Keweenaw County, MI

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Houghton, MI
Designated Market Area: Marquette, MI-WI
USDA County Type (2015): Government, Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

Places in Keweenaw County, MI [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 2,180 ( 24 from 2010 , 125 from 2020)
Land area: 540.1 square miles
Population density: 4.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,089	95.83%	1.3%
Black:	7	0.32%	133.3%
Indian:	10	0.46%	233.3%
Asian:	5	0.23%	400.0%
2+ races:	36	1.65%	111.8%
Hispanic:	33	1.51%	120.0%

Total non-White:	91	4.17%	133.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	38	9.2
Deaths:	59	14.4
Net Migration:	146	35.5
Net Immigration:	1	0.2

Change in White population:	-28	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	52	2.4

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
2,156
2,117	98.19%
3	0.14%
3	0.14%
1	0.05%
17	0.79%
15	0.70%
39	1.81%

2000
2,301
2,177	94.61%
79	3.43%
2	0.09%
2	0.09%
23	1.00%
18	0.78%
124	5.39%

1990
1,701
1,685	99.06%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
n/a
14	0.82%
16	0.94%

1980
1,963
1,932	98.42%
13	0.66%
2	0.10%
5	0.25%
n/a
11	0.56%
31	1.58%

1970
2,264
2,238	98.85%
20	0.88%
1	0.04%
4	0.18%
n/a
0	0.00%
26	1.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
222	9.6
215	9.3
1	0.0
6	0.3

-60	-2.6
-85	-3.7

Number	Rate
1990's
193	11.3
291	17.1
629	37.0
-2	-0.1

492	28.9
108	6.3

Number	Rate
1980's
195	9.9
359	18.3
-62	-3.2
n/a

-247	-12.6
-15	-0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-261	-11.5
n/a

-306	-13.5
5	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Keweenaw 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
57.2
313	14.4%
1,867	85.6%
750	34.4%

1,065
1.95

674	63.3%
582	86.4%
37	5.5%
391	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
51.6
385	17.9%
1,771	82.1%
518	24.0%

1,013
2.12

614	60.6%
531	86.5%
27	4.4%
399	39.4%

2000
Number	Percent
45.0
518	22.5%
1,783	77.5%
465	20.2%

1,012
2.10

621	61.4%
532	85.7%
39	6.3%
391	38.6%

1990
Number	Percent
46.0
334	19.6%
1,367	80.4%
500	29.4%

780
2.18

487	62.4%
403	82.8%
27	5.5%
293	37.6%

1980
Number	Percent
45.7
410	20.9%
1,553	79.1%
543	27.7%

820
2.39

569	69.4%
499	87.7%
13	2.3%
251	30.6%

2022 Housing Data for Keweenaw County, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	2.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	61	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	1.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	64	6.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	57	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	45	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	105	9.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	36	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	94	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	89	8.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	132	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	7.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	72	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	86	8.1%
$200,000 or more	40	3.8%

Median Household Income	55,560
Per Capita Income	41,795

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	99
Compared to U.S.	84

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	4.8%
Public Assistance	3	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	57	5.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	685	65.3%
Unemployed	25	2.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	710	67.7%
Not in Labor Force	339	32.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	200	184	52.1%
Non-Profit	31	41	43.1%
Self-Employed	114	21	84.4%

Local Government	50	67	42.7%
State Government	20	52	27.8%
Federal Government	2	10	16.7%

Total Private + Self	314	205	60.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	103	170	37.7%
Total	417	375	52.7%

Pct. Govt.	25.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	153	19.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	124	15.6%
Professional, Technical	225	28.3%
Service Occupations	134	16.8%
All others	160	20.1%

White Collar		63.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	117	14.7%
Construction	105	13.2%
Educational services	89	11.2%
Public administration	75	9.4%
Manufacturing	71	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	69	8.7%
Retail trade	68	8.5%
Other services	58	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	49	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	32	4.0%
Finance and insurance	17	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.9%
Wholesale trade	4	0.5%
Information	3	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.4%
Utilities	2	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30	1.44%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.14%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,013	98.5%
Spanish	10	0.5%
Other	9	0.4%
German, other Germanic	5	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%
Arabic	3	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Finnish	716	34.3%
German	391	18.7%
English	365	17.5%
French	151	7.2%
Polish	134	6.4%
Irish	116	5.6%
Italian	115	5.5%
European	56	2.7%
Swedish	47	2.3%
Croatian	42	2.0%
Scottish	39	1.9%
Dutch	34	1.6%
Norwegian	31	1.5%
Canadian	30	1.4%
American	28	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,075	99.4%
Not a citizen	13	0.6%

Native	2,055	98.4%
Foreign-born	33	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
20	1.2%	13	0.7%	495	28.5%	542	31.3%	379	21.9%	285	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	20	1.2%
9-12 Years	13	0.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	495	28.5%
Some College	542	31.3%
Bach. Degree	379	21.9%
Grad Degree	285	16.4%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	605	516	89	14.7%	7.7%
1991	620	508	112	18.1%	9.3%
1992	636	529	107	16.8%	9.1%
1993	690	584	106	15.4%	7.3%
1994	730	632	98	13.4%	6.1%
1995	748	653	95	12.7%	5.3%
1996	788	694	94	11.9%	4.9%
1997	819	738	81	9.9%	4.3%
1998	852	775	77	9.0%	4.0%
1999	869	800	69	7.9%	3.8%

2000	1,052	984	68	6.5%	3.6%
2001	1,064	977	87	8.2%	5.2%
2002	1,029	937	92	8.9%	6.2%
2003	1,050	943	107	10.2%	7.1%
2004	1,065	945	120	11.3%	7.0%
2005	1,066	953	113	10.6%	6.8%
2006	1,073	962	111	10.3%	7.0%
2007	1,058	941	117	11.1%	7.1%
2008	1,061	946	115	10.8%	8.2%
2009	1,122	967	155	13.8%	13.1%

2010	1,003	857	146	14.6%	12.2%
2011	1,013	879	134	13.2%	10.0%
2012	988	863	125	12.7%	9.0%
2013	989	856	133	13.4%	8.7%
2014	986	876	110	11.2%	7.2%
2015	944	856	88	9.3%	5.4%
2016	944	862	82	8.7%	5.0%
2017	901	823	78	8.7%	4.6%
2018	883	821	62	7.0%	4.2%
2019	901	841	60	6.7%	4.1%

2020	884	805	79	8.9%	9.9%
2021	890	831	59	6.6%	5.8%
2022	904	849	55	6.1%	4.2%
2023	958	901	57	5.9%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,286
Median Value	$155,900

Occupied	1,065	46.6%
Vacant	1,221	53.4%

Owned	994	93.3%
Rented	71	6.7%
Median Rent	$638

Single-Family Units	2,199	96.2%
Detached	2,158	94.4%
Attached	41	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	16	0.7%
Mobile Homes	42	1.8%

Keweenaw County, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Keweenaw County, MI

2022 Housing Data for Keweenaw County, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Keweenaw County, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Keweenaw County, MI

Historical Labor Force Data for Keweenaw County, MI