Houghton township, Keweenaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Houghton township: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
41% of Houghton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 186
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 6
- West: 9
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
115 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 267
- One, attached: 10
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 2
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Houghton township with a mortgage: 11 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Health care (47%)
- Public administration (29%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Bus drivers (20%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Religious workers (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Registered nurses (35%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (18%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Waiters and waitresses (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Houghton township:
- Finnish (16.5%)
- English (10.6%)
- Irish (9.4%)
- Italian (8.8%)
- German (6.5%)
- Norwegian (5.3%)
- Polish (3.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Born at sea (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (43%)
- Carpooled: 5 (14%)
- Walked: 10 (27%)
- Worked at home: 6 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Wood (18%)
115 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
89.0% of residents of Houghton township speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 86- In family households: 70 (22 male householders, 7 female householders)
24 spouses, 15 children (15 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 133 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
12 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
Here: | 16.2% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |