Alpha, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Alpha is a Census village of 215 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Iron County. Median household income is $39,115, 87.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alpha
What Alpha is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land228 plus or minus 104
- County holding the largest share of its areaIron County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpha
How many people live in Alpha
- Population215 plus or minus 98
- Median age58.7 plus or minus 24.7
- Population under 188 plus or minus 15
- Share under 183.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over78 plus or minus 40
- Share 65 and over36.3 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Households115 plus or minus 44
- Family households39 plus or minus 26
- Share of households that are families33.9 percent plus or minus 18.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpha
Income and work in Alpha
- Median household income$39,115
- Per capita income$25,932 plus or minus $5,286
- Civilian labor force103 plus or minus 64
- Employed100 plus or minus 64
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over161 plus or minus 74
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpha
Housing in Alpha
- Housing units148 plus or minus 48
- Occupied units115 plus or minus 44
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate22.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Owner occupied101 plus or minus 44
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 9
- Ownership rate87.8 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$34,100 plus or minus $17,654
- Single family units124 plus or minus 48
- Share single family83.8 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Units in buildings of two or more19 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpha
How Alpha gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute94 plus or minus 64
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.2 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9 plus or minus 14
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more9.6 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone91.0 percent plus or minus 26.5
- Carpooled2.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home6.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Iron County, not Alpha
Iron County context, not Alpha figures
- Establishments in Iron County358
- Covered employment, Iron County3,410
- Average annual pay, Iron County$44,921
- Housing units permitted, Iron County156
Every figure in this section is published for Iron County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alpha.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Alpha questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alpha, Michigan?
215, in 115 households. Alpha village covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 228 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alpha in?
Iron County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Alpha?
$39,115. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $34,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Alpha figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Iron County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Alpha.
Is zoning published for Alpha?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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