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Houghton Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 38,317
Land Area (2000): 4,021.460 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15,319.315 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	40,194	52.30%
Rural, Farm	675	0.88%
Rural, Non-farm	35,990	46.83%

Houghton Metro Area Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Houghton Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,214	14,036	1,178	7.74%	78
1991	15,138	13,792	1,345	8.89%	89
1992	15,746	14,124	1,622	10.30%	103
1993	16,426	14,960	1,466	8.92%	89
1994	17,141	15,735	1,405	8.20%	82
1995	17,086	15,737	1,350	7.90%	79
1996	17,294	16,153	1,141	6.60%	66
1997	17,811	16,803	1,009	5.66%	57
1998	18,091	17,145	945	5.23%	52
1999	18,185	17,389	796	4.38%	44
2000	18,166	17,267	899	4.95%	50
2001	18,135	17,036	1,099	6.06%	61
2002	17,907	16,665	1,243	6.94%	70
2003	18,106	16,802	1,304	7.20%	72
2004	18,326	17,092	1,234	6.73%	67
2005	18,732	17,478	1,254	6.69%	67
2006	19,003	17,674	1,330	7.00%	70
2007	18,904	17,525	1,379	7.29%	73
2008	18,732	17,234	1,498	8.00%	80

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	15,093	13,890	1,203	7.97%	80
Feb 1990	15,234	13,728	1,506	9.89%	99
Mar 1990	15,135	13,598	1,537	10.16%	102
Apr 1990	15,448	13,862	1,586	10.27%	103
May 1990	15,643	14,399	1,244	7.95%	80
Jun 1990	15,357	14,211	1,146	7.46%	75
Jul 1990	15,303	14,300	1,003	6.55%	66
Aug 1990	14,935	14,016	919	6.15%	62
Sep 1990	15,057	14,221	836	5.55%	56
Oct 1990	15,261	14,536	725	4.75%	48
Nov 1990	14,758	13,700	1,058	7.17%	72
Dec 1990	15,344	13,975	1,369	8.92%	89

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,187	13,686	1,501	9.88%	99
Feb 1991	15,220	13,638	1,582	10.39%	104
Mar 1991	15,051	13,557	1,494	9.93%	99
Apr 1991	15,205	13,668	1,537	10.11%	101
May 1991	14,558	13,297	1,261	8.66%	87
Jun 1991	15,126	13,806	1,320	8.73%	87
Jul 1991	15,143	13,935	1,208	7.98%	80
Aug 1991	14,847	13,765	1,082	7.29%	73
Sep 1991	14,882	13,821	1,061	7.13%	71
Oct 1991	15,435	14,401	1,034	6.70%	67
Nov 1991	15,391	14,026	1,365	8.87%	89
Dec 1991	15,606	13,908	1,698	10.88%	109

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,600	13,753	1,847	11.84%	118
Feb 1992	15,770	13,763	2,007	12.73%	127
Mar 1992	15,435	13,517	1,918	12.43%	124
Apr 1992	15,842	13,938	1,904	12.02%	120
May 1992	15,794	14,149	1,645	10.42%	104
Jun 1992	15,701	14,037	1,664	10.60%	106
Jul 1992	15,764	14,196	1,568	9.95%	99
Aug 1992	15,407	14,086	1,321	8.57%	86
Sep 1992	15,460	14,109	1,351	8.74%	87
Oct 1992	16,001	14,849	1,152	7.20%	72
Nov 1992	16,022	14,585	1,437	8.97%	90
Dec 1992	16,160	14,507	1,653	10.23%	102

