COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Pine vs Houghton
PLACE A
White Pine, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Houghton, Michigan
White Pine is 69% smaller than Houghton. White Pine earns more, with a median household income $11,857 higher.
WHITE PINEHOUGHTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,6198,560−69% vs Houghton
Population density9121,953−1,041
Population growth12.5%8.8%+3.7 pts
Median age41.721.7+20.0
Male55.6%62.0%−6.4 pts
Female44.4%38.0%+6.4 pts
Foreign-born2.1%15.9%−13.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%79.0%+7.4 pts
Black0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%2.9%+6.4 pts
Asian0.7%9.1%−8.4 pts
Other3.7%6.4%−2.7 pts
Median household income$55,313$43,456+$11,857
Per capita income$31,507$26,716+$4,791
Poverty rate11.6%40.1%−28.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.576−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%68.6%−51.0 pts
Graduate degree6.1%47.3%−41.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%10.3%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation62.7%53.7%+9.1 pts
Median home value$203,900$254,500−$50,600
Median gross rent$797$978−$181
Owner-occupied65.7%36.9%+28.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%7.8%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households39.7%67.1%−27.5 pts
Average commute21.710.7+11.0
Worked from home3.3%10.2%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Uninsured6.5%3.1%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025