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Houghton County

38,041Population
1.8 %Change since 2020
59Net migration
5.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
38,041 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.8 %
Net migration
59 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
37,373 (2020)
Births
374 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.8
Deaths
380 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.0
Natural change, 2023
-6
International migration
315 (2023)
Domestic migration
-256 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
1.6
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26061

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.77.4
PeriodValue
20255.7 %
20245.4 %
20234.9 %
20224.8 %
20215.0 %
20207.8 %
20195.0 %
20185.1 %
20175.8 %
20166.1 %
20156.3 %
20147.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202438K37.3K
PeriodValue
202438,041
202337,847
202237,792
202137,528
202037,256