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Population (year 2000): 7,010. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,076 (+0.9% change)
Males: 4,321 (61.6%), Females: 2,689 (38.4%)
Houghton County
Zip code:
49931
Median resident age: 21.7 years
Median household income: $21,186 (year 2000)
Median house value: $92,700 (year 2000)
Races in Houghton:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
- Chinese (3.2%)
- Black (1.9%)
- Asian Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
- Korean (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.3%), Irish (11.5%),
English (11.3%), Polish (8.5%), French (6.2%), Italian (5.4%).
Elevation: 607 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Houghton
- High school or higher: 92.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 25.5%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 9.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Houghton city
- Never married: 67.2%
- Now married: 25.2%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 3.0%
8.4% Foreign born (5.4% Asia, 1.2% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -573 (-7.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Houghton:
- PORTAGE HEALTH SYSTEM (about 3 miles; HANCOCK, MI)
- KEWEENAW MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
LAURIUM, MI)
- BARAGA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; L'
ANSE, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Houghton:
- HOUGHTON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 7 miles; HANCOCK,
MI; ID: CMX)
- FORD (about 95 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI;
ID: IMT)
- SAWYER INTERNATIONAL (about 98 miles; MARQUETTE, MI;
ID: SAW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Houghton:
- PRICKETT-GROOMS FLD (about 44 miles; SIDNAW, MI; ID:
6Y9)
- ONTONAGON COUNTY (about 59 miles; ONTONAGON, MI; ID:
OGM)
- STAMBAUGH (about 73 miles; STAMBAUGH, MI; ID: Y73)
College/University in Houghton:
- MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 5,779; Location: 1400 TOWNSEND DR; Public;
Website: www.mtu.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Houghton:
- NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles;
MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 167 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; FT enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 187 miles;
GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,794)
- NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 187
miles; GREEN BAY, WI; FT enrollment: 4,198)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 189 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 191
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 193
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
Public high school in Houghton:
- HOUGHTON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 1603 GUNDLACH ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Houghton:
- HOUGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 203 W. JACKER STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- HOUGHTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 296;
Location: 1603 GUNDLACH ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Houghton:
- PORTAGE LAKE DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating
income: $278,183; Location: 105 HURON STREET; 41,195
books; 2,461 audio materials; 835 video materials; 122
serial subscriptions)
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