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Houghton Lake, MI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houghton Lake is $23,442, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houghton Lake median household income is $26,808, which has shrunk by 2.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houghton Lake residents spend 14.3 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, #230

Houghton Lake, MI	23,442 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 Lake, MI	15,895 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 Lake, MI	16,806 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 Lake, MI	15,372 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, #627

Houghton Lake, MI	26,808 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houghton Lake, MI	44,151 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #460

Houghton Lake, MI		-2.31%
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 Lake, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.45%	$56,953, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.54%	$16,950, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.77%	$3,997, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.50%	$17,176, 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 Lake, MI	33,382 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houghton Lake, MI	37,984 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 Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$26,673, see rank	$52,395	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houghton Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$23,547, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,165, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,540, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$28,233, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houghton Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,658, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	1,342, 50.49%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	672, 50.07%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	672, 50.07%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	546, 81.25%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	126, 18.75%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	670, 49.93%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	1,316, 49.51%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	544, 41.34%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	544, 41.34%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	480, 88.24%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 11.76%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	772, 58.66%, 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 Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	989, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	581, 58.75%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	248, 25.08%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	19, 1.92%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	46, 4.65%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	56, 5.66%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 3.94%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houghton Lake, MI	14.3 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 Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,026	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	546, 53.22%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	78, 14.29%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	104, 19.05%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	131, 23.99%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58, 10.62%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	131, 23.99%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	480, 46.78%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64, 13.33%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	119, 24.79%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224, 46.67%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	73, 15.21%, 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 Lake, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,026, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 1.27%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	68, 6.63%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	70, 6.82%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	44, 4.29%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	233, 22.71%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 5.17%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	29, 2.83%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	53, 5.17%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	115, 11.21%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	185, 18.03%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	104, 10.14%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 1.07%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 4.68%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houghton Lake, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	709	24.74%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	173	19.35%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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