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Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, as well as the county seat of Alpena County. Its population at the 2010 census was 10,483. This number increases during summer due to a large number of visitors.
The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. This and Traverse City are considered to be the anchor cities of Northern Michigan.
The largest employer in the city is the Alpena Regional Medical Center, a federally designated rural regional medical referral center. Tourism is an important contributor to the local economy. Alpena has an industrial base as well. The city has the LaFarge Company's cement plant and to Besser Block Co. (maker of a concrete block making machinery), as well as a drywall board manufacturing facility owned by Decorative Panels International.
It has one local daily and a number of radio stations, along with one local television station. It has a number of local activities and festivals, as well as museums and a public library.
The population predominantly comprises White Americans.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
10,181 | ±26 | 10,181% | (x) |
| Male | 4,997 | ±205 | 49% | ±2 |
| Female | 5,184 | ±199 | 51% | ±2 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 96 | ±8 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 453 | ±89 | 4% | ±1 |
| 5 to 9 years | 448 | ±113 | 4% | ±1 |
| 10 to 14 years | 662 | ±134 | 7% | ±1 |
| 15 to 19 years | 589 | ±113 | 6% | ±1 |
| 20 to 24 years | 474 | ±126 | 5% | ±1 |
| 25 to 34 years | 1,114 | ±154 | 11% | ±2 |
| 35 to 44 years | 1,468 | ±146 | 14% | ±1 |
| 45 to 54 years | 1,272 | ±164 | 13% | ±2 |
| 55 to 59 years | 687 | ±178 | 7% | ±2 |
| 60 to 64 years | 881 | ±180 | 9% | ±2 |
| 65 to 74 years | 1,046 | ±163 | 10% | ±2 |
| 75 to 84 years | 643 | ±132 | 6% | ±1 |
| 85 years and over | 444 | ±120 | 4% | ±1 |
| Median age (years) | 44 | ±2 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 1,973 | ±171 | 19% | ±2 |
| 16 years and over | 8,480 | ±184 | 83% | ±2 |
| 18 years and over | 8,208 | ±176 | 81% | ±2 |
| 21 years and over | 7,998 | ±178 | 79% | ±2 |
| 62 years and over | 2,661 | ±255 | 26% | ±3 |
| 65 years and over | 2,133 | ±200 | 21% | ±2 |
| 18 years and over |
8,208 | ±176 | 8,208% | (x) |
| Male | 3,884 | ±213 | 47% | ±2 |
| Female | 4,324 | ±200 | 53% | ±2 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 90 | ±8 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
2,133 | ±200 | 2,133% | (x) |
| Male | 925 | ±114 | 43% | ±4 |
| Female | 1,208 | ±145 | 57% | ±4 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 77 | ±12 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
10,181 | ±26 | 10,181% | (x) |
| One race | 9,868 | ±91 | 97% | ±1 |
| Two or more races | 313 | ±89 | 3% | ±1 |
| One race |
9,868 | ±91 | 97% | ±1 |
| White | 9,668 | ±91 | 95% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 142 | ±60 | 1% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
33 | ±36 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 6 | ±10 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
25 | ±39 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian Indian | 18 | ±39 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 5 | ±9 | 0% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
313 | ±89 | 3% | ±1 |
| White and Black or African American | 65 | ±46 | 1% | ±0 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 42 | ±34 | 0% | ±0 |
| White and Asian | 35 | ±46 | 0% | ±1 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
10,181 | ±26 | 10,181% | (x) |
| White | 9,979 | ±75 | 98% | ±1 |
| Black or African American | 209 | ±46 | 2% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 75 | ±45 | 1% | ±0 |
| Asian | 60 | ±57 | 1% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 2 | ±4 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 169 | ±71 | 2% | ±1 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
10,181 | ±26 | 10,181% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
339 | ±53 | 3% | ±1 |
| Mexican | 181 | ±82 | 2% | ±1 |
| Puerto Rican | 116 | ±86 | 1% | ±1 |
| Cuban | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 42 | ±44 | 0% | ±0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
9,842 | ±57 | 97% | ±1 |
| White alone | 9,497 | ±90 | 93% | ±1 |
| Black or African American alone | 142 | ±60 | 1% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 16 | ±24 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian alone | 25 | ±39 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 0 | ±17 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
162 | ±72 | 2% | ±1 |
| Two races including Some other race | 18 | ±24 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 144 | ±69 | 1% | ±1 |
| Total housing units | 5,268 | ±225 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
8,140 | ±181 | 8,140% | (x) |
| Male | 3,864 | ±216 | 48% | ±2 |
| Female | 4,276 | ±202 | 53% | ±2 |
