Alger County vs. Marquette County
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Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
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Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
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Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
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Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
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Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
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San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
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Snohomish - WA
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Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Alger County (MI) Marquette County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 9,097 66,516
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.2% -0.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 9,601 67,071
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,601 67,077
Persons under 5 years, percent 3.7% 4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 14.9% 18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 25.7% 19.1%
Female persons, percent 44.7% 49.9%
White alone, percent 84.7% 93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 7.3% 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 4.4% 2.0%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 0.8%
Two or More Races, percent 3.1% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.6% 1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.5% 92.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 834 5,894
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 0.9% 2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 6,704 34,941
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 84.9% 69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $123,500 $149,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,075 $1,152
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $442 $447
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $649 $705
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.4% 19.8%
Building permits, 2018 25 75
Households, 2014-2018 3,094 26,203
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.64 2.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.1% 82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 1.8% 3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.5% 87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 71.2% 76.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.2% 95.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.4% 31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.6% 10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 41.9% 56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 43.9% 54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 16,755 114,439
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 22,192 592,135
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 64,637 789,252
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,775 $11,623
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.3 17.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $46,007 $50,771
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,773 $26,290
Persons in poverty, percent 12.6% 14.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 242 1,656
Total employment, 2017 1,794 21,170
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 72,781 824,023
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 7.3% -1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 555 3,599
All firms, 2012 806 4,493
Men-owned firms, 2012 323 2,546
Women-owned firms, 2012 243 1,298
Minority-owned firms, 2012 62 106
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 674 4,170
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 52 539
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 646 3,604
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 10.5 37.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 915.07 1,808.40
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alger county (MI) and Marquette county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.