Calumet

Population: 676
Median household income: $25,234
Median home value: $82,500

Calumet is a community in Houghton County, Michigan, home to 676 residents. Its median household income of $25,234 runs below the Houghton County figure of $56,573.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calumet's population declined 9.1% from 744 to 676, while its median home value rose 41.8% from $58,200 to $82,500.

39.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.65 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 676
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $25,234
Median home value: $82,500
Median gross rent: $640
Housing units: 524
Homeownership rate: 28.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

744676

Median household income

$21,389$25,234

Median home value

$58,200$82,500

Median gross rent

$572$640

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	744	$21,389	$58,200	$572
2020	776	$22,019	$55,300	$570
2021	768	$19,028	$56,400	$579
2022	719	$23,897	$72,700	$628
2023	676	$25,234	$82,500	$640

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 175.9%

18 to 2420.7%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	6.5%
5 to 17	40	5.9%
18 to 24	140	20.7%
25 to 34	97	14.3%
35 to 44	41	6.1%
45 to 54	54	8.0%
55 to 64	119	17.6%
65 to 74	87	12.9%
75 and over	54	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	625	92.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48	10.6%
High school graduate	106	23.5%
Some college or associate's	184	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	66	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	48	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone48.9%

Carpooled12.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked31.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	136	48.9%
Carpooled	34	12.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	87	31.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	7.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	51.0%
15 to 29 min	89	34.6%
30 to 44 min	20	7.8%
45 to 59 min	13	5.1%
60+ min	4	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.65
Poverty rate: 39.9% (270 of 676)

	Count	Share
Family households	156	38.1%
Nonfamily households	253	61.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	409	78.1%
Vacant	115	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	28.1%
Renter-occupied	294	71.9%

1-unit, detached37.2%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units29.2%

20 or more units14.5%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	195	37.2%
1-unit, attached	32	6.1%
2 to 4 units	60	11.5%
5 to 19 units	153	29.2%
20 or more units	76	14.5%
Mobile home & other	8	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2612580
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 47.2477, -88.4534