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	16,168	14,311	1,857	11.49%	115
Feb 1993	16,163	14,391	1,772	10.96%	110
Mar 1993	16,058	14,382	1,676	10.44%	104
Apr 1993	16,064	14,462	1,602	9.97%	100
May 1993	16,427	14,941	1,486	9.05%	90
Jun 1993	16,156	14,618	1,538	9.52%	95
Jul 1993	16,352	14,943	1,409	8.62%	86
Aug 1993	16,228	15,072	1,156	7.12%	71
Sep 1993	16,779	15,657	1,122	6.69%	67
Oct 1993	16,947	15,910	1,037	6.12%	61
Nov 1993	16,890	15,529	1,361	8.06%	81
Dec 1993	16,883	15,309	1,574	9.32%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	17,160	15,273	1,887	11.00%	110
Feb 1994	17,299	15,437	1,862	10.76%	108
Mar 1994	16,991	15,262	1,729	10.18%	102
Apr 1994	17,184	15,507	1,677	9.76%	98
May 1994	17,333	15,917	1,416	8.17%	82
Jun 1994	16,782	15,386	1,396	8.32%	83
Jul 1994	16,853	15,587	1,266	7.51%	75
Aug 1994	16,865	15,694	1,171	6.94%	69
Sep 1994	17,321	16,268	1,053	6.08%	61
Oct 1994	17,369	16,368	1,001	5.76%	58
Nov 1994	17,376	16,247	1,129	6.50%	65
Dec 1994	17,153	15,879	1,274	7.43%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	17,319	15,634	1,685	9.73%	97
Feb 1995	17,236	15,595	1,641	9.52%	95
Mar 1995	17,072	15,324	1,748	10.24%	102
Apr 1995	17,127	15,357	1,770	10.33%	103
May 1995	17,361	15,952	1,409	8.12%	81
Jun 1995	16,725	15,409	1,316	7.87%	79
Jul 1995	16,735	15,662	1,073	6.41%	64
Aug 1995	16,817	15,801	1,016	6.04%	60
Sep 1995	16,953	16,053	900	5.31%	53
Oct 1995	17,332	16,330	1,002	5.78%	58
Nov 1995	17,161	15,870	1,291	7.52%	75
Dec 1995	17,195	15,852	1,343	7.81%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	17,083	15,520	1,563	9.15%	91
Feb 1996	17,102	15,655	1,447	8.46%	85
Mar 1996	17,137	15,769	1,368	7.98%	80
Apr 1996	17,137	15,657	1,480	8.64%	86
May 1996	17,540	16,179	1,361	7.76%	78
Jun 1996	17,115	15,988	1,127	6.58%	66
Jul 1996	17,099	16,159	940	5.50%	55
Aug 1996	16,905	16,112	793	4.69%	47
Sep 1996	17,264	16,513	751	4.35%	44
Oct 1996	17,621	16,926	695	3.94%	39
Nov 1996	17,810	16,783	1,027	5.77%	58
Dec 1996	17,719	16,575	1,144	6.46%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	17,619	16,218	1,401	7.95%	80
Feb 1997	17,568	16,252	1,316	7.49%	75
Mar 1997	17,548	16,173	1,375	7.84%	78
Apr 1997	17,712	16,430	1,282	7.24%	72
May 1997	18,044	17,049	995	5.51%	55
Jun 1997	17,641	16,613	1,028	5.83%	58
Jul 1997	17,555	16,855	700	3.99%	40
Aug 1997	17,295	16,625	670	3.87%	39
Sep 1997	17,876	17,162	714	3.99%	40
Oct 1997	18,209	17,593	616	3.38%	34
Nov 1997	18,374	17,489	885	4.82%	48
Dec 1997	18,295	17,173	1,122	6.13%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	18,232	16,832	1,400	7.68%	77
Feb 1998	18,231	16,866	1,365	7.49%	75
Mar 1998	18,204	16,705	1,499	8.23%	82
Apr 1998	17,839	16,800	1,039	5.82%	58
May 1998	18,185	17,271	914	5.03%	50
Jun 1998	17,688	16,791	897	5.07%	51
Jul 1998	17,656	17,156	500	2.83%	28
Aug 1998	17,730	17,075	655	3.69%	37
Sep 1998	18,172	17,539	633	3.48%	35
Oct 1998	18,311	17,668	643	3.51%	35
Nov 1998	18,457	17,616	841	4.56%	46
Dec 1998	18,384	17,425	959	5.22%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	18,253	17,152	1,101	6.03%	60
Feb 1999	18,255	17,120	1,135	6.22%	62
Mar 1999	18,199	17,032	1,167	6.41%	64
Apr 1999	18,038	16,918	1,120	6.21%	62
May 1999	18,366	17,550	816	4.44%	44
