Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan · ZIP 49905, 49913, 49916
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 38,041 (2024 estimate)Population
- 14,251Households
- $56,573Median household income
- $140,300Median home value
- 29Towns with a page
- 18ZIP codes
Houghton County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 36,016 |
| 2010 | 36,628 |
| 2020 | 37,361 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $56,573 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 10,147 units
- Renter occupied
- 4,104 units
- Vacancy rate
- 24.1%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
9,246 employees in 891 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Houghton County | Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,428 | 10,051,595 |
| Median household income | $56,573 | $71,149 |
| Median age | 32.3 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $140,300 | $217,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 36.6% | 31.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 5.3% | 7.0% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 71.2% | 72.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 15.9 minutes | 24.4 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Houghton County29 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton | City | 8,543 | 4.46 sq mi |
| Calumet Township | Charter township | 6,367 | 33.4 sq mi |
| Hancock | City | 4,620 | 2.78 sq mi |
| Portage Township | Charter township | 3,250 | 112.0 sq mi |
| Adams Township | Township | 2,588 | 47.1 sq mi |
| Schoolcraft Township | Township | 2,020 | 40.1 sq mi |
| Torch Lake Township | Township | 1,934 | 79.9 sq mi |
| Chassell Township | Township | 1,916 | 48.3 sq mi |
| Laurium | Village | 1,904 | 0.65 sq mi |
| Osceola Township | Township | 1,861 | 24.8 sq mi |
| Stanton Township | Township | 1,618 | 122.4 sq mi |
| Franklin Township | Township | 1,541 | 19.9 sq mi |
| Dollar Bay | Census designated place | 1,070 | 3.93 sq mi |
| Lake Linden | Village | 1,051 | 0.79 sq mi |
| Hubbell | Census designated place | 970 | 1.87 sq mi |
| Chassell | Census designated place | 905 | 3.61 sq mi |
| South Range | Village | 753 | 0.36 sq mi |
| Calumet | Village | 692 | 0.20 sq mi |
| Hancock Township | Township | 514 | 15.7 sq mi |
| Atlantic Mine | Census designated place | 513 | 1.10 sq mi |
| Laird Township | Township | 497 | 187.3 sq mi |
| Painesdale | Census designated place | 353 | 0.39 sq mi |
| Quincy Township | Township | 318 | 3.62 sq mi |
| Dodgeville | Census designated place | 298 | 0.54 sq mi |
| Duncan Township | Township | 241 | 176.1 sq mi |
| Elm River Township | Township | 213 | 91.3 sq mi |
| Copper City | Village | 210 | 0.08 sq mi |
| Trimountain | Census designated place | 189 | 0.47 sq mi |
| Hurontown | Census designated place | 155 | 0.18 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Baraga CountyPopulation 8,169 (2024 estimate)
- Iron CountyPopulation 11,709 (2024 estimate)
- Keweenaw CountyPopulation 2,161 (2024 estimate)
- Marquette CountyPopulation 67,979 (2024 estimate)
- Ontonagon CountyPopulation 5,824 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 26, retrieved November 14, 2026.