Houghton County — KPI Snapshot
Houghton County Snapshot
Houghton County
Employment
12,551
▲ 2.0% YoY
Establishments
981
▲ 0.1% YoY
Average Salary
$55,172
▼ 0.4% YoY
Real GDP
$1.2B
▲ 3.8% YoY
(2024)
Unemployment rate
5.9%
▼ 0.6pp YoY
(May 2026)
Net Migration
−119
(2022→2023 filings, US + foreign)
Net Migration reflects IRS SOI county-to-county filings (Total Migration-US and Foreign) — the net change in tax-filer exemptions between consecutive filing years, inclusive of moves into and out of the country. FRED real GDP and unemployment rate vintages reflect the most recent BEA/BLS releases as of the data badge above.