Houghton Lake, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,769
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54.8
0.55% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19%
12.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$50,305
1.09% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$126,200
2.77% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,111
0.0473% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Houghton Lake, 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.

100% of the residents in Houghton Lake, MI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Houghton Lake, MI was $126,200, and the homeownership rate was 80.8%.

Most people in Houghton Lake, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Houghton Lake, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Houghton Lake, MI is home to a population of 5.77k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.589% of Houghton Lake, MI residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2024, there were 32.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.37k people) in Houghton Lake, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 163 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Houghton Lake, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Houghton Lake, MI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Houghton Lake, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.37k ± 459
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    163 ± 151
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    120 ± 79
1.35%
Hispanic Population
78 people

In 2024, there were 32.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.37k people) in Houghton Lake, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 163 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.35% of the people in Houghton Lake, MI are hispanic (78 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Michigan.
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

0.589%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
34 people
0.347%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
20 people

As of 2024, 0.589% of Houghton Lake, MI residents (34 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 Houghton Lake, MI was 0.347%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    166 ± 87
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    135 ± 117
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    59 ± 52

Houghton Lake, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Houghton Lake, MI employs 2.11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Houghton Lake, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (351 people), Retail Trade (281 people), and Manufacturing (242 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services ($80,694), Construction ($75,764), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,219).

Employment

Occupations

2.11k
2024 Value
± 325
−0.0473%
1 Year decline
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houghton Lake, MI declined at a rate of −0.0473%, from 2.11k employees to 2.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Houghton Lake, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (284 people), Sales & Related Occupations (243 people), and Management Occupations (181 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Houghton Lake, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.11k
2024 Value
± 325
−0.0473%
1 Year decline
± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Houghton Lake, MI declined at a rate of −0.0473%, from 2.11k employees to 2.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Houghton Lake, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (351 people), Retail Trade (281 people), and Manufacturing (242 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Houghton Lake, MI, though some of these residents may live in Houghton Lake, 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

$41,930
Median earning men ± $6,413
$30,734
Median earning women ± $6,865

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($76,875), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($63,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,861).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($49,688), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($45,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,194).

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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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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

Voting results are not available for Houghton Lake, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.
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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Houghton Lake, MI was $126,200 in 2024, which is 0.379 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,800 to $126,200, a 2.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Houghton Lake, MI is 80.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Houghton Lake, MI have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Houghton Lake, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$126,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,463
$2,289
Median Property Taxes
±$357

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 Houghton Lake, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

80.8%
Homeownership
2024
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.8% of the housing units in Houghton Lake, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

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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.
$50,305
Median Household Income
± $4,780
2.83k
Number of Households
± 395

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.83k households in Houghton Lake, MI declined from $50,305 from the previous year's value of $50,861.

The following chart displays the households in Houghton Lake, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Houghton Lake, 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 (67%)
  2. Carpooled (18.8%)
  3. Worked At Home (13%)

In 2024, 67% of workers in Houghton Lake, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (18.8%) and those who worked at home (13%).

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

24.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Houghton Lake, MI have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.96% of the workforce in Houghton Lake, 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 Houghton Lake, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Houghton Lake, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Houghton Lake, MI (1.08k out of 5.67k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Houghton Lake, 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

94.3% of the population of Houghton Lake, MI has health coverage, with 29.4% on employee plans, 22.7% on Medicaid, 24.5% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 1.46% 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, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.4% under 18 years, 13.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 33.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.1% were men and 48.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.65%
Uninsured
29.4%
Employer Coverage
22.7%
Medicaid
24.5%
Medicare
16.3%
Non-Group
1.46%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Houghton Lake, MI grew by 67.3% from 3.38% to 5.65%.

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