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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houghton County is $19,883, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houghton County median household income is $36,443, which has grown by 26.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houghton County residents spend 13.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #72

Houghton County	19,883 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton County	18,533 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton County	18,284 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houghton County	18,864 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #73

Houghton County	36,443 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houghton County	50,084 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Houghton County	26.46%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Houghton County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.47%	$8,779, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.51%	$16,606, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.88%	$2,663, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.04%	$16,874, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Houghton County	54,607 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houghton County	64,146 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$36,981, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$9,741, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,486, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$17,623, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,031, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$36,250, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$18,196, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,847, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,932, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$30,828, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,034, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	16,520, 55.00%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,485, 57.42%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.07%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,474, 57.35%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,487, 89.58%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	987, 10.42%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,035, 42.58%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	13,514, 45.00%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,434, 55.01%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.06%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,426, 54.95%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,896, 92.86%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	530, 7.14%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,080, 44.99%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,920, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,812, 72.47%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,640, 10.99%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	100, 0.67%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	1,527, 10.23%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	265, 1.78%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	576, 3.86%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houghton County	13.9 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,383	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	8,487, 55.17%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,109, 36.63%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,696, 19.98%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,220, 14.37%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	110, 1.30%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	715, 8.42%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,210, 14.26%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	6,896, 44.83%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,747, 39.83%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,887, 27.36%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,017, 29.25%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.04%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.13%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	214, 3.10%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Houghton County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,383, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	301, 1.96%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	900, 5.85%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,403, 9.12%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	186, 1.21%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,679, 10.91%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	238, 1.55%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	240, 1.56%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	665, 4.32%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	904, 5.88%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,976, 38.85%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,732, 11.26%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	565, 3.67%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	594, 3.86%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Houghton County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,661	22.16%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	967	12.04%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.