Metro area · CBSA 10980

Alpena

The Alpena, MI metro area has 28,880 people. Median rent is $673, 15.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Alpena County at $1,014. Of the 3 places we track here, Ossineke has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income

$53,950

Median home value

$153,900

Unemployment

6.2%

2-bedroom fair market rent

$1,014

HUD, Alpena County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

Place	Population	Rent	Rent to income
Alpena	10,154	$625	15.8%
Ossineke	1,019	$718	14.5%
Hillman	812	$673	21.9%

Nearby metro areas

Bay City
Midland
Saginaw
Traverse City
Flint
Detroit
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Ann Arbor
Jackson
Battle Creek

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.