Benzie 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 (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 25.3. This is better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 6.29. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.5 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.4%
(3.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.1 people | | Michigan: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 58.4% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elberta, MI
Elberta compared to Michigan state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students significantly 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 (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Benzie County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Elberta (based on Benzie County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 29.55%
| Here |  | 29.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church |
| Adherents | 18.1% | 14.1% | 13.3% | 10.2% | 6.1% |
| Congregations | 17.2% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | The Wesleyan Church | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | Other |
| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 20.8% |
| Congregations | 3.4% | 3.4% | 10.3% | 6.9% | 41.4% |
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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: 5 | Benzie County: | 2.86 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 1.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Benzie County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 21 | This county: | 12.01 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Benzie County: | 9.8% | | Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Benzie County: | 28.8% | | State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
1 | $3,375 | $40,500 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $2,334 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $6,019 | $36,114 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $9,394 | $37,576 | 9 | $2,334 |
Elberta government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $143,000 ($384.41)
- Charges - Sewerage: $114,000 ($306.45)
All Other: $49,000 ($131.72)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $950,000 ($2553.76)
Sewerage: $145,000 ($389.78)
Regular Highways: $142,000 ($381.72)
General - Other: $107,000 ($287.63)
Police Protection: $45,000 ($120.97)
Water Utilities: $40,000 ($107.53)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($32.26)
General Public Buildings: $10,000 ($26.88)
Libraries: $9,000 ($24.19)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($8.06)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($24.19)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $145,000 ($389.78)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $143,000 ($384.41)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000 ($5.38)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $176,000 ($473.12)
Interest Earnings: $37,000 ($99.46)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $283,000 ($760.75)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($80.65)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $523,000 ($1405.91)
General Support: $145,000 ($389.78)
- Tax - Property: $98,000 ($263.44)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $381,000 ($1024.19)
8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,718 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.53% | | 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:
7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,473 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.52% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Elberta:
- 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)
- WCCW (1310 AM; 15 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WKJF (1370 AM; 5 kW; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: WKJF RADIO, INC.)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elberta:
- WBNZ (99.3 FM; FRANKFORT, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGFN (98.1 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WJZJ (95.5 FM; GLEN ARBOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WOUF (92.1 FM; BEULAH, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTCM-FM (103.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WCUZ (100.1 FM; BEAR LAKE, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING CO.)
- WIAA (88.7 FM; INTERLOCHEN, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
- WFCX (94.3 FM; LELAND, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN RADIO, INC.)
- WICA (91.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS)
- WLDR-FM (101.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GREAT NORTHERN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WKVK (100.7 FM; HONOR, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- W201CM (88.1 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WOLW (91.1 FM; CADILLAC, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WNMC-FM (90.7 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE)
- WLJN-FM (89.9 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS MEDIA, INC.)
- WVXM (97.7 FM; MANISTEE, MI; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
- WCCW-FM (107.5 FM; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WCCW RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Elberta:
- WPBN-TV (Channel 7; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WPBN/WTOM LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- W34BZ (Channel 34; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W48BY (Channel 48; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53CC (Channel 53; LUDINGTON, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W68DD (Channel 68; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W62CQ (Channel 62; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W25CU (Channel 25; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: EDWARD J. HESS AND/OR MADGE E. HESS)
- W36BZ (Channel 36; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W56DF (Channel 56; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W15BM (Channel 15; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W34CE (Channel 34; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W48CC (Channel 48; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W52CP (Channel 52; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W58CN (Channel 58; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66CX (Channel 66; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,712
Total average daily truck traffic: 47
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 5,603
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2 - Betsie Bay Marina 100 Frankfort Ave (Lat: 44.626667 Lon: -86.237306), Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KIL934, Licensee ID: L00370229
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.700 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 06/25/2001, Expiration Date: 08/07/2011
Registrant: Betsie Bay Marina Inc, 100 Frankfort Ave, Elberta, MI 49628 - 603 Frankfort (Lat: 44.616389 Lon: -86.228694), Type: Building, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WHV270
Assigned Frequencies: 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz Grant Date: 07/28/1995, Expiration Date: 08/10/2000, Cancellation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Ikens, Floyd G:ikens, Patricia A, 603 Frankfort, Elberta, MI 49628
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N8NCW, Licensee ID: L00397593
Grant Date: 09/06/2001, Expiration Date: 12/03/2011, Certifier: Paul C Schram
Registrant: Paul C Schram, 744 Lincoln Ave, Elberta, MI 49628 - Call Sign: N8YZN
Grant Date: 06/01/1993, Expiration Date: 06/01/2003, Cancellation Date: 06/02/2005
Registrant: Theodore A Mc Clellan Sr, 705 Washington, Elberta, MI 49628
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Elberta, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Robert | 7 | 69.0 years |
| William | 6 | 76.3 years |
| John | 5 | 68.0 years |
| Edward | 4 | 78.1 years |
| Marie | 4 | 82.0 years |
| Richard | 4 | 68.8 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 72.6 years |
| Anna | 3 | 85.0 years |
| Harry | 2 | 67.9 years |
| Hazel | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Most common last names in Elberta, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mcpherson | 6 | 71.8 years |
| Mcconnell | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Appleton | 4 | 83.5 years |
| Fitzhugh | 4 | 80.7 years |
| Kibby | 3 | 82.6 years |
| Gilbert | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Gilroy | 3 | 83.7 years |
| Bishop | 3 | 96.0 years |
| Goethals | 3 | 73.7 years |
| Mcclellan | 3 | 69.0 years |
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