Houghton County vs. Iron County

	Houghton County (MI)	Iron County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,219	11,117
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.1%	-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	36,625	11,817
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	36,628	11,817
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	4.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.0%	16.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.5%	30.6%
Female persons, percent	45.9%	50.1%
White alone, percent	93.3%	95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	3.3%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	2.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.9%	94.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,407	1,229
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.7%	1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,923	9,331
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	67.9%	80.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$106,900	$77,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,030	$908
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$414	$412
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$662	$516
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.4%	6.8%
Building permits, 2018	58	30
Households, 2014-2018	13,340	5,327
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.54	2.03
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	81.6%	91.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.9%	2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.4%	79.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.0%	61.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	33.2%	18.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.9%	12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.7%	7.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	48.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.4%	45.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	50,995	12,454
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	329,393	101,627
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,020	$8,771
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	16.1	21.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,852	$38,918
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,866	$24,876
Persons in poverty, percent	19.0%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	879	348
Total employment, 2017	9,359	2,653
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	307,217	92,685
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.6%	3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,996	796
All firms, 2012	2,389	1,060
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,284	635
Women-owned firms, 2012	821	230
Minority-owned firms, 2012	122	38
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,172	991
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	236	46
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,037	980
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	24.1%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.3	10.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,009.10	1,166.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Houghton county (MI) and Iron county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.