Alpena, MI

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
28,880
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.8
0.42% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
18%
5.78% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$53,950
3.93% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$153,900
11.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
12,210
2.01% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Alpena, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Alpena, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Alpena, MI are Alpena Community College (301 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Alpena, MI was $153,900, and the homeownership rate was 80%.

Most people in Alpena, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Alpena, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Alpena, MI is home to a population of 28.9k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.21% of Alpena, MI residents were born outside of the country (349 people).

In 2024, there were 43.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.7k people) in Alpena, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 614 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 613 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Alpena, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Alpena, MI was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Alpena, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    26.7k ± 298
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    614 ± 61
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    613 ± 273
1.65%
Hispanic Population
477 people

In 2024, there were 43.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26.7k people) in Alpena, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 614 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 613 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.65% of the people in Alpena, MI are hispanic (477 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Alpena, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.21%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
349 people
1.28%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
369 people

As of 2024, 1.21% of Alpena, MI residents (349 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Alpena, MI was 1.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    967 ± 136
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    498 ± 182
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    272 ± 86

Alpena, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.94 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Alpena, MI employs 12.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Alpena, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,266 people), Manufacturing (1,651 people), and Retail Trade (1,510 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($79,375), Utilities ($76,250), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,156).

Employment

Occupations

12.2k
2024 Value
± 701
2.01%
1 Year growth
± 7.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alpena, MI grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 12k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Alpena, MI, are Management Occupations (1,200 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,172 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,028 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Alpena, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.2k
2024 Value
± 701
2.01%
1 Year growth
± 7.92%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Alpena, MI grew at a rate of 2.01%, from 12k employees to 12.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Alpena, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,266 people), Manufacturing (1,651 people), and Retail Trade (1,510 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Alpena, MI, though some of these residents may live in Alpena, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,774
Median earning men ± $3,065
$27,710
Median earning women ± $2,734

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($85,795), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,844), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,376).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($72,750), Manufacturing ($51,136), and Wholesale Trade ($48,750).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 69
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 67
    Construction
  3. 48
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $118k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $94.5k
    Manufacturing
  3. $59.2k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Alpena, MI awarded 301 degrees. The student population of Alpena, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 709 male students and 821 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Alpena, MI are White (286 and 95%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 2.66%), Unknown (3 and 0.997%), and Black or African American (3 and 0.997%).

The largest universities in Alpena, MI by number of degrees awarded are Alpena Community College (301 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Alpena, MI are Lineworker (83 and 27.6%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (29 and 9.63%), and Registered Nursing (20 and 6.64%).

The median tuition cost in Alpena, MI for a public four year colleges is $7,485 for in-state students and $7,485 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,530 students enrolled in Alpena, MI, 46.3% men and 53.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,358 records, of which 54.7% were women and 45.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    19 degrees awarded
  2. Lineworker
    27 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    20 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Alpena, MI was General Business Administration & Management with 19 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Alpena Community College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
301 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Alpena Community College with 301 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 175 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Alpena, MI, which is 1.39 times more than the 126 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 286 degrees mean that there were 35.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 8 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($7,485) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($630) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Alpena, MI was $153,900 in 2024, which is 0.463 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,800 to $153,900, a 11.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Alpena, MI is 80%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Alpena, MI have an average commute time of 17.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Alpena, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$153,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,690
$10,415
Median Property Taxes
±$577

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Alpena, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Alpena, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

80%
Homeownership
2024
64.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80% of the housing units in Alpena, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,950
Median Household Income
± $2,679
13k
Number of Households
± 661

In 2024, the median household income of the 13k households in Alpena, MI grew to $53,950 from the previous year's value of $51,909.

The following chart displays the households in Alpena, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Alpena, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.3%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.77%)
  3. Carpooled (7.15%)

In 2024, 77.3% of workers in Alpena, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.77%) and those who carpooled to work (7.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

17.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Alpena, MI have a shorter commute time (17.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.95% of the workforce in Alpena, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Alpena, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Alpena, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Alpena, MI (5.09k out of 28.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Alpena, MI is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.8% of the population of Alpena, MI has health coverage, with 32.8% on employee plans, 26.9% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 14.2% on non-group plans, and 2.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,276 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Michigan

Primary care physicians in Michigan see an average of 1,276 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Michigan in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.7% under 18 years, 16.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.16%
Uninsured
32.8%
Employer Coverage
26.9%
Medicaid
18.3%
Medicare
14.2%
Non-Group
2.75%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Alpena, MI grew by 0.616% from 5.13% to 5.16%.

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