ANALYSIS OF SOCIOECONOMIC DATA FOR THE WESTERN UP CLUSTER OF MICHIGAN COUNTIES

This paper presents an analysis of socioeconomic data for a cluster of six counties in Michigan's upper peninsula. These adjacent counties (Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon) are part of a three-year rural development project. Data for individual counties as well as averages for the cluster are given. Topics covered include population growth, age of residents, educational attainment, unemployment, employment/jobs, sources of personal income, household income, poverty rates, and household composition. An executive summary is also provided