Harbor Beach, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,837. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,689 (-8.1% change)

Males: 877	(47.7%)
Females: 960	(52.3%)

Huron County

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48441.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $29,469 in 2000)

Harbor Beach	$29,300
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,500 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Harbor Beach	$86,500
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Harbor Beach:

White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Filipino (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (42.0%), Polish (19.9%), United States (7.9%), Irish (7.9%), English (6.8%), French (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 1.77 square miles.

Population density: 966 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Harbor Beach

High school or higher: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harbor Beach city

Never married: 22.2%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 8.9%

31 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.7%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Harbor Beach, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Harbor Beach to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1.

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

Harbor Beach:	1.1% ($754)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shelby, MI (85.3 miles , pop. 65,159).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (105.4 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (372.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Port Hope, MI (7.8 miles ), Forestville, MI (13.1 miles) , Minden City, MI (14.6 miles ), Ubly, MI (21.4 miles ), Deckerville, MI (22.8 miles ), Bad Axe, MI (23.9 miles ), Kinde, MI (24.4 miles ), Port Austin, MI (27.2 miles ).

Latitude: 43.84 N, Longitude: 82.65 W

37 people in other group homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 989

Harbor Beach household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -177 (-8.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (11%)
Machinery (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)

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Crime in Harbor Beach by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	2	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	53.8	112.1	0.0	114.9	58.3
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	2	0	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	107.6	0.0	56.6	57.4	0.0
Burglaries	4	5	21	6	6	4
per 100,000	216.6	269.1	1177.1	339.6	344.6	233.2
Thefts	36	34	37	48	23	41
per 100,000	1949.1	1829.9	2074.0	2716.5	1321.1	2390.7
Auto thefts	0	1	1	2	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	53.8	56.1	113.2	0.0	58.3
Arson	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	93.1	160.9	259.5	152.8	180.4	163.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.34
US city average:	3.00

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Harbor Beach-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 50.6 miles away from the Harbor Beach city center injured 23 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/12/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.5 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Harbor Beach:

HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (210 S FIRST ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Harbor Beach:

DECKERVILLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DECKERVILLE, MI)
HURON MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; BAD AXE, MI)
MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; SANDUSKY, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harbor Beach:

BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 97 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 98 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
MBS INTL (about 101 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Harbor Beach:

INDIAN CREEK RANCH (about 20 miles; DECKERVILLE, MI; ID: 56G)
GRINDSTONE AIR HARBOR (about 22 miles; PORT AUSTIN, MI; ID: 29C)
ENGLER FIELD (about 24 miles; BAD AXE, MI; ID: E53)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harbor Beach:

ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; PORT HURON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,287)
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 92 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 93 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 94 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)

Public high school in Harbor Beach:

HARBOR BEACH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 345; Location: 402 S. 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Harbor Beach:

HARBOR BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 219; Location: 402 S. 5TH STREET; Grades: 05 - 08)
HARBOR BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 402 S. FIFTH STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
ECCLES SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: 5754 SECTION LINE ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
KIPPER SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: 4499 KIPPER ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)

Private elementary/middle schools in Harbor Beach:

OUR LADY OF LAKE HURON SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location: 222 COURT STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 114; Location: 299 GARDEN; Grades: PK - 8)

Library in Harbor Beach:

HARBOR BEACH AREA DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $333,590; Location: 105 NORTH HURON AVENUE; 17,939 books; 865 audio materials; 1,087 video materials; 77 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Harbor Beach: Harbor Beach Resort Association (A), Harbor Beach Power Plant (B), Harbor Beach Marina (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Harbor Beach include: Bathing Beach Park (1), North Park (2), Waterworks Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Basacchi Michael & Angie (722 State Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.1%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.0%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Harbor Beach compared to Michigan state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above 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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Banks with branches in Harbor Beach (2007 data):

Chemical Bank: Harbor Beach Branch at 112 North Huron Avenue, branch established on 1880-01-01. 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
Signature Bank: Harbor Beach Branch at 106 South Huron, branch established on 1980-03-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $264.1 mil, Deposits: $221.5 mil, headquarters in Bad Axe, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Of Huron Corp.
Citizens First Savings Bank: Harbor Beach at 204 S. Huron, 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

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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
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$217
Financial Administration	4	$12,522	$37,566	1	$244
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$3,286
Police Protection - Officers	4	$14,247	$42,741	2	$724
Police - Other	0	$0		2	$478
Streets and Highways	3	$10,634	$42,536	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$7,091	$42,546	0	$0
Sewerage	3	$12,139	$48,556	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$3,693	$44,316	5	$1,025
Water Supply	3	$11,517	$46,068	0	$0
Totals for Government	20	$71,844	$43,106	16	$5,973

Harbor Beach government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,153,000
Charges - Sewerage: $320,000
Parks & Recreation: $266,000

All Other: $158,000

Solid Waste Management: $140,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $545,000
Sewerage: $510,000

Regular Highways: $465,000

General Public Buildings: $404,000

Water Utilities: $372,000

Police Protection: $276,000

Financial Administration: $256,000

Parks & Recreation: $170,000

Solid Waste Management: $80,000

Central Staff Services: $40,000
General - Interest on Debt: $136,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $89,000
All Other: $53,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $4,056,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,745,