Alger County, Michigan

Population (1990): 8,972
Population (2000): 9,862
Location: 47.1603 N, 86.4841 W
Sq. Miles: 912
Founded: March 17, 1885
County seat: Munsing
Named After: Governor Russell A. Alger

GENERAL PROFILE

People QuickFacts	Alger County	Michigan
Population, 2001 estimate	9,884	9,990,817
Population percent change, April 1, 2000-July 1, 2001	0.2%	0.5%
Population, 2000	9,862	9,938,444
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	9.9%	6.9%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	4.6%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	20.5%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	17.2%	12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2000	46.2%	51.0%

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	87.8%	80.2%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	6.1%	14.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	3.3%	0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	1.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	2.0%	1.9%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.0%	3.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	87.5%	78.6%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000	66.5%	57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000	1.0%	5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000	5.2%	8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000	81.5%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000	14.7%	21.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000	1,659	1,711,231
Mean travel time to work, workers age 16+ (minutes), 2000	19.8	24.1

Housing units, 2000	5,964	4,234,279
Homeownership rate, 2000	82.5%	73.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000	6.2%	18.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000	$75,900	$115,600

Households, 2000	3,785	3,785,661
Persons per household, 2000	2.35	2.56
Median household money income, 1999	$35,892	$44,667
Per capita money income, 1999	$18,210	$22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999	10.3%	10.5%

Business QuickFacts	Alger County	Michigan
Private nonfarm establishments, 1999	345	236,456
Private nonfarm employment, 1999	2,724	3,996,300
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999	33.6%	17.1%
Nonemployer establishments, 1999	496	506,038
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	195,810	214,900,655
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	37,085	93,706,078
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$3,712	$9,576
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	F	7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997	31.9%	27.2%
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2000	91	52,489¹
Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000)	56,780	51,632,490
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	375	332,671

Geography QuickFacts	Alger County	Michigan
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	918	56,804
Persons per square mile, 2000	10.7	175.0
Metropolitan Area	None

Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	9,862	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	5,308	53.8
Female	4,554	46.2

Under 5 years	449	4.6
5 to 9 years	529	5.4
10 to 14 years	640	6.5
15 to 19 years	647	6.6
20 to 24 years	480	4.9
25 to 34 years	1,220	12.4
35 to 44 years	1,608	16.3
45 to 54 years	1,512	15.3
55 to 59 years	587	6.0
60 to 64 years	496	5.0
65 to 74 years	882	8.9
75 to 84 years	620	6.3
85 years and over	192	1.9

Median age (years)	41.2	(X)

18 years and over	7,836	79.5
Male	4,284	43.4
Female	3,552	36.0
21 years and over	7,500	76.0
62 years and over	1,988	20.2
65 years and over	1,694	17.2
Male	756	7.7
Female	938	9.5

RACE
One race	9,662	98.0
White	8,660	87.8
Black or African American	603	6.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	325	3.3
Asian	32	0.3
Asian Indian	6	0.1
Chinese	0	0.0
Filipino	8	0.1
Japanese	1	0.0
Korean	5	0.1
Vietnamese	0	0.0
Other Asian ¹	12	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	38	0.4
Two or more races	200	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	8,853	89.8
Black or African American	613	6.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	501	5.1
Asian	40	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Some other race	55	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	9,862	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	99	1.0
Mexican	58	0.6
Puerto Rican	10	0.1
Cuban	3	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	28	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,763	99.0
White alone	8,625	87.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	9,862	100.0
In households	8,876	90.0
Householder	3,785	38.4
Spouse	2,157	21.9
Child	2,362	24.0
Own child under 18 years	1,888	19.1
Other relatives	217	2.2
Under 18 years	87	0.9
Nonrelatives	355	3.6
Unmarried partner	201	2.0
In group quarters	986	10.0
Institutionalized population	912	9.2
Noninstitutionalized population	74	0.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	3,785	100.0
Family households (families)	2,587	68.3
With own children under 18 years	1,023	27.0
Married-couple family	2,157	57.0
With own children under 18 years	762	20.1
Female householder, no husband present	287	7.6
With own children under 18 years	169	4.5
Nonfamily households	1,198	31.7
Householder living alone	1,016	26.8
Householder 65 years and over	477	12.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,091	28.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,147	30.3

Average household size	2.35	(X)
Average family size	2.83	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,964	100.0
Occupied housing units	3,785	63.5
Vacant housing units	2,179	36.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	1,842	30.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	12.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	3,785	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,121	82.5
Renter-occupied housing units	664	17.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.05	(X)

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