Alpha

Population: 222
Median household income: $38,879
Median home value: $33,300

Alpha, a community in Iron County, Michigan, has 222 residents. The median household income of $38,879 is below the Iron County median ($53,614).

From 2019 to 2023, Alpha's population grew 26.9% from 175 to 222, while its median home value fell 17.8% from $40,500 to $33,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.0% of the population. 79.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 222
Median age: 58.4 yrs
Median household income: $38,879
Median home value: $33,300
Median gross rent: $633
Housing units: 153
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

175222

Median household income

$30,521$38,879

Median home value

$40,500$33,300

Median gross rent

$517$633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	175	$30,521	$40,500	$517
2020	192	$31,458	$28,500	$550
2021	174	$33,629	$29,400	$554
2022	210	$36,417	$32,000	$525
2023	222	$38,879	$33,300	$633

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 174.1%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6419.4%

65 to 7424.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3	1.4%
5 to 17	9	4.1%
18 to 24	33	14.9%
25 to 34	14	6.3%
35 to 44	30	13.5%
45 to 54	17	7.7%
55 to 64	43	19.4%
65 to 74	54	24.3%
75 and over	19	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	211	95.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	3.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate59.9%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	10.7%
High school graduate	106	59.9%
Some college or associate's	41	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	7	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	86	79.6%
Carpooled	13	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	35.0%
15 to 29 min	47	47.0%
30 to 44 min	18	18.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 20.3% (45 of 222)

	Count	Share
Family households	42	34.4%
Nonfamily households	80	65.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	122	79.7%
Vacant	31	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	106	86.9%
Renter-occupied	16	13.1%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13	8.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	6.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2601800
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.94 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 46.0440, -88.3784