Alpena County, Michigan QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Alpena County Michigan
?  Population, 2000 31,3149,938,444
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 2.3%6.9%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.5%6.8%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 23.7%26.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 17.1%12.3%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 98.2%80.2%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%14.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4%0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%1.8%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) ZZ
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.7%1.9%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.4%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.6%3.3%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 97.8%78.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 14,8414,485,883
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 2,3021,014,047
?  Housing units, 2000 15,2894,234,279
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 79.1%73.8%
?  Households, 2000 12,8183,785,661
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.402.56
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 31.2%35.6%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $31,836$38,883
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 12.9%11.5%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 20.6%18.0%

Business QuickFacts Alpena County Michigan
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 887235,403
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 10,3063,919,567
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 9.8%14.9%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,817490,096
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 480,083214,900,655
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 288,50993,706,078
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $9,429$9,576
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA31,740
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 832193,820
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 10154,2571
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 169,13043,871,642
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 1,896332,671

Geography QuickFacts Alpena County Michigan
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 57456,804
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 54.6175.0
?  Metropolitan Area None 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown