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Genesee County

Population in 2010: 10,232. Population change since 2000: -20.0%
Males: 4,898  (47.9%)
Females: 5,334  (52.1%)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Michigan median age:  45.5 years

Zip codes: 48505.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $25,052 (it was $25,925 in 2000)
Beecher:

$25,052
Michigan:

$45,255
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $13,884

Beecher CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $44,151 (it was $38,200 in 2000)
Beecher:

$44,151
Michigan:

$132,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $55,487; Detached houses: $55,553; Townhouses or other attached units: $15,905; In 2-unit structures: $57,258; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $15,905; Mobile homes: $61,747

Median gross rent in 2009: $688.

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  • Black alone - 7,011 (68.5%)
  • White alone - 2,428 (23.7%)
  • Hispanic - 362 (3.5%)
  • Two or more races - 316 (3.1%)
  • American Indian alone - 74 (0.7%)
  • Other race alone - 28 (0.3%)
  • Asian alone - 12 (0.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone - 1 (0.01%)

Races in Beecher detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth


Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Beecher: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Beecher, Michigan on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users. Beecher is mentioned 36 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (3.3%), English (3.1%), United States (3.1%), Subsaharan African (2.4%), Irish (2.3%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 5.92 square miles.

Population density: 1727 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Beecher:

  • High school or higher: 68.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 15.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beecher CDP:

  • Never married: 41.1%
  • Now married: 34.2%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

104 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.8%
Michigan:  5.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $796 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $701 (1.9%)
Beecher satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Flint, MI (4.2 miles , pop. 124,943).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (57.2 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (220.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Morris, MI (1.5 miles ), Flint, MI (2.0 miles ), Clio, MI (2.5 miles ), Flushing, MI (2.7 miles ), Burton, MI (2.7 miles ), Davison, MI (3.2 miles ), Otisville, MI (3.2 miles ), Swartz Creek, MI (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 43.09 N, Longitude: 83.70 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,239 (-17.5%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 430 (10.6%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 810

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

9.5%
Michigan:

9.2%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (30%)
  • Retail trade (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Health care and social assistance (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Health care and social assistance (36%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Manufacturing (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

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Average climate in Beecher, Michigan

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Tornado activity:

Beecher-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the Beecher place center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.2 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 116 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Beecher-area historical earthquake activity is above Michigan state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Genesee County (11) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Power Outage: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Beecher:

  • HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 6 miles away; FLINT, MI)
  • MCLAREN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; FLINT, MI)
  • GENESYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - HEALTH PARK (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; GRAND BLANC, MI)

Amtrak stations near Beecher:

  • 6 miles: FLINT (1407 S. DORT HWY.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 19 miles: DURAND (200 RAILROAD ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beecher:

  • University of Michigan-Flint (about 5 miles; Flint, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,638)
  • Mott Community College (about 5 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 4,343)
  • Kettering University (about 6 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 2,047)
  • Baker College of Flint (about 8 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 3,765)
  • Baker College Center for Graduate Studies (about 8 miles; Flint, MI; FT enrollment: 2,058)
  • Baker College of Owosso (about 25 miles; Owosso, MI; FT enrollment: 2,293)
  • Saginaw Valley State University (about 33 miles; University Center, MI; FT enrollment: 7,661)

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Notable location: Mount Morris Township Fire Station 3 Beecher (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Beecher include: Grace Tabernacle Church (A), Second Friendship Missionary Baptist Church (B), Spiritual Episcopal Church (C), Christ Assembly Church (D), New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church (E), Church of Christ (F), Progressive Missionary Baptist Church (G), Detroit Street Church of God (H), True Gospel Missionary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Genesee County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  Ozone  PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
City:

30.8
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 1.34. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

1.34
U.S.:

3.08
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 15.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

15.4
U.S.:

25.4
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:

8.74
U.S.:

9.59
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2004 was 0.117. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

0.117
U.S.:

0.493


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 36.8%
(40.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.7% for Black residents, 66.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 70.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 15.8% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beecher, MI

People in group quarters in Beecher:

  • 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 16 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Beecher compared to Michigan state average:

Beecher, Michigan environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly 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 (%)


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

  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Genesee County Michigan:


2008 Presidential Election results in Genesee County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Beecher (based on Genesee County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.02%
Here37.0%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchSouthern Baptist Convention Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Adherents40.5%6.9%6.5%5.8%4.4%
Congregations9.0%11.6%4.9%7.6%2.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodChurch of the NazareneAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents3.9%3.3%2.8%2.4%23.6%
Congregations4.1%4.7%4.7%3.2%47.7%
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: 109
This county:

2.51 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
Genesee County:

0.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 86
Genesee County:

1.98 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 132
This county:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 246
Genesee County:

5.67 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

11.3%
Michigan:

9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

33.6%
Michigan:

29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Genesee County:

12.5%
State:

13.4%

3.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,252 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

3.86%
Michigan average:

5.24%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($374 average AGI)
Genesee County:

0.04%
Michigan average:

0.10%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Oakland County, MI  0.83% ($43,511 average AGI)
from Lapeer County, MI  0.28% ($33,429)
from Wayne County, MI  0.20% ($39,796)


4.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,785 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.62%
Michigan average:

5.98%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)
Genesee County:

0.03%
Michigan average:

0.05%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Oakland County, MI  0.60% ($41,786 average AGI)
to Lapeer County, MI  0.23% ($36,820)
to Saginaw County, MI  0.19% ($37,659)

Strongest AM radio stations in Beecher:

  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WTRX (1330 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFNT (1470 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWCK (1570 AM; 1 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSNL (600 AM; 1 kW; FLINT, MI)
  • WFLT (1420 AM; 1 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN EVANGELICAL B/CASTING ASSO)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beecher:

  • WTAC (89.7 FM; BURTON, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFBE (95.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWCK-FM (105.5 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDZZ-FM (92.7 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WCRZ (107.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
  • WAKL (88.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWBN (101.5 FM; TUSCOLA, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
  • WFUM-FM (91.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICHIGAN)
  • WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRCL (93.7 FM; FRANKENMUTH, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
  • WOWE (98.9 FM; VASSAR, MI; Owner: PRAESTANTIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKCQ (98.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTLZ (107.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WILZ (104.5 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Beecher:

  • W09CK (Channel 9; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • W52CU (Channel 52; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
  • WXON-LP (Channel 54; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
  • WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W22CC (Channel 22; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W69DW (Channel 69; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
  • WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
  • WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
  • W68DH (Channel 68; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 3 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$35,2585$33,77417$40,7929$8,0703$26,7001$11,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$03$41,9703$6,8330$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$38,4846$43,37822$54,36322$15,4386$23,8733$35,787
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$45,51013$62,4072$15,0201$44,6000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$14,5600$01$19,1100$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.04 , 0103.05, 0122.01, 0122.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 full and 1 partial tracts)
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$93,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.04 , 0103.05, 0122.01, 0122.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Beecher on our top lists:

  • #57 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income (pop. 5,000+)"
  • #19 (48505) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of African first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"

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