Jun 1999	17,927	17,151	776	4.33%	43
Jul 1999	17,997	17,421	576	3.20%	32
Aug 1999	17,921	17,427	494	2.76%	28
Sep 1999	18,295	17,850	445	2.43%	24
Oct 1999	18,379	17,944	435	2.37%	24
Nov 1999	18,456	17,800	656	3.55%	36
Dec 1999	18,137	17,306	831	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	18,175	17,121	1,054	5.80%	58
Feb 2000	18,151	17,124	1,027	5.66%	57
Mar 2000	18,154	16,944	1,210	6.67%	67
Apr 2000	18,133	17,186	947	5.22%	52
May 2000	18,443	17,580	863	4.68%	47
Jun 2000	18,157	17,230	927	5.11%	51
Jul 2000	17,976	17,145	831	4.62%	46
Aug 2000	17,960	17,242	718	4.00%	40
Sep 2000	18,096	17,459	637	3.52%	35
Oct 2000	18,274	17,670	604	3.31%	33
Nov 2000	18,204	17,243	961	5.28%	53
Dec 2000	18,267	17,262	1,005	5.50%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,974	16,684	1,290	7.18%	72
Feb 2001	18,268	17,025	1,243	6.80%	68
Mar 2001	18,299	16,916	1,383	7.56%	76
Apr 2001	18,102	16,828	1,274	7.04%	70
May 2001	18,478	17,347	1,131	6.12%	61
Jun 2001	18,281	17,220	1,061	5.80%	58
Jul 2001	17,930	16,994	936	5.22%	52
Aug 2001	17,580	16,726	854	4.86%	49
Sep 2001	18,189	17,357	832	4.57%	46
Oct 2001	18,176	17,406	770	4.24%	42
Nov 2001	18,132	17,014	1,118	6.17%	62
Dec 2001	18,210	16,915	1,295	7.11%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,773	16,268	1,505	8.47%	85
Feb 2002	18,124	16,672	1,452	8.01%	80
Mar 2002	18,088	16,497	1,591	8.80%	88
Apr 2002	17,968	16,438	1,530	8.52%	85
May 2002	17,073	15,714	1,359	7.96%	80
Jun 2002	17,950	16,526	1,424	7.93%	79
Jul 2002	17,942	16,749	1,193	6.65%	66
Aug 2002	17,632	16,669	963	5.46%	55
Sep 2002	18,136	17,273	863	4.76%	48
Oct 2002	18,062	17,238	824	4.56%	46
Nov 2002	18,076	17,051	1,025	5.67%	57
Dec 2002	18,063	16,879	1,184	6.55%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	17,994	16,467	1,527	8.49%	85
Feb 2003	18,346	16,818	1,528	8.33%	83
Mar 2003	18,345	16,738	1,607	8.76%	88
Apr 2003	18,124	16,604	1,520	8.39%	84
May 2003	17,187	15,738	1,449	8.43%	84
Jun 2003	18,021	16,559	1,462	8.11%	81
Jul 2003	18,188	16,946	1,242	6.83%	68
Aug 2003	17,918	16,870	1,048	5.85%	58
Sep 2003	18,304	17,297	1,007	5.50%	55
Oct 2003	18,397	17,472	925	5.03%	50
Nov 2003	18,257	17,123	1,134	6.21%	62
Dec 2003	18,196	16,996	1,200	6.59%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	18,047	16,657	1,390	7.70%	77
Feb 2004	18,522	17,034	1,488	8.03%	80
Mar 2004	18,493	16,860	1,633	8.83%	88
Apr 2004	18,153	16,862	1,291	7.11%	71
May 2004	17,497	16,269	1,228	7.02%	70
Jun 2004	18,143	16,903	1,240	6.83%	68
Jul 2004	18,205	17,024	1,181	6.49%	65
Aug 2004	17,985	16,992	993	5.52%	55
Sep 2004	18,616	17,666	950	5.10%	51
Oct 2004	18,726	17,836	890	4.75%	48
Nov 2004	18,755	17,599	1,156	6.16%	62
Dec 2004	18,773	17,403	1,370	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	18,354	16,862	1,492	8.13%	81
Feb 2005	18,800	17,226	1,574	8.37%	84
Mar 2005	18,634	17,087	1,547	8.30%	83
Apr 2005	18,626	17,193	1,433	7.69%	77
May 2005	17,964	16,703	1,261	7.02%	70
Jun 2005	18,602	17,416	1,186	6.38%	64
Jul 2005	18,621	17,468	1,153	6.19%	62
Aug 2005	18,390	17,414	976	5.31%	53
Sep 2005	19,213	18,219	994	5.17%	52
Oct 2005	19,188	18,312	876	4.57%	46
Nov 2005	19,164	17,970	1,194	6.23%	62
Dec 2005	19,226	17,866	1,360	7.07%	71

