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Population (year 2000): 3,462. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,198 (-7.6% change)
 

Males: 1,616  (46.7%)
Females: 1,846  (53.3%)

Huron County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48413.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,900 (it was $32,125 in 2000)
Bad Axe  $31,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,900 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
Bad Axe  $91,900
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Bad Axe:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (31.5%), Polish (18.4%), English (14.2%), Irish (13.5%), French (8.8%), United States (5.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 765 feet

Land area: 2.14 square miles.

Population density: 1514 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bad Axe

  • High school or higher: 76.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bad Axe city

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 10.7%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

69 residents are foreign born

This city:  2.0%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 16 registered sex offenders living in Bad Axe, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bad Axe to the number of sex offenders is 203 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bad Axe:  1.4% ($1,022)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (70.5 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (98.2 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (349.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ubly, MI (7.8 miles ), Kinde, MI (9.4 miles ), Elkton, MI (12.5 miles ), Port Austin, MI (16.8 miles ), Minden City, MI (18.0 miles ), Cass City, MI (18.6 miles ), Pigeon, MI (18.8 miles ), Owendale, MI (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 43.80 N, Longitude: 83.00 W


People in group quarters in Bad Axe
  • 94 people in nursing homes
  • 62 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-2.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Machinery (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Bad Axe by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 250361
    per 100,000 57.5142.80.089.7182.530.9
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 644328
    per 100,000 172.4114.3118.789.760.8247.1
Burglaries 221418152011
    per 100,000 632.2399.9534.0448.7608.5339.7
Thefts 136161122150131131
    per 100,000 3908.04598.73619.14487.03985.44045.7
Auto thefts 740242
    per 100,000 201.1114.30.059.8121.761.8
Arson 010012
    per 100,000 0.028.60.00.030.461.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 297.1358.2205.9305.4369.9264.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.78
US city average:  3.00

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Bad Axe-area historical tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/12/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the Bad Axe city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 52.4 miles away from the city center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Bad Axe:
  • HURON MEDICAL CENTER (1100 SOUTH VAN DYKE ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bad Axe:
  • SCHEURER HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PIGEON, MI)
  • HILLS AND DALE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CASS CITY, MI)
  • HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HARBOR BEACH, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bad Axe:
  • MBS INTL (about 77 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 78 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 85 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bad Axe:
  • ENGLER FIELD (about 2 miles; BAD AXE, MI; ID: E53)
  • HURON COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 3 miles; BAD AXE, MI; ID: BAX)
  • GRINDSTONE AIR HARBOR (about 18 miles; PORT AUSTIN, MI; ID: 29C)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bad Axe:
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; PORT HURON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,287)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
  • BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 75 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
Public high school in Bad Axe:
  • BAD AXE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 456; Location: 200 N. BARRIE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bad Axe:
  • BAD AXE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 329; Location: 750 S. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • GEORGE E. GREENE ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 289; Location: 309 N. OUTER DRIVE; Grades: KG - 02)
  • BAD AXE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 404 HATCHET DRIVE; Grades: 03 - 05)
  • HURON LEARNING CENTER (Students: 105; Location: 1299 E. THOMAS ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
  • CHURCH SCHOOL (Students: 31; Location: 2927 CROCKARD ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • VERONA MILLS SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 3487 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
  • BIG BURNING SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 1509 N. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 17; Location: 4151 SECTION LINE ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • RAPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 10; Location: 2072 N. VERONA ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • HURON AREA TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 1160 S. VAN DYKE ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Bad Axe:
  • BAD AXE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $187,823; Location: 200 SOUTH HANSELMAN STREET; 30,051 books; 2,221 audio materials; 2,999 video materials; 129 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attractions: Huron County Board of Commissioners (Nature Centers; County Building), Bannick Music & Games (Amusement & Theme Parks; 918 East Huron Avenue), Huron County Visitors Bureau (Loosemore Road).

