Alpena County

Alpena County, Michigan

At a Glance

Population	28,907
County Seat	Alpena County Courthouse
State FIPS	26
County FIPS	007
Num Towns	3
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	11,734
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	28,911
Median Age	47.6
Veterans	2,513
Housing Units	15,685
Uninsured	107
Net Migration (recent)	498
Growing	Yes

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	795
Total Employees	9,811
Avg Annual Pay	$51,642
Median Household Income	$49,133
Poverty Rate	16.5%
Unemployment Rate	7.3%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$57,891
Federal Spending FY2024	$291,027,186
Federal Spending Per Capita	$10,068

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$128,000
Median Rent	$638
FMR Studio	$640
FMR 1BR	$745
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,165
FMR 4BR	$1,567

Health & Safety

Hospitals	3
EMS Stations	9
Fire Stations	9
Police Stations	9
Adult Smoking	20.9%
Adult Obesity	40.6%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	25.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	19.3
Electric Customers	4516367
Towns with Broadband Data	3
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	3

Community

Churches	24
Libraries	3
Historic Places (NRHP)	10
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	11
SNAP Stores	29
Bank Branches	5

Agriculture

Total Farms	6
Land in Farms (acres)	10,338
Avg Farm Size (acres)	1,723.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (6)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2025-07-22
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-27
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
EM	BLIZZARDS & SNOWSTORMS	1978-01-27
EM	DROUGHT	1977-03-02

Detailed Topics

Communities in Alpena County

Alpena — pop 10,197
Ossineke — pop 932
Hillman — pop 605

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.