Alpena County, Michigan

• White (non-Hispanic) 26,675 92.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 477 1.7%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 291 1.0%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 53 0.2%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,227 4.2%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 15 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 142 0.5%

• Under 18 5,333 18.5%
• 18–24 1,845 6.4%
• 25–44 6,465 22.4%
• 45–64 7,972 27.6%
• 65 and over 7,265 25.2%

Median household income

$57,827

90% interval $51,786–$63,868

−$14,509 vs MI · 66th of 83

Below poverty line

16.7%

90% interval 14.4%–19.0%

+3.3 pp vs MI · 14th of 83

Unemployment (12-mo)

5.2%

+0.22 pp vs. state

County GDP

$1.5B

0.22% of state

Avg. annual pay

$53,577

Establishments

928

• Education & health services 3,621 29.9%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 2,400 19.8%
• Manufacturing 1,811 14.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 1,085 9.0%
• Public administration 812 6.7%
• Financial activities 559 4.6%
• Professional & business services 510 4.2%
• Construction 464 3.8%
• Other services 426 3.5%
• Information 141 1.2%
• Natural resources & mining 90 0.7%
• Unclassified 64 0.5%

The sectors listed cover 98.9% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

80.0%

+6.8 pp vs MI · 49th of 83

Median gross rent

$673

−$456 vs MI · 80th of 83

Owner-occupied

10,415

Renter-occupied

2,604

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 65% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $75,298/yr) pays 3.6× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $20,693/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Mixed business scale

  Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

• Republican 10,967 63.7%
• Democratic 6,038 35.1%
• Other / third-party 205 1.2%

• German or other West Germanic 316 1.1%
• Spanish 167 0.6%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 79 0.3%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 27 0.1%
• Chinese 10 0.0%
• Korean 3 0.0%
• Arabic 2 0.0%

Households

13,019

Family households

7,538

57.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

1,415

18.8% of families

Single-mother families

723

9.6% of families

Veterans

2,310

9.8% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 4,049 14.0%
• Catholic 3,442 11.9%
• Mainline Protestant 2,221 7.7%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 491 1.7%

Health insured

94.8%

±1.2 pp

Uninsured

5.2%

±1.2 pp

36th of 83

With a disability

22.1%

±1.8 pp

10th of 83

Bachelor's or higher

18.3%

±1.9 pp

−14.1 pp vs MI · 67th of 83

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

7.1%

90% interval 6.3%–7.9% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

26th Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

1 (Circuit Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); District Court judges (limited jurisdiction) and Probate Court judges separate. Vintage 2026 courts.michigan.gov / Wikipedia 'Michigan Circuit Courts' table; cross-checked against MCL § 600.508.)

Court seats

Alpena, Atlanta

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

6

25.48 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

3