Hotels: Best Western Bad Axe Hotel & Resort (898 N. Port Crescent), Coral Gables Motel (1151 South Van Dyke Road), Econo Lodge Inn & Suites (898 North Van Dyke), Apple Creek Inn (1151 South Van Dyke Road), Franklin Inn Motor Lodge (1060 East Huron Avenue), Four Seasons Health Care Center (1167 East Hopson Street), Bad Axe Inn (898 North Van Dyke Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bad Axe and their reported violations in the past:

BAD AXE (Population served: 3462, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-22-2003), St Public Notif requested (NOV-24-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-02-2003)
MCDONALDS OF BAD AXE MICH (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
LONGSHOT LANES BAR & GAMES (Population served: 180, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
OAK BEACH COUNTY PARK CG (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
VERONA HILLS GOLF CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
M-46 MINI MARKET (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-13-1999), St Compliance achieved (NOV-08-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
HURON KNIGHTS BUILDING ASSOC. (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bad Axe that have no violations reported:
  • OAK BEACH COUNTY PARK BEACH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MCGRAW PARK (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ST JOSEPHS (Population served: 120, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • VERONA TAVERN- TSCHIRHART (Population served: 70, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NORMANS CORPORATION (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.9%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Bad Axe compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bad Axe (2007 data):
  • Signature Bank: at One East Huron Avenue, branch established on 1894-01-01; North Van Dyke Branch at 833 North Van Dyke, branch established on 1976-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $264.1 mil, Deposits: $221.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Of Huron Corp.
  • Independent Bank East Michigan: Bad Axe Branch at 305 East Huron Avenue, branch established on 1886-07-10; Northgate Branch at 655 North Port Crescent Street, branch established on 1966-02-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $712.6 mil, Deposits: $609.7 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
  • Chemical Bank: Bad Axe Branch at 704 North Van Dyke Road, branch established on 1980-08-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,781.3 mil, Deposits: $2,898.3 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 127 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation
  • Citizens First Savings Bank: Bad Axe at 123 N. Port Crescent, branch established on 1937-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,767.7 mil, Deposits: $1,195.7 mil, headquarters in Port Huron, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices
  • Bay Port State Bank: Bad Axe Branch at 796 North Vandyke, branch established on 1995-12-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $68.2 mil, Deposits: $59.2 mil, headquarters in Bay Port, MI, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bay Port Financial Corporation
  • Northstar Bank: at 833 South Van Dyke, branch established on 2001-02-01. Info updated 2007-02-15: Bank assets: $156.3 mil, Deposits: $136.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Northstar Financial Group, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 7$20,196$34,6220$0
Sewerage 2$7,476$44,8560$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,376$26,2562$855
Water Supply 1$2,866$34,3920$0
Police Protection - Officers 9$28,168$37,5574$3,074
Police - Other 0$0 1$403
Local Libraries 2$5,315$31,8903$2,215
Financial Administration 2$4,633$27,7980$0
Other Government Administration 3$9,536$38,1440$0
Totals for Government 28$82,565$35,38510$6,546


Bad Axe government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,699,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $538,000
    Solid Waste Management: $121,000
    All Other: $46,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $199,000
    Water Utilities: $4,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $517,000
    Regular Highways: $449,000
    General - Other: $417,000
    General Public Buildings: $386,000
    Central Staff Services: $287,000
    Sewerage: $280,000
    Libraries: $184,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Parks & Recreation: $156,000
    Solid Waste Management: $135,000
    Fire Protection: $78,000
    Financial Administration: $23,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $41,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $161,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
    All Other: $51,000
    Housing & Community Development: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,585,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,269,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $931,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $385,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $213,000
    Interest Earnings: $118,000
    Special Assessments: $28,000
    Rents: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $34,000
    Sewerage: $29,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,372,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $325,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $508,000
    Highways: $245,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,458,000
    NEC: $23,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,137,000

3.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,079 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.39%
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 Tuscola County, MI  0.55% ($26,846 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI  0.37% ($54,208)
from Sanilac County, MI  0.30% ($30,595)


4.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,472 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.65%
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 Tuscola County, MI  0.52% ($35,013 average AGI)
to Bay County, MI  0.35% ($29,480)
to Macomb County, MI  0.30% ($44,558)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bad Axe:
  • WLEW (1340 AM; 1 kW; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: THUMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • 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.)
  • WMIC (660 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SANDUSKY, MI; Owner: SANILAC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bad Axe:
  • WLEW-FM (102.1 FM; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: THUMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W207BL (89.3 FM; PINNEBOG, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bad Axe:
  • WDCP-TV (Channel 35; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)

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