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	18,756	17,317	1,439	7.67%	77
Feb 2006	19,384	17,806	1,578	8.14%	81
Mar 2006	19,288	17,652	1,636	8.48%	85
Apr 2006	19,062	17,536	1,526	8.01%	80
May 2006	18,212	16,950	1,262	6.93%	69
Jun 2006	18,755	17,481	1,274	6.79%	68
Jul 2006	18,775	17,448	1,327	7.07%	71
Aug 2006	18,587	17,438	1,149	6.18%	62
Sep 2006	19,036	17,915	1,121	5.89%	59
Oct 2006	19,353	18,370	983	5.08%	51
Nov 2006	19,352	18,137	1,215	6.28%	63
Dec 2006	19,480	18,034	1,446	7.42%	74

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	18,780	17,218	1,562	8.32%	83
Feb 2007	19,256	17,712	1,544	8.02%	80
Mar 2007	19,186	17,558	1,628	8.49%	85
Apr 2007	18,805	17,258	1,547	8.23%	82
May 2007	18,016	16,605	1,411	7.83%	78
Jun 2007	18,793	17,400	1,393	7.41%	74
Jul 2007	18,916	17,562	1,354	7.16%	72
Aug 2007	18,624	17,430	1,194	6.41%	64
Sep 2007	19,240	18,046	1,194	6.21%	62
Oct 2007	19,093	18,051	1,042	5.46%	55
Nov 2007	19,072	17,840	1,232	6.46%	65
Dec 2007	19,066	17,621	1,445	7.58%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,543	17,018	1,525	8.22%	82
Feb 2008	19,083	17,467	1,616	8.47%	85
Mar 2008	19,022	17,478	1,544	8.12%	81
Apr 2008	18,871	17,466	1,405	7.45%	74
May 2008	18,170	16,605	1,565	8.61%	86
Jun 2008	18,846	17,265	1,581	8.39%	84
Jul 2008	18,834	17,289	1,545	8.20%	82
Aug 2008	18,411	17,032	1,379	7.49%	75
Sep 2008	18,806	17,487	1,319	7.01%	70
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Houghton Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Educational Services	4,188	24.22%
2.	Construction	1,842	10.65%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,210	7.00%
4.	Public Administration	904	5.23%
5.	Health Care	842	4.87%
6.	Wood Manufacturing	616	3.56%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	600	3.47%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	474	2.74%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	470	2.72%
10.	Repair and Maintenance	454	2.63%
11.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	354	2.05%
12.	Finance and Insurance	330	1.91%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	308	1.78%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	298	1.72%
15.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	296	1.71%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	260	1.50%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	256	1.48%
18.	Machinery Manufacturing	224	1.30%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	216	1.25%
20.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	206	1.19%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,506	23.41%
2.	Educational Services	3,448	23.02%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,518	10.13%
4.	Finance and Insurance	768	5.13%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	692	4.62%
6.	Social Assistance	528	3.53%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	526	3.51%
8.	Public Administration	440	2.94%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	352	2.35%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	322	2.15%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	236	1.58%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	218	1.46%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	178	1.19%
14.	Gasoline Stations	176	1.18%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	152	1.01%
16.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	138	0.92%
17.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	118	0.79%
18.	Construction	112	0.75%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	108	0.72%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	98	0.65%

