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    Houghton Lake, MI
    Demographic Data



    Houghton Lake Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Houghton Lake Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    5,294

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    3.4%
    5 - 17:
    11.6%
    18 - 24:
    6.2%
    25 - 34:
    8.2%
    35 - 54:
    20.9%
    55 - 64:
    15.4%
    Over 65 Years:
    34.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    2.9%
    2.9%
    91.5%
    91.5%
    15.2%
    15.2%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Houghton Lake
    USA
    $31,751
    $31,751
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Houghton Lake
    USA
    $50,305
    $50,305
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    19.0%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Manufacturing
    Construction
    Public Service
    Administration
    Other
    Transportation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Accommodation
    Agriculture
    Education
    Arts
    Real estate
    16.6%
    16.6%
    13.3%
    13.3%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    11.2%
    11.2%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    5.5%
    5.5%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    93.0%
    93.0%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    English
    Polish
    Irish
    Scottish
    French
    French Canadian
    Ukrainian
    European
    Italian
    Dutch
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Czechoslovakian
    Russian
    Lebanese
    Other Arab
    Scots-Irish
    Scandinavian
    Hungarian
    21.9%
    21.9%
    14.6%
    14.6%
    12.3%
    12.3%
    8.5%
    8.5%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Polish
    Italian
    French
    Arabic
    Russian
    Spanish
    African languages
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Korean
    99.1%
    99.1%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
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    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Houghton Lake Residents

    0.6%

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