Alpena, Michigan demographics

Alpena, MI demographics: median age 46.0; 16.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Alpena city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2601740. The survey estimates a population of 10,154 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Alpena is 46.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.1 years. There are 5,088 households (±198). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	46.0 ±3.1	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	1,627 ±228	16.0% ±2.2 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,966 ±257	19.4% ±2.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	4,200 ±381	41.4% ±3.7 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	2,361 ±255	23.3% ±2.5 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	5,007 ±213	49.3% ±2.1 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	5,147 ±213	50.7% ±2.1 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	9,266 ±158	91.3% ±1.5 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	216 ±56	2.1% ±0.6 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	18 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	651 ±132	6.4% ±1.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,808 ±78	96.6% ±0.6 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	346 ±58	3.4% ±0.6 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,554 ±204	30.5% ±3.8 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	227 ±105	4.5% ±2.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	502 ±105	9.9% ±2.0 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,403 ±309	47.2% ±5.8 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	402 ±136	7.9% ±2.7 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	958 ±154	18.8% ±2.9 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,130 ±272	81.2% ±4.3 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,088
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,403 ±309	47.2% ±5.8 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,533 ±208	30.1% ±3.9 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	690 ±154	13.6% ±3.0 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	194 ±87	3.8% ±1.7 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	222 ±102	4.4% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	23 ±33 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	23 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 10,154
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	10,067 ±55	99.1% ±0.3 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	87 ±53 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,868
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	9,644 ±129	97.7% ±1.0 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	62 ±54 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	50 ±60 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	59 ±42 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	4 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	18 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	31 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,886
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	663 ±164	8.4% ±2.1 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,692 ±309	34.1% ±3.8 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,825 ±284	23.1% ±3.5 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,431 ±244	18.1% ±3.1 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	712 ±184	9.0% ±2.3 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	563 ±142	7.1% ±1.8 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 10,133
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	8,803 ±313	86.9% ±3.1 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	643 ±188	6.3% ±1.9 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	460 ±178	4.5% ±1.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	180 ±116 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	47 ±61 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.4% of Alpena residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 82.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alpena	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.4% ±2.0 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	82.9% ±2.9 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.6% ±1.7 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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