Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 3,558 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 267 | 7.5% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 271 | 7.6% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 503 | 14.1% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 575 | 16.2% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 644 | 18.1% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 599 | 16.8% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 387 | 10.9% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 246 | 6.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 41 | 1.2% |
| $200,000 or more | 25 | 0.7% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 38,348 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 48,355 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 2,237 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 61 | 2.7% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 67 | 3.0% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 229 | 10.2% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 323 | 14.4% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 487 | 21.8% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 457 | 20.4% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 357 | 16.0% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 202 | 9.0% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 29 | 1.3% |
| $200,000 or more | 25 | 1.1% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 47,068 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 58,185 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 19,117 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 22,795 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 47,926 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 30,427 | 0% |
Employment Status in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 8,165 | 100% |
| In labor force | 3,488 | 42.7% |
| Civilian labor force | 3,488 | 42.7% |
| Employed | 3,021 | 37.0% |
| Unemployed | 467 | 5.7% |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not in labor force | 4,677 | 57.3% |
| Civilian labor force | 3,488 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 13.4% |
| Females 16 years and over | 3,653 | 100% |
| In labor force | 1,674 | 45.8% |
| Civilian labor force | 1,674 | 45.8% |
| Employed | 1,501 | 41.1% |
| Own children under 6 years | 427 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 287 | 67.2% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 1,082 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 730 | 67.5% |
Commuting To Work in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 2,922 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 2,087 | 71.4% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 263 | 9.0% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 33 | 1.1% |
| Walked | 263 | 9.0% |
| Other means | 57 | 2.0% |
| Worked at home | 219 | 7.5% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 18 | 0% |
Occupation in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 3,021 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 790 | 26.2% |
| Service occupations | 783 | 25.9% |
| Sales and office occupations | 600 | 19.9% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 388 | 12.8% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 460 | 15.2% |
Industry in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 3,021 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 89 | 2.9% |
| Construction | 184 | 6.1% |
| Manufacturing | 361 | 11.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 22 | 0.7% |
| Retail trade | 360 | 11.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 103 | 3.4% |
| Information | 77 | 2.5% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 144 | 4.8% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 153 | 5.1% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 563 | 18.6% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 406 | 13.4% |
| Other services, except public administration | 184 | 6.1% |
| Public administration | 375 | 12.4% |
Class of Worker in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 3,021 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 2,078 | 68.8% |
| Government workers | 691 | 22.9% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 241 | 8.0% |
| Unpaid family workers | 11 | 0.4% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 2,209 | 62.1% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 49,386 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 1,629 | 45.8% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 16,033 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 1,266 | 35.6% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 19,492 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 147 | 4.1% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 9,186 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 163 | 4.6% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 2,726 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 442 | 12.4% |
| Nonfamily households | 1,321 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 22,930 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 30,506 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 8,494 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 7,304 | 86.0% |
| With private health insurance | 5,533 | 65.1% |
| With public coverage | 3,607 | 42.5% |
| No health insurance coverage | 1,190 | 14.0% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 1,571 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 23 | 1.5% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 4,990 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 3,298 | 100% |
| Employed: | 2,853 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 2,193 | 76.9% |
| With private health insurance | 2,042 | 71.6% |
| With public coverage | 251 | 8.8% |
| No health insurance coverage | 660 | 23.1% |
| Unemployed: | 445 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 189 | 42.5% |
| With private health insurance | 119 | 26.7% |
| With public coverage | 96 | 21.6% |
| No health insurance coverage | 256 | 57.5% |
| Not in labor force: | 1,692 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,445 | 85.4% |
| With private health insurance | 991 | 58.6% |
| With public coverage | 624 | 36.9% |
| No health insurance coverage | 247 | 14.6% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Alger County
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 7.6% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 14.4% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 23.1% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 4.4% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 9.6% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 27.0% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 27.6% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 34.5% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 0.0% |
| All people | 0 | 14.9% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 16.6% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 16.4% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 25.8% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 13.4% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 14.5% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 15.8% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 11.2% |
| People in families | 0 | 9.3% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 34.0% |