2024 population: 39,527 ( 462 from 2020)
Land area: 1246.5 square miles
Population density: 31.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	37,333	94.45%	0.2%
Black:	306	0.77%	33.6%
Indian:	296	0.75%	18.4%
Asian:	222	0.56%	6.2%
2+ races:	621	1.57%	16.1%
Hispanic:	749	1.89%	31.9%

Total non-White:	2,194	5.55%	22.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,355	8.7
Deaths:	2,665	17.1
Net Migration:	1,719	11.0
Net Immigration:	59	0.4

Change in White population:	59	0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	403	1.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
39,065
37,274	95.42%
229	0.59%
250	0.64%
209	0.54%
535	1.37%
568	1.45%
1,791	4.58%

2010
40,540
39,244	96.80%
91	0.22%
212	0.52%
184	0.45%
374	0.92%
428	1.06%
1,296	3.20%

2000
43,033
42,045	97.70%
92	0.21%
191	0.44%
123	0.29%
308	0.72%
262	0.61%
988	2.30%

1990
40,750
40,335	98.98%
28	0.07%
167	0.41%
104	0.26%
n/a
116	0.28%
415	1.02%

1980
42,055
41,646	99.03%
25	0.06%
125	0.30%
58	0.14%
n/a
201	0.48%
409	0.97%

1970
37,821
37,581	99.37%
64	0.17%
51	0.13%
12	0.03%
n/a
90	0.24%
240	0.63%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
3,055	7.5
5,111	12.6
265	0.7
90	0.2

-1,970	-4.9
495	1.2

Number	Rate
2000's
3,460	8.0
4,796	11.1
-1,198	-2.8
119	0.3

-2,801	-6.5
308	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
4,398	10.8
4,875	12.0
1,603	3.9
68	0.2

1,710	4.2
573	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
5,331	12.7
4,251	10.1
-2,212	-5.3
n/a

-1,311	-3.1
6	0.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,634	4.3
n/a

4,065	10.7
169	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.7
6,690	16.9%
32,837	83.1%
10,628	26.9%

17,553
2.19

10,361	59.0%
8,085	78.0%
882	8.5%
7,192	41.0%

2010
Number	Percent
48.2
7,782	19.2%
32,758	80.8%
9,206	22.7%

17,880
2.23

11,493	64.3%
9,243	80.4%
856	7.4%
6,387	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
9,666	22.5%
33,367	77.5%
8,232	19.1%

17,991
2.35

12,350	68.6%
10,260	83.1%
802	6.5%
5,641	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.4
10,184	25.0%
30,566	75.0%
7,036	17.3%

16,069
2.51

11,626	72.4%
9,829	84.5%
792	6.8%
4,443	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
12,537	29.8%
29,518	70.2%
5,804	13.8%

14,894
2.79

11,645	78.2%
10,170	87.3%
784	6.7%
3,249	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,021	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,182	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,003	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	933	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	978	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	804	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	908	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,067	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	996	5.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,387	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,680	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,362	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,230	7.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	767	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	731	4.2%
$200,000 or more	504	2.9%

Median Household Income	49,452
Per Capita Income	30,968

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,432	8.2%
Public Assistance	404	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,765	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	14,406	64.8%
Unemployed	1,100	4.9%
In Armed Forces	66	0.3%

Total Labor Force	15,572	70.0%
Not in Labor Force	6,671	30.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,976	4,796	55.5%
Non-Profit	474	1,270	27.2%
Self-Employed	930	662	58.4%

Local Government	388	569	40.5%
State Government	199	191	51.0%
Federal Government	135	99	57.7%

Total Private + Self	6,906	5,458	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,196	2,129	36.0%
Total	8,102	7,587	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,188	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,315	21.1%
Professional, Technical	2,685	17.1%
Service Occupations	3,102	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	121	0.8%
All others	4,424	28.2%

