Marquette County vs. Houghton County

	Marquette County (MI)	Houghton County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	66,516	36,219
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.8%	-1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	67,071	36,625
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	67,077	36,628
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.8%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.1%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.1%	17.5%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	45.9%
White alone, percent	93.3%	93.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.6%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.0%	0.7%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	3.3%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.6%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	92.1%	91.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	5,894	2,407
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	34,941	18,923
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$149,900	$106,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,152	$1,030
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$447	$414
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$705	$662
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.8%	16.4%
Building permits, 2018	75	58
Households, 2014-2018	26,203	13,340
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.39	2.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	81.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.2%	5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.2%	85.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.3%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	31.5%	33.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.5%	53.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	114,439	50,995
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	789,252	329,393
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,623	$9,020
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	17.8	16.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,771	$42,852
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,290	$22,866
Persons in poverty, percent	14.1%	19.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,656	879
Total employment, 2017	21,170	9,359
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	824,023	307,217
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.1%	4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,599	1,996
All firms, 2012	4,493	2,389
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,546	1,284
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,298	821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	106	122
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,170	2,172
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	539	236
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,604	2,037
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%	24.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	37.1	36.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,808.40	1,009.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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