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Ottawa County

Population in July 2007: 3,207.
Males: 1,636  (51.0%)
Females: 1,571  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49424.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,044 (it was $46,676 in 2000)
Beechwood:  $48,044
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,918
Beechwood:  $25,918
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $144,901 (it was $113,800 in 2000)
Beechwood:  $144,901
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $209,875; Detached houses: $214,225; In 2-unit structures: $163,827; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $265,815; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $271,592; Mobile homes: $8,068

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Races in Beechwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.8%)
  • Hispanic (13.5%)
  • Other race (5.5%)
  • Other Asian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Beechwood: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Dutch (30.9%), German (17.1%), English (9.8%), United States (7.9%), Polish (5.9%), French (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.83 square miles.

Population density: 1749 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Beechwood

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Beechwood CDP

  • Never married: 19.2%
  • Now married: 63.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

210 residents are foreign born (2.9% Asia, 2.8% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This place:  7.1%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Beechwood:  1.2% ($1,334)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Beechwood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wyoming, MI (22.5 miles , pop. 69,368).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (94.5 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (103.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Holland, MI (1.3 miles ), Zeeland, MI (2.3 miles ), Saugatuck, MI (3.3 miles ), Douglas, MI (3.4 miles ), Hudsonville, MI (3.7 miles ), Fennville, MI (3.8 miles ), Allendale, MI (3.9 miles ), Jenison, MI (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 42.80 N, Longitude: 86.12 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,532 (+51.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 273 (18.2%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 616

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Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Chemicals (10%)
  • Furniture and related products (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)



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Average climate in Beechwood, Michigan

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Beechwood-area historical tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 27% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Beechwood place center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.4 miles away from the place center killed 5 people and injured 142 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Beechwood-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 99% 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 77.0 miles away from Beechwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Beechwood:
  • HOLLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; HOLLAND, MI)
  • ZEELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ZEELAND, MI)
  • NORTH OTTAWA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GRAND HAVEN, MI)

Amtrak station near Beechwood:
  • 2 miles: HOLLAND (171 LINCOLN AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beechwood:
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 3 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  8.1%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beechwood, MI


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Beechwood compared to Michigan state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Beechwood travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Ottawa County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Beechwood

Adherents


NameReformed Church in AmericaChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaCatholic Church The Wesleyan ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents27.3%22.8%20.3%7.2%4.9%
Congregations22.1%25.5%4.8%2.9%5.8%
NameUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA) Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentProtestant Reformed Churches in AmericaOther religions
Adherents2.6%2.5%2.1%1.1%9.1%
Congregations2.9%2.4%1.9%2.4%29.3%
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.


6.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,367 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.31%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($191 average AGI)
Ottawa County:  0.06%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kent County, MI  2.25% ($48,103 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI  0.67% ($36,279)
from Muskegon County, MI  0.64% ($33,050)


6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,948 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($186 average AGI)
Ottawa County:  0.05%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kent County, MI  1.96% ($36,905 average AGI)
to Allegan County, MI  0.71% ($40,551)
to Muskegon County, MI  0.67% ($38,249)


Strongest AM radio stations in Beechwood:
  • WHTC (1450 AM; 1 kW; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMFN (640 AM; 1 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMHG (1600 AM; 5 kW; MUSKEGON, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Beechwood:
  • WTHS (89.9 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: HOPE COLLEGE)
  • WJQK (99.3 FM; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: BEACON BC/ING CO. OF WEST MICHIGAN)
  • WGNB (89.3 FM; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WKLQ (94.5 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYVN (92.7 FM; SAUGATUCK, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVTI (96.1 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
  • WCSG (91.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY.)
  • WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFUR-FM (102.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: FURNITURE CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
  • WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
  • WGVU-FM (88.5 FM; ALLENDALE, MI; Owner: BD OF CONTROL,GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV.)
  • WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGHN-FM (92.1 FM; GRAND HAVEN, MI; Owner: WGHN, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Beechwood:
  • WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
  • WUHQ-LP (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W44BQ (Channel 44; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
  • WXSP-CA (Channel 15; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W48CL (Channel 48; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
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 ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$128,77048$138,47580$138,7949$66,7971$654,81011$250,3292$5,540
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$40,8004$107,97314$122,4293$47,3400$02$183,2601$15,110
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$105,53010$81,97551$139,46212$48,2870$03$229,2375$18,738
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$69,5106$98,52324$141,8381$59,3600$01$540,6200$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$01$238,3106$154,1771$2,5200$01$207,8000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0221.02 , 0222.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED17$136,8859$170,5571$143,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$149,0452$180,0751$113,830
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$138,1800$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0221.02 , 0222.01

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