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People QuickFacts | Houghton County | Michigan
Population, 2013 estimate | 36,225 | 9,895,622
Population, 2012 estimate | 36,460 | 9,882,519
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 36,628 | 9,883,701
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.1% | 0.1%
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -0.5% | Z
Population, 2010 | 36,628 | 9,883,640
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2012 | 5.5% | 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2012 | 20.3% | 22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2012 | 15.6% | 14.6%
Female persons, percent, 2012 | 45.9% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 94.4% | 80.1%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.8% | 14.3%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 0.6% | 0.7%
Asian alone, percent, 2012 (a) | 2.8% | 2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2012 (a) | Z | Z
Two or More Races, percent, 2012 | 1.4% | 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 (b) | 1.3% | 4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2012 | 93.3% | 76.2%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 82.2% | 85.4%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 4.5% | 6.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 6.8% | 9.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 90.7% | 88.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 27.7% | 25.5%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 3,046 | 692,582
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 15.3 | 23.9
Housing units, 2012 | 18,615 | 4,525,004
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 70.5% | 72.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 15.5% | 18.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $85,700 | $128,600
Households, 2008-2012 | 14,130 | 3,818,931
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.39 | 2.53
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $18,986 | $25,547
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $34,453 | $48,471
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 23.7% | 16.3%
Business QuickFacts | Houghton County | Michigan
Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 900 | 217,344
Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 8,721 | 3,379,035
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -2.3% | 2.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2011 | 1,927 | 687,228
Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,558 | 816,972
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 8.9%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.1% | 30.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 234,455,768
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,109,349
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 335,452 | 109,102,594
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $9,599 | $10,855
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 46,469 | 14,536,648
Building permits, 2012 | 60 | 11,692
Geography QuickFacts | Houghton County | Michigan
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 1,009.10 | 56,538.90
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 36.3 | 174.8
FIPS Code | 61 | 26
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Houghton, MI Micro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts