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Houghton County, Michigan

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Population:

  • Total Population: 36,016
  • Males: 19,158
  • Females: 16,858

Ethnicity:

  • White: 34,260
  • Black/African American: 377
  • Hispanic: 264
  • Native American/Eskimo: 204
  • Asian: 506
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 10
  • Other: 24
  • 2 or more: 371

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (31,565)
  2. Finnish (1,035)
  3. Spanish (315)
  4. German (200)
  5. Chinese (135)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 977

  1. China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (133)
  2. Canada (85)
  3. India (81)
  4. Germany (81)
  5. Thailand (30)
  6. Hong Kong (29)
  7. Philippines (28)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (9,810)
  2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3,401)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (1,263)
  4. Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (662)
  5. Assemblies of God (499)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 10,040
    • Sensory: 976
    • Physical: 2,880
    • Mental: 1,570
    • Self-care: 871
    • Go outside home: 1,660
    • Employment: 1,790

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 73

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 13,793
    • Utility gas: 7,320
    • Bottled or LP gas: 1,552
    • Electricity: 1,131
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 2,658
    • Coal or Coke: 0
    • Wood: 996
    • Solar Energy: 0
    • Other fuel: 116
    • No fuel used: 20

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 27,155
    • No vehicle: 2,620
    • 1 or more vehicle: 24,535

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 83
    • No High School: 1,019
    • Some High School: 2,167
    • High School: 7,639
    • Some College: 3,809
    • Associate's Degree: 1,636
    • College Degree: 2,984
    • Master's Degree: 1,124
    • Professional Degree: 242
    • Doctoral Degree: 530

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 13,793
    • Owners with phone: 9,758
    • Owners without phone: 107
    • Renters with phone: 3,764
    • Renters without phone: 164

    10 closest counties:

    1. Baraga County, Michigan
    2. Keweenaw County, Michigan
    3. Ontonagon County, Michigan
    4. Iron County, Michigan
    5. Marquette County, Michigan
    6. Florence County, Wisconsin
    7. Dickinson County, Michigan
    8. Gogebic County, Michigan
    9. Vilas County, Wisconsin
    10. Forest County, Wisconsin

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    49905, 49913, 49916, 49917, 49921, 49922, 49930, 49931, 49934, 49942, 49945, 49952, 49955, 49958, 49961, 49963, 49965

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • WBKP (76 TV) CALUMET, MI
    • WMTU-FM (91.9 FM) HOUGHTON, MI
    • WKMJ-FM (93.5 FM) HANCOCK, MI
    • WOLV (97.7 FM) HOUGHTON, MI
    • WMPL (920 AM) HANCOCK, MI
    • WCCY (1400 AM) HOUGHTON, MI
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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