Keewenaw County

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

Personal Income (In thousands of dollars)

Components by Type
Personal Income 49,711 51,730 54,741 55,908
Population (persons) 2,253 2,235 2,206 2,172
Per Capita peronal income (dollars) 22,064 23,145 24,815 25,740
Components by Industry
Farm Earnings 0 0 0 0
Private Earnings 11,164 11,558 12,324 13,204
Forestry, Fishing, Etc 0 0 0 0
Mining 0 0 0 0
Utilities 0 0 0 0
Construction 727 0 0 0
Wholesale Trade 0 0 0 264
Retail Trade 748 824 824 934
Government and Government Enterprise 4,222 4,343 4,343 4,215

Employment by Industry

Components by Type
Total Employment 843 870 858 886
Wage and Salary employment 625 625 605 623
Proprietors Employment 218 245 253 263
Farm Employment 0 0 0 0
NonFarm Employment 843 870 858 886
Components by Industry
Private Employment 685 716 704 746
Forestry, Fishing, Etc 0 0 0 0
Mining 0 0 0 0
Utilities 0 0 0 0
Construction 27 32 0 0
Wholesale Trade 0 0 0 15
Retail Trade 73 86 87 94
Government and Government Enterprise 158 154 154 140
Child Population ages 0-17 453 438 438 410
Children in Poverty ages 0-17 51 53
Poverty (US Census Bureau)
12.80%
Jobless Rate (in percent)
8.9
10.30
11.5 10.5 10

Principle Employers (Top 4) - 2003

Company Name
Location
Employees
Lake Shore Inc Iron River 200
Iron County Medical Care Fclty Crystal Falls 190
West Iron Co Pub School Dist. Iron River 175
Iron County Community Hospital Iron River 150

Funding 02-03

Local

State

Fed

Total

Grant township Schools

18754.00

880.00

0.00

20174.00

Funding 03-04

Local
State
Fed
Total
Grant township Schools 30160.00 21.00 0.00 30181.00

Funding 04-05

Local
State
Fed
Total
Grant township Schools 26829.00 231.00 310.00 27369.00

Funding 05-06

Local
State
Fed
Total
Grant township Schools 58135.00 0.00 717.00 58852.00