Alpena, MI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alpena	Michigan	National
Income per capita	$36,151	$40,534	$44,883
Median household income	$57,953	$74,200	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,316	$92,757	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$25,730	$42,775	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,374	$52,653	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,858	$34,413	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.8%	5.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.0%	16.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alpena is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alpena is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alpena is 18% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alpena is 26% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,631 $57,953 $115,906

City

$49,461 $74,200 $148,400

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Alpena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	24.2%	24.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	20.1%	20.1%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	10.5%	10.5%
Other	24.1%	24.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ossineke, MI	848	$65,514	19.4%
Posen, MI	212	$54,017	33.6%
Alpena, MI	10,261	$57,953	28.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paris, TN	10,260	$49,618	39.0%
Birch Bay, WA	10,265	$92,432	13.6%
Alfred and Plantagenet, ON	10,255	n/a
Linganore, MD	10,268	$217,468	167.4%
George Mason, VA	10,252	$185,212	127.7%
Alpena, MI	10,261	$57,953	28.7%

Source: The Alpena, MI employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.