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Van Buren County

Population in July 2009: 220. Population change since 2000: -6.4%
 

Males: 106  (48.5%)
Females: 114  (51.5%)

Median resident age:  31.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49027.


Estimated median household income in 2009: $32,599 (it was $32,917 in 2000)
Breedsville:

$32,599
Michigan:

$45,255
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $26,979

Breedsville village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $61,790 (it was $42,900 in 2000)
Breedsville:

$61,790
Michigan:

$132,200
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $79,105; Detached houses: $77,345; Mobile homes: $113,129

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Breedsville races chart
  • White alone - 78 (90.7%)
  • Two or more races - 4 (4.7%)
  • Hispanic - 4 (4.7%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Breedsville: 83.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.2%), English (7.2%), German (6.4%), Polish (3.8%), Italian (2.6%), Irish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 328 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Breedsville:

  • High school or higher: 61.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.7%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Breedsville village:

  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

16 residents are foreign born (6.0% Latin America, 0.9% Europe).

This village:  6.8%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Breedsville, Michigan in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Breedsville to the number of sex offenders is 110 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,150 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $478 (1.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kalamazoo, MI (25.5 miles , pop. 77,145).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (89.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bangor, MI (1.8 miles ), Bloomingdale, MI (2.6 miles ), Lawrence, MI (3.0 miles ), Gobles, MI (3.2 miles ), South Haven, MI (3.3 miles ), Hartford, MI (3.3 miles ), Paw Paw, MI (3.6 miles ), Paw Paw Lake, MI (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $175,000
  • 2008: 0 buildings
  • 2009: 0 buildings
  • 2010: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.35 N, Longitude: 86.07 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 269

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Unemployment in March 2011:
Here:

12.1%
Michigan:

11.0%

Unemployment by year (%)


Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+5.9%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (26%)
  • Manufacturing (17%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (13%)
  • Retail trade (9%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Utilities (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (26%)
  • Manufacturing (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Other services, except public administration (13%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (9%)
  • Health care and social assistance (9%)
  • Retail trade (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Cashiers (19%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
  • Personal appearance workers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Financial managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Tornado activity:

Breedsville-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 76% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.5 miles away from the Breedsville village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1977, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the village center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Breedsville-area historical earthquake activity is 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 81.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Van Buren County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Breedsville:

  • SOUTH HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; SOUTH HAVEN, MI)
  • BRONSON LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; PAW PAW, MI)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; WATERVLIET, MI)

Amtrak station near Breedsville:

  • 3 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plant near Breedsville:

  • 11 miles: Palisades in South Haven, MI.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Breedsville:

  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College (about 22 miles; Kalamazoo, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,240)
  • Western Michigan University (about 25 miles; Kalamazoo, MI; FT enrollment: 18,067)
  • Andrews University (about 31 miles; Berrien Springs, MI; FT enrollment: 2,408)
  • Hope College (about 31 miles; Holland, MI; FT enrollment: 3,114)
  • Grand Valley State University (about 44 miles; Allendale, MI; FT enrollment: 19,392)
  • Davenport University (about 45 miles; Grand Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 3,488)
  • University of Notre Dame (about 46 miles; Notre Dame, IN; FT enrollment: 11,690)

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Van Buren County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI  PM2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.6. This is about average.
City:

29.6
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.07. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.9 miles away from the city center.
City:

9.07
U.S.:

9.59


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.0%
(15.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This village:  3.2 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  80.8%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  11.0%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 2.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Breedsville, MI


Breedsville compared to Michigan state average:

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

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Breedsville travel time to work - commute
Breedsville mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (95%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Van Buren County Michigan:


2008 Presidential Election results in Van Buren County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Breedsville:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 30.83%
Here30.8%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchReformed Church in AmericaSeventh-Day Adventist Church
Adherents40.6%9.7%5.6%4.6%3.5%
Congregations8.8%15.4%1.1%3.3%7.7%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaInternational Council of Community ChurchesOther
Adherents3.3%3.1%3.0%3.0%23.5%
Congregations3.3%3.3%1.1%3.3%52.7%
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: 16
This county:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Van Buren County:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
Van Buren County:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 40
This county:

5.14 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 61
Van Buren County:

7.84 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

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

9.4%
Michigan:

9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.5%
Michigan:

29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Van Buren County:

16.4%
State:

13.4%

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$128
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$516
Totals for Government 0$0 9$644

Breedsville government finances in 2002:

  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $21,000 ($95.45)
    Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($72.73)
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($31.82)
    General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($13.64)
    Financial Administration: $2,000 ($9.09)
    General - Other: $1,000 ($4.55)
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($13.64)
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $132,000 ($600.00)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $33,000 ($150.00)
    General Support: $30,000 ($136.36)
  • Tax - Property: $11,000 ($50.00)
    NEC: $1,000 ($4.55)
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000 ($40.91)

6.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.52%
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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.17% ($42,190 average AGI)
from Berrien County, MI  0.81% ($25,498)
from Allegan County, MI  0.64% ($25,802)


7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.05%
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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.15% ($33,900 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  0.73% ($29,186)
to Allegan County, MI  0.62% ($27,717)

Strongest AM radio stations in Breedsville:

  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGMY (940 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Breedsville:

  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WAYK (88.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
  • WQXC-FM (100.9 FM; OTSEGO, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W247AM (97.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WYVN (92.7 FM; SAUGATUCK, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHFB-FM (99.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WHFB BROADCAST ASSOCIATES L P)
  • WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
  • WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W258AH (99.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Breedsville:

  • WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

5
  • Maggie Staton, 51717 Baseline Rd (Lat: 42.418139 Lon: -86.050972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
  • Maggie Staton, 51717 Baseline Rd (Lat: 42.418139 Lon: -86.050972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
  • Kyle B Entz, 51717 Baseline Rd (Lat: 42.418139 Lon: -86.050972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
  • Kyle B Entz, 51717 Baseline Rd (Lat: 42.418139 Lon: -86.050972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040
  • Richard J Byrne, 51717 Baseline Rd (Lat: 42.418139 Lon: -86.050972), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.7 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
    Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

2
  • Call Sign: KB8QXI, Licensee ID: L00783552
    Grant Date: 01/24/2004, Expiration Date: 01/24/2014, Certifier: Ronald P Taylor
    Registrant: Ronald P Taylor, Breedsville, MI 49027
  • Call Sign: KB8ZGI
    Grant Date: 05/03/1995, Expiration Date: 05/03/2005, Cancellation Date: 05/04/2007
    Registrant: Robert K Taylor, 191 E Main, Breedsville, MI 49027-0039



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$131,820
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$73,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
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Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0102.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Breedsville, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William454.2 years
John375.7 years
Robert368.3 years
James269.0 years
Frank269.0 years
Harold279.5 years
Lewis287.0 years
Lillian276.0 years
Mary275.0 years
Walter269.4 years
Most common last names in Breedsville, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Lee580.6 years
Anderson385.4 years
Byrd385.1 years
Johnson388.6 years
Mortensen384.0 years
Taylor375.3 years
Fuller281.1 years
Green274.0 years
Faller280.5 years
Kramer290.0 years

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