729	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	708	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	792	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	508	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	702	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	565	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,038	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,292	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,947	13.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	873	6.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	694	4.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	847	6.0%
$200,000 or more	676	4.8%

Median Household Income	52,736
Per Capita Income	29,173

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	526	3.7%
Public Assistance	353	2.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,517	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	15,479	64.8%
Unemployed	1,026	4.3%
In Armed Forces	36	0.2%

Total Labor Force	16,541	69.2%
Not in Labor Force	7,364	30.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,456	4,049	57.4%
Non-Profit	925	1,302	41.5%
Self-Employed	927	482	65.8%

Local Government	598	498	54.6%
State Government	1,376	937	59.5%
Federal Government	89	132	40.3%

Total Private + Self	6,383	4,531	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,988	2,869	51.0%
Total	9,371	7,400	55.9%

Pct. Govt.	21.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,677	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,330	19.8%
Professional, Technical	4,941	29.4%
Service Occupations	3,344	19.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	97	0.6%
All others	3,501	20.8%

White Collar		59.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	3,773	22.5%
Health care and social assistance	2,246	13.4%
Retail trade	2,100	12.5%
Manufacturing	1,548	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	1,412	8.4%
Construction	1,198	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	786	4.7%
Other services	747	4.4%
Public administration	503	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	457	2.7%
Finance and insurance	409	2.4%
Transportation and warehousing	404	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	249	1.5%
Wholesale trade	204	1.2%
Information	195	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	193	1.1%
Utilities	178	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	156	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	0.2%
Management	1	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	386	1.03%
Puerto Rican	60	0.16%
Cuban	47	0.13%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.03%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	7	0.02%
Honduran	3	0.01%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	74	0.20%
Argentinean	17	0.05%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	25	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	15	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	93	0.25%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	329	0.88%
Chinese	321	0.86%
Korean	94	0.25%
Bangladeshi	62	0.17%
Filipino	55	0.15%
Japanese	22	0.06%
Vietnamese	18	0.05%
Cambodian	10	0.03%
Thai	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	32,973	92.6%
Other Indo-European	769	2.2%
Other	397	1.1%
Spanish	326	0.9%
Chinese	322	0.9%
Other Asian	282	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	140	0.4%
Arabic	119	0.3%
German, other Germanic	112	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	9,359	25.0%
German	6,814	18.2%
English	3,420	9.1%
Irish	2,856	7.6%
French	2,441	6.5%
Italian	2,212	5.9%
Polish	1,733	4.6%
Swedish	1,701	4.5%
American	1,696	4.5%
Dutch	974	2.6%
European	886	2.4%
Norwegian	851	2.3%
French Canadian	803	2.1%
Scottish	550	1.5%
Croatian	454	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	35,835	95.8%
Not a citizen	1,579	4.2%

Native	35,259	94.2%
Foreign-born	2,155	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
387	1.8%	866	4.0%	6,514	30.0%	6,158	28.4%	4,125	19.0%	3,631	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	387	1.8%
9-12 Years	866	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,514	30.0%
Some College	6,158	28.4%
Bach. Degree	4,125	19.0%
Grad Degree	3,631	16.7%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,600	13,512	1,088	7.5%	7.7%
1991	14,593	13,354	1,239	8.5%	9.3%
1992	15,115	13,643	1,472	9.7%	9.1%
1993	15,754	14,400	1,354	8.6%	7.3%
1994	16,434	15,116	1,318	8.0%	6.1%
1995	16,367	15,084	1,283	7.8%	5.3%
1996	16,550	15,468	1,082	6.5%	4.9%
1997	17,052	16,101	951	5.6%	4.3%
1998	17,309	16,426	883	5.1%	4.0%
1999	17,287	16,544	743	4.3%	3.8%

2000	17,140	16,272	868	5.1%	3.6%
2001	17,135	16,072	1,063	6.2%	5.2%
2002	16,894	15,737	1,157	6.8%	6.2%
2003	17,060	15,875	1,185	6.9%	7.1%
2004	17,235	16,154	1,081	6.3%	7.0%
2005	17,596	16,452	1,144	6.5%	6.8%
2006	17,798	16,535	1,263	7.1%	7.0%
2007	17,641	16,358	1,283	7.3%	7.1%
2008	17,383	16,027	1,356	7.8%	8.2%
2009	17,586	15,733	1,853	10.5%	13.1%

2010	17,777	15,920	1,857	10.4%	12.2%
2011	17,286	15,697	1,589	9.2%	10.0%
2012	16,969	15,469	1,500	8.8%	9.0%
2013	16,888	15,408	1,480	8.8%	8.7%
2014	16,978	15,674	1,304	7.7%	7.2%
2015	16,648	15,577	1,071	6.4%	5.4%
2016	16,612	15,585	1,027	6.2%	5.0%
2017	16,467	15,495	972	5.9%	4.6%
2018	16,185	15,356	829	5.1%	4.2%
2019	16,248	15,480	768	4.7%	4.1%

2020	15,945	14,789	1,156	7.2%	9.9%
2021	15,801	15,008	793	5.0%	5.8%
2022	16,218	15,433	785	4.8%	4.2%
2023	17,134	16,341	793	4.6%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	18,687
Median Value	$129,200

Occupied	14,173	75.8%
Vacant	4,514	24.2%

Owned	9,778	69.0%
Rented	4,395	31.0%
Median Rent	$743

Single-Family Units	14,515	77.7%
Detached	14,158	75.8%
Attached	357	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,095	11.2%
Mobile Homes	844	4.5%

Houghton County, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Houghton County, MI

2022 Housing Data for Houghton County, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Houghton County, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Houghton County, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Houghton County, MI

Historical Labor Force Data for Houghton County, MI