MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Alpena Micro

Alpena, MI · 1 counties · 30,605 residents · 572 sq mi

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Alpena is a metro area of 30,605 people. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $41,600. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Renters pay $307 a month at the median. Median household income is $22,598, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,605

−2%vs 2000

vs 31,314 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

54 / sq mi

−2%vs 2000

vs 55 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

35.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

572 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,005)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(2,484)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,186)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,266)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(1,499)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(4,717)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,251)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(3,415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(3,189)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(2,629)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,542)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(422)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,598

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,177 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,930

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,566 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,600

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $370 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(30,626)

Black0.2%(73)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(181)

Asian0.3%(102)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(30,412)

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(81)

Asian0.3%(80)

Other0.4%(109)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(313)

Puerto Rican0.4%(122)

South American0.1%(21)

Peruvian0.1%(20)

Cuban0%(7)

Central American0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Chinese0%(10)

Japanese0%(9)

Bangladeshi0%(6)

Cambodian0%(3)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(28)

Ancestry

German24.6%(7,095)

Polish18.8%(5,437)

English11.6%(3,357)

Irish9.7%(2,799)

French7.6%(2,206)

American4.7%(1,370)

French Canadian3.2%(912)

Scottish3%(854)

Norwegian1.9%(557)

Italian1.9%(537)

Dutch1.4%(403)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(245)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(240)

Swedish0.6%(177)

Hungarian0.5%(136)

Romanian0.4%(107)

Canadian0.3%(99)

Finnish0.3%(82)

Welsh0.3%(79)

Danish0.3%(73)

Swiss0.2%(71)

Ukrainian0.2%(65)

Arab0.2%(45)

Lebanese0.2%(45)

Belgian0.1%(38)

Czech0.1%(38)

Portuguese0.1%(35)

Austrian0.1%(29)

Croatian0.1%(26)

British0.1%(24)

Greek0.1%(23)

Slovene0.1%(16)

Turkish0.1%(16)

Syrian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(15)

Australian0%(10)

Slovak0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Latvian0%(4)

Nigerian0%(4)

Armenian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.6%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.6%(3,495)

Married51.9%(6,354)

Widowed3.5%(431)

Divorced16%(1,951)

Women 15+

Never married23%(2,842)

Married48%(5,933)

Widowed11.2%(1,390)

Divorced17.8%(2,205)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.9%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.6%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.6%(498)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22%(509)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.7%(1,010)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.4%(102)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,310 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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