White Collar		52.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,855	18.2%
Manufacturing	2,230	14.2%
Retail trade	2,017	12.8%
Construction	1,141	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	1,018	6.5%
Educational services	995	6.3%
Other services	836	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	727	4.6%
Public administration	589	3.7%
Finance and insurance	583	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	543	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	533	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	349	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	338	2.2%
Wholesale trade	279	1.8%
Utilities	241	1.5%
Information	201	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	168	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	61	0.4%
Management	10	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	451	1.15%
Puerto Rican	108	0.28%
Cuban	18	0.05%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	4	0.01%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	5	0.01%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	16	0.04%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.01%
Ecuadorian	12	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	29	0.07%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	86	0.22%
Korean	48	0.12%
Indian	22	0.06%
Bangladeshi	6	0.02%
Cambodian	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,489	97.4%
German, other Germanic	405	1.1%
Spanish	311	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	77	0.2%
Tagalog	48	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	41	0.1%
Other Asian	24	0.1%
Korean	23	0.1%
Other	22	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,732	24.9%
Polish	6,719	17.2%
English	4,328	11.1%
Irish	4,262	10.9%
American	3,277	8.4%
French	2,852	7.3%
French Canadian	1,465	3.7%
Scottish	1,144	2.9%
Italian	895	2.3%
Norwegian	831	2.1%
Dutch	744	1.9%
European	414	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	409	1.0%
Swedish	387	1.0%
Hungarian	259	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	38,906	99.4%
Not a citizen	243	0.6%

Native	38,555	98.5%
Foreign-born	594	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
605	2.0%	1,688	5.6%	11,065	36.9%	11,328	37.8%	3,262	10.9%	2,027	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	605	2.0%
9-12 Years	1,688	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,065	36.9%
Some College	11,328	37.8%
Bach. Degree	3,262	10.9%
Grad Degree	2,027	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,255	16,273	1,982	10.9%
1991	18,329	16,011	2,318	12.6%
1992	18,895	16,195	2,700	14.3%
1993	19,373	16,832	2,541	13.1%
1994	20,325	17,783	2,542	12.5%
1995	20,227	18,096	2,131	10.5%
1996	20,538	18,690	1,848	9.0%
1997	21,054	19,406	1,648	7.8%
1998	21,130	19,718	1,412	6.7%
1999	20,955	19,634	1,321	6.3%

2000	20,032	18,827	1,205	6.0%
2001	20,122	18,414	1,708	8.5%
2002	19,365	17,625	1,740	9.0%
2003	19,406	17,534	1,872	9.6%
2004	19,430	17,723	1,707	8.8%
2005	19,420	17,836	1,584	8.2%
2006	19,413	17,751	1,662	8.6%
2007	19,185	17,481	1,704	8.9%
2008	19,128	17,308	1,820	9.5%
2009	18,927	16,173	2,754	14.6%

2010	17,966	15,499	2,467	13.7%
2011	17,439	15,497	1,942	11.1%
2012	17,160	15,403	1,757	10.2%
2013	17,226	15,438	1,788	10.4%
2014	17,407	15,911	1,496	8.6%
2015	17,512	16,335	1,177	6.7%
2016	17,528	16,410	1,118	6.4%
2017	17,457	16,409	1,048	6.0%
2018	17,179	16,242	937	5.5%
2019	17,093	16,240	853	5.0%

2020	17,106	15,703	1,403	8.2%
2021	16,893	15,908	985	5.8%
2022	17,033	16,106	927	5.4%
2023	17,746	16,840	906	5.1%
2024	17,633	16,573	1,060	6.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	26,005
Median Value	$136,016

Occupied	17,553	67.5%
Vacant	8,452	32.5%

Owned	14,389	82.0%
Rented	3,164	18.0%
Median Rent	$703

Single-Family Units	21,891	84.2%
Detached	21,676	83.4%
Attached	215	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,141	4.4%
Mobile Homes	1,965	7.6%

Alpena, MI Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alpena, MI Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Alpena, MI Market Area