Houghton Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	1,044	6.04%
2.	Other Management Occupations	1,042	6.03%
3.	Postsecondary Teachers	916	5.30%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	658	3.81%
5.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	586	3.39%
6.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	556	3.22%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	550	3.18%
8.	Other Production Occupations	508	2.94%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	456	2.64%
10.	Vehicle Mechanics	454	2.63%
11.	Computer Specialists	448	2.59%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	438	2.53%
13.	Other Construction Trades	430	2.49%
14.	Law Enforcement Workers	412	2.38%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	396	2.29%
16.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	364	2.11%
17.	Carpenters	346	2.00%
18.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	342	1.98%
19.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	322	1.86%
20.	Engineers	302	1.75%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,120	7.48%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	820	5.47%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	774	5.17%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	660	4.41%
5.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	640	4.27%
6.	Registered Nurses	634	4.23%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	596	3.98%
8.	Cashiers	574	3.83%
9.	Waiters and Waitresses	562	3.75%
10.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	542	3.62%
11.	Other Management Occupations	490	3.27%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	486	3.24%
13.	Postsecondary Teachers	458	3.06%
14.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	376	2.51%
15.	Health Technologists and Technicians	372	2.48%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	360	2.40%
17.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	354	2.36%
18.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	322	2.15%
19.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	318	2.12%
20.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	294	1.96%

Houghton Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	28,260	45.36%
15-35 hours	10,882	17.47%
1-14 hours	3,336	5.35%
No regular hours	19,819	31.81%

Houghton Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	608	2.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM	602	1.98%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	906	2.98%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,698	5.58%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,220	7.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,126	10.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,313	20.73%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,757	12.34%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,548	5.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,403	7.89%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,045	3.43%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	526	1.73%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,743	9.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,952	9.70%

Houghton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,990	9.82%
5-9	7,221	23.72%
10-14	6,399	21.02%
15-19	5,103	16.76%
20-24	3,751	12.32%
25-29	1,131	3.71%
30-34	1,838	6.04%
35-39	262	0.86%
40-44	364	1.20%
45-59	611	2.01%
60-89	347	1.14%
At least 90	430	1.41%

Houghton Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	198	0.65%	26,397	86.70%
30-44	14	0.05%	2,450	8.05%
45-59	0	0.00%	611	2.01%
At least 60	18	0.06%	759	2.49%

Houghton Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	138	0.43%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,514	11.07%
Car / truck / van, solo	23,045	72.60%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	130	0.41%
Public transportation	230	0.72%
Walked	3,390	10.68%
Worked at home	1,295	4.08%

Houghton Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,610 (70,052 people)
: 17,742 (53,444 people)
: 6,521
: 41,817
Houghton Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,609	15.52%
$10,000-$14,999	2,871	9.67%
$15,000-$19,999	2,684	9.04%
$20,000-$24,999	2,733	9.20%
$25,000-$29,999	2,498	8.41%
$30,000-$34,999	2,146	7.23%
$35,000-$39,999	1,881	6.33%
$40,000-$44,999	1,657	5.58%
$45,000-$49,999	1,297	4.37%
$50,000-$59,999	2,313	7.79%
$60,000-$74,999	2,154	7.25%
$75,000-$99,999	1,526	5.14%
$100,000-$124,999	747	2.52%
$125,000-$149,999	200	0.67%
$150,000-$199,999	244	0.82%
$200,000 or more	138	0.46%

Houghton Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,849	32.78%
Family, 2 people	4,311	29.15%
Nonfamily, 2 people	766	5.18%
Family, 3 people	1,838	12.43%
Nonfamily, 3 people	196	1.33%
Family, 4 people	1,405	9.50%
Nonfamily, 4 people	120	0.81%
Family, 5 people	678	4.58%
Nonfamily, 5 people	57	0.39%
Family, 6 people	253	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	35	0.24%
Family, 7 or more people	263	1.78%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	20	0.14%

