Moving to Powers, Michigan

Population: 430. Estimated population in July 2024: 424 (-1.4% change)
Males: 165 (38.4%), Females: 265 (61.6%)

Menominee County

Zip code: 49874

Demographics

Median resident age: 68.3 years
Median household income: $20,250
Median house value: $55,900

Population by Race

Races in Powers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

Ancestries: French (23.0%), German (21.4%), Irish (12.6%), English (9.3%), Swedish (8.6%), Polish (6.5%).

Elevation: 869 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Powers, MI

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Powers

  • High school or higher: 60.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powers village

  • Never married: 14.1%
  • Now married: 32.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 40.0%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+2.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Powers:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Powers:

  • DELTA COUNTY (about 31 miles; ESCANABA, MI; Abbreviation: ESC)
  • MENOMINEE-MARINETTE TWIN COUNTY (about 41 miles; MENOMINEE, MI; Abbreviation: MNM)
  • FORD (about 41 miles; IRON MOUNTAIN KINGSFORD, MI; Abbreviation: IMT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Powers:

  • W GLADSTONE (about 31 miles; GLADSTONE, MI; Abbreviation: 9C9)
  • BONNIE FIELD (about 32 miles; ROCK, MI; Abbreviation: 6Y4)
  • EPHRAIM-FISH CREEK (about 45 miles; EPHRAIM, WI; Abbreviation: 3D2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powers:

  • NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MARQUETTE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,374)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (about 88 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,794)
  • NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GREEN BAY, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,198)
  • SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 96 miles; DE PERE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,031)
  • FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 112 miles; APPLETON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,364)
  • MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; HOUGHTON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,779)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 133 miles; OSHKOSH, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,057)

Schools

Public high school in Powers:

  • NORTH CENTRAL AREA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 287; Location: W3795 HWY US 2 & 41; Grades: 07 – 12)