Population By Race and Ethnicity in Houghton County, MI in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 35,993 population of Houghton County, Michigan comprised of 608 people who identified as Hispanic (1.69%), and 35,385 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Houghton County, Michigan with a population of 33,677 (93.57%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,107 (3.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 596 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Houghton County, Michigan in 2018, with a population of 33,182 (92.19%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,097 (3.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 542 (1.51%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Houghton, Michigan.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Houghton County, MI in 2018
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Population By Race in Houghton , MI in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 346 0.96%
White Alone 33,677 93.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 252 0.7%
Asian Alone 1,107 3.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.04%
Two Or More Races 596 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Houghton , MI in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11 0.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 495 1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 37 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 54 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 335 0.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,182 92.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 215 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,097 3.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 14 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 542 1.51%