| | People QuickFacts | Alpena County | Michigan |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 29,386 | 9,876,187 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 29,598 | 9,883,635 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.7% | -0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 29,598 | 9,883,640 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 4.9% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.4% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 19.9% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.0% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.5% | 80.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 14.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.6% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.0% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.1% | 4.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.4% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 87.8% | 85.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.4% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 4.0% | 8.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 87.6% | 88.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.5% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,888 | 731,023 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.1 | 23.7 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,071 | 4,525,480 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 80.6% | 74.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.6% | 18.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $104,800 | $144,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 13,357 | 3,843,997 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.21 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,140 | $25,135 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,695 | $48,432 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.9% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Alpena County | Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 830 | 219,1191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,703 | 3,288,4561 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -12.9 | -19.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 1,919 | 679,752 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,468 | 816,972 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 8.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 27.5% | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 587,361 | 234,455,768 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,109,349 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 416,778 | 109,102,594 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,018 | $10,855 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 32,160 | 14,536,648 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 11 | 9,341 |