Houghton Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	21,454	26.55%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	12,379	15.32%
Public Assistance	1,106	1.37%
Retirement	6,284	7.78%
Self Employment	2,987	3.70%
Social Security	9,985	12.35%
Supplemental Security	982	1.22%
Wage / Salary	20,682	25.59%
Other	4,962	6.14%

Houghton Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	8,447	58.62%
With children under 18	5,962	41.38%

Houghton Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,447	7.22%
Married	15,738	46.46%
Never Married	14,647	43.24%
Widowed	1,043	3.08%

Houghton Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,810	9.51%
Married	15,194	51.41%
Never Married	7,507	25.40%
Widowed	4,042	13.68%

Houghton Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Houghton Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,472	4.12%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,861	9.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	18,828	31.40%
Some college, no degree	17,487	29.17%
Associate degree	4,073	6.79%
Bachelors degree	7,182	11.98%
Graduate or professional degree	4,054	6.76%

Houghton Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	690	1.80%	28	0.07%	718	1.87%
Kindergarten	685	1.79%	60	0.16%	745	1.94%
Grades 1-4	3,657	9.54%	114	0.30%	3,771	9.84%
Grades 5-8	3,974	10.37%	178	0.46%	4,152	10.84%
Grades 9-12	4,345	11.34%	224	0.58%	4,569	11.92%
Undergrad college	10,255	26.76%	833	2.17%	11,088	28.94%
Graduate or professional school	1,164	3.04%	150	0.39%	1,314	3.43%
Total	24,770	64.64%	1,587	4.14%	26,357	68.79%

Houghton Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Houghton Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	86	83
2004	82	90

Houghton Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Houghton Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	58,900	83.45%
Below Poverty Level	11,679	16.55%

Houghton Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 290

Houghton Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Houghton Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,242	11.07%
10-19 Years	6,392	16.68%
20-29 Years	6,758	17.64%
30-39 Years	4,173	10.89%
40-49 Years	5,023	13.11%
50-59 Years	4,022	10.50%
60-69 Years	3,093	8.07%
70-79 Years	2,573	6.72%
80-89 Years	1,708	4.46%
90+ Years	333	0.87%

Houghton Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	20,401	53.24%
Female	17,916	46.76%

Houghton Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,416	95.04%
Asian	645	1.68%
African-American	413	1.08%
Multiracial	358	0.93%
Hispanic/Latino	269	0.70%
Amerindian	188	0.49%
Other Race	21	0.05%
Pacific Islander	7	0.02%

Houghton Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Finnish	26,399	28.97%
2.	German	13,917	15.27%
3.	English	7,829	8.59%
4.	French Non-Basque	7,240	7.95%
5.	Irish	5,358	5.88%
6.	Italian	5,145	5.65%
7.	Swedish	4,321	4.74%
8.	Polish	3,231	3.55%
9.	French Canadian	2,383	2.62%
10.	Norwegian	2,048	2.25%

Houghton Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	67,537	95.72%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	684	0.97%
3.	German	424	0.60%
4.	Chinese	338	0.48%
5.	French	270	0.38%
6.	African	194	0.27%
7.	Italian	172	0.24%
8.	Serbo Croatian	120	0.17%
9.	Other Asian	92	0.13%
10.	Other Slavic	78	0.11%

Houghton Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	74,857	97.40%
Naturalized immigrant	754	0.98%
Not a citizen	1,248	1.62%

Houghton Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Houghton Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Houghton County

Keweenaw County

Houghton Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Adams	Elm River	Osceola
Ahmeek	Franklin	Painesdale
Allouez	Grant	Pelkie
Atlantic Mine	Hancock	Portage
Calumet	Houghton	Quincy
Chassell	Hubbell	Schoolcraft
Copper City	Kearsarge	Sherman
Copper Harbor	Laird	Sidnaw
Dodgeville	Lake Linden	South Range
Dollar Bay	Laurium	Stanton
Duncan	Mohawk	Toivola
Eagle Harbor	Nisula	Torch Lake