COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tower vs Alpena
PLACE A
Tower, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Alpena, South Dakota
Tower is 28% larger than Alpena. Alpena earns more, with a median household income $10,417 higher.
TOWERALPENADIFFERENCE
Total population275215+28% vs Alpena
Population density506132+375
Population growth–-25.9%–
Median age39.435.3+4.1
Male56.0%52.7%+3.3 pts
Female44.0%47.3%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.5%64.0%+6.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino12.4%30.9%−18.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other17.1%5.0%+12.0 pts
Median household income$56,250$66,667−$10,417
Per capita income$19,294$54,093−$34,799
Poverty rate30.5%6.6%+23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2800.562−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%5.8%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree1.9%2.9%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%0.0%+9.4 pts
Labor force participation36.8%75.5%−38.7 pts
Median home value$94,800$51,800+$43,000
Median gross rent$850$925−$75
Owner-occupied65.6%78.5%−12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%3.7%+26.0 pts
Rent-burdened households12.9%10.7%+2.2 pts
Average commute26.314.3+12.0
Worked from home0.0%7.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%8.2%−3.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024