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Iosco County

Population in 2010: 1,404. Population change since 2000: -8.4%
Males: 694  (49.4%)
Females: 710  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  47.0 years
Michigan median age:  45.5 years

Zip codes: 48750.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $34,963 (it was $36,989 in 2000)
Au Sable:

$34,963
Michigan:

$45,255
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $36,861

Au Sable CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $75,645 (it was $64,300 in 2000)
Au Sable:

$75,645
Michigan:

$132,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $98,228; Detached houses: $98,301; Townhouses or other attached units: $156,218; Mobile homes: $64,223

Median gross rent in 2009: $560.

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Au Sable races chart
  • White alone - 1,301 (92.7%)
  • Hispanic - 51 (3.6%)
  • Two or more races - 21 (1.5%)
  • Asian alone - 13 (0.9%)
  • Black alone - 9 (0.6%)
  • American Indian alone - 9 (0.6%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Au Sable: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Au Sable, Michigan on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Au Sable is mentioned 128 times on our forum:
Au Sable River questions  (19 replies)
Kayaking the Au Sable  (4 replies)
Pics of Spectacular Michigan  (1936 replies)
Best "Must see" sights in Michigan.  (48 replies)
Finally made it back!!  (92 replies)
My comparison: Gaylord vs. Harper Woods  (173 replies)

Ancestries: German (22.2%), Irish (17.1%), French (16.8%), English (16.4%), United States (7.4%), Polish (5.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 590 feet

Land area: 2.11 square miles.

Population density: 666 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Au Sable:

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Au Sable CDP:

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.9%
  • Divorced: 13.3%

19 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Michigan:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $788 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $731 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (75.0 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (140.5 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (282.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oscoda, MI (0.9 miles ), East Tawas, MI (3.4 miles ), Tawas City, MI (3.7 miles ), Harrisville, MI (4.1 miles ), Lincoln, MI (4.4 miles ), Lost Lake Woods, MI (5.1 miles ), Whittemore, MI (5.1 miles ), Turner, MI (5.4 miles) .

Latitude: 44.41 N, Longitude: 83.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 989

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

10.1%
Michigan:

9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (25%)
  • Construction (22%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (18%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Information (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (4%)
  • Retail trade (26%)
  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Manufacturing (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Au Sable-area historical tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1991, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.5 miles away from the Au Sable place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1991, a category F3 tornado 19.6 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Iosco County (7) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Birthplace of: Jack Fournier - Major League Baseball first baseman.


Hospitals/medical centers near Au Sable:

  • TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; TAWAS CITY, MI)
  • SAINT MARY'S STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 42 miles away; STANDISH, MI)
  • WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 44 miles away; WEST BRANCH, MI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Au Sable:

  • Delta College (about 68 miles; University Center, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,934)
  • Saginaw Valley State University (about 70 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 7,661)
  • Northwood University (about 72 miles; Midland, MI; FT enrollment: 2,678)
  • Mid Michigan Community College (about 78 miles; Harrison, MI; FT enrollment: 2,363)
  • Central Michigan University (about 92 miles; Mount Pleasant, MI; FT enrollment: 20,153)
  • Mott Community College (about 98 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 4,343)
  • University of Michigan-Flint (about 98 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 4,638)

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Notable locations in Au Sable: Weavers Marina (A), AuSable-Oscoda Station (B), Oscoda Area First Responders (C), Iosco County Emergency Medical Services Station 3 (D), AuSable Township Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Au Sable: Huron Shores Church of the Nazarene (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Sacred Heart Cemetery (1), Pinecrest Cemetery (2), Au Sable Township Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Au Sable include: AuSable Finish Line Park (1), Billy McCraig Park (2), Au Sable Childrens Park (3), Lake Chevalier Claim Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Iosco County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.0%
(15.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 33.3% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  63.1%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Au Sable, MI


7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in other group homes

Au Sable compared to Michigan state average:

  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Au Sable travel time to work - commute
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Electricity (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Iosco County Michigan:


2008 Presidential Election results in Iosco County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Au Sable (based on Iosco County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.50%
Here44.5%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Adherents43.9%13.9%13.1%5.4%4.9%
Congregations10.5%10.5%18.4%7.9%2.6%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents3.4%2.9%2.5%1.8%8.2%
Congregations5.3%7.9%5.3%2.6%28.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 10
Iosco County:

3.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
This county:

1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12
Iosco County:

4.58 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 26
This county:

9.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Iosco County:

10.7%
Michigan:

9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Iosco County:

30.8%
State:

29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.4%

7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.21%
Michigan average:

5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Genesee County, MI  0.64% ($44,864 average AGI)
from Oakland County, MI  0.61% ($37,175)
from Wayne County, MI  0.53% ($42,382)


6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,658 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.89%
Michigan average:

5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oakland County, MI  0.52% ($29,151 average AGI)
to Ogemaw County, MI  0.45% ($20,935)
to Alcona County, MI  0.41% ($25,905)

Strongest AM radio stations in Au Sable:

  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WIOS (1480 AM; 1 kW; TAWAS CITY-EAST TAWA, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Au Sable:

  • WCLS (100.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
  • WKJC (104.7 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WCMB-FM (95.7 FM; OSCODA, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WQLB (103.3 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WATZ-FM (99.3 FM; ALPENA, MI; Owner: WATZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WJOJ (89.7 FM; HARRISVILLE, MI; Owner: NORTHLAND COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS)
  • WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Au Sable:

  • WBKB-TV (Channel 11; ALPENA, MI; Owner: THUNDER BAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8,367
Total average daily truck traffic: 334
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 10,072

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