Median Household Income
$53,950
Median Home Value
$153,900
Median Gross Rent
$673/mo
Poverty Rate
18.0%
Unemployment Rate
6.2%
Homeownership Rate
80.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18.3%
Median Age
47.8
Population Over Time
Alpena County shrank 1.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
29,242
2016
28,929
2018
28,612
2020
28,431
2022
28,911
2024
28,880
Business & Industry
Alpena County has 822 business establishments employing 10,141 people.
Other services (except public administration)
104
Health care and social assistance
94
Construction
92
Accommodation and food services
69
Finance and insurance
36
Professional, scientific, and technical services
34
Wholesale trade
33
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
32
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.