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Houghton, MI

Houghton County, Michigan

Latitude: 47.117188     Longitude: -88.562481
Population 7,076 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2639360, place: Houghton city, Michigan)

Total Population: 7,010
Male: 4,321 (61.64%)
Female: 2,689 (38.36%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 201 (2.87%)
5 to 9 years: 205 (2.92%)
10 to 14 years: 250 (3.57%)
15 to 19 years: 1,551 (22.13%)
20 to 24 years: 2,503 (35.71%)
25 to 34 years: 605 (8.63%)
35 to 44 years: 471 (6.72%)
45 to 54 years: 447 (6.38%)
55 to 59 years: 157 (2.24%)
60 to 64 years: 120 (1.71%)
65 to 74 years: 188 (2.68%)
75 to 84 years: 208 (2.97%)
85 years and over: 104 (1.48%)

Median age: 21.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,172 (88.05%)
21 years and over: 4,020 (57.35%)
62 years and over: 558 (7.96%)
65 years and over: 500 (7.13%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 6,172 (88.05%)
--Male: 3,913 (55.82%)
--Female: 2,259 (32.23%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 500 (7.13%)
--Male: 169 (2.41%)
--Female: 331 (4.72%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 6,909 (98.56%)
--White: 6,221 (88.74%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (0.77%)
--Black or African American: 131 (1.87%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 28 (0.4%)
--Asian: 476 (6.79%)
----Asian Indian: 131 (1.87%)
----Chinese: 224 (3.2%)
----Filipino: 11 (0.16%)
----Japanese: 9 (0.13%)
----Korean: 45 (0.64%)
----Vietnamese: 4 (0.06%)
----Other Asian: 52 (0.74%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 1 (0.01%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 17 (0.24%)
Two or more Races: 101 (1.44%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 54 (0.77%)
--Mexican: 20 (0.29%)
--Puerto Rican: 7 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 23 (0.33%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 6,956 (99.23%)
--White Alone: 6,221 (88.74%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,939 (70.46%)
--Householder: 2,114 (30.16%)
--Spouse: 668 (9.53%)
--Child: 952 (13.58%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 805 (11.48%)
--Other relatives: 77 (1.1%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 14 (0.2%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,128 (16.09%)
----Unmarried partner: 71 (1.01%)
Living in group quarters: 2,071 (29.54%)
--Institutionalized Population: 8 (0.11%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 2,063 (29.43%)
Total households: 2,114
Family households (families): 877 (41.49%)
----With own children under 18 years: 445 (21.05%)
--Married-couple families: 668 (31.6%)
----With own children under 18 years: 299 (14.14%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 167 (7.9%)
----With own children under 18 years: 126 (5.96%)
Nonfamily households: 1,237 (58.51%)
--Householder living alone: 745 (35.24%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 257 (12.16%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 453 (21.43%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 402 (19.02%)
Average household size: 2.34 people
Average family size: 2.94 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,222
Occupied housing units: 2,114 (95.14%)
Vacant housing units: 108 (4.86%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 15 (0.68%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 3%
Occupied housing units: 2,114 (95.14%)
Owner occupied housing units: 769 (34.61%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,345 (60.53%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.71 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.12 people

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