Alpha, MI Demographic Data
Alpha, MI Summary
Alpha is located in Iron County in Michigan
- Population: 101
- Area: 0.99 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.94 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 101.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,438.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Alpha, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
86
49%
50.8
Male
89
51%
49.2
Total Population
175
323,128,000
Alpha, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
22
12.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8
4.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
12
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
4
2.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
0
0.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
35
20.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5
2.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7
4.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
32
18.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
10
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
16
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
14
8.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
10
5.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
129
73.7%
77.2
Female
74
57.4%
51.3
Male
55
42.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
129
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
45
25.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
40
22.9%
15.2
Female
14
35.0%
55.8
Male
26
65.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
47
0.0%
0.0
Alpha, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
173
98.9%
96.8
White
172
98.3%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
1
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
1
0.6%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
2
1.1%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
0
0.0%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
175
100.0%
82.2
Alpha, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1
0.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10
7.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
76
58.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
23
17.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1
0.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
7
5.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
11
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
11
8.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
118
91.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18
13.9%
31.2
Alpha, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
41
30.8%
33.7%
Now Married
50
37.6%
47.5
Divorced
27
20.3%
11.0%
Separated
0
0.0%
2.0
Widowed
15
11.3
5.8%
Alpha, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
149
97.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4
2.6%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
1
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
3
2.0%
1.1%
Alpha, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2
2.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
6
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
19
26.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
19
26.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
8
11.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7
9.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
3
4.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8
11.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
28,611
57,617
Per capita income
17,165
31,128
Alpha, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2
3.4%
9.8
Construction
10
16.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
37
62.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
4
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
0
0.0%
11.4
Public administration
0
0.0%
4.6
Retail trade
0
0.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
15
25.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
17
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1
1.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
0
0.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
26
44.1%
18.1%
Alpha, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
59
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
57
96.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
0
0.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
2
3.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.7
26.6
Alpha, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
8
11.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
22
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
28
38.9%
37.1
3 or more
14
19.4%
21.0
Alpha, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
72
62.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
68
94.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4
5.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
44
37.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
0.0
0.0%
2.5
Alpha, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
116
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
8
6.9%
2.7
3 rooms
0
0.0%
9.1
4 rooms
14
12.1%
16.5
5 rooms
45
38.8%
19.8
6 rooms
22
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
21
18.1%
12.0
8 rooms
6
5.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
0
0.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Alpha, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
116
1-unit, detached
108
93.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4
3.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
4
3.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Alpha, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
92
79.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
3
2.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1
0.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1
0.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
8
6.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
0
0.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3
2.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Alpha, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
4
5.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
54.2%
4.7
Electricity
8
11.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
8
11.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
13
18.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Alpha, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
20
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
15.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
6
30.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
11
55.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
4
20.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1
5.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
12
60.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alpha, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4
41,631,300
$500 to $999
0
0.0%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
4
100.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
0
0.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4
100.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
0
0.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Alpha, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
68
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
50
73.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
9
13.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5
7.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
4
5.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
38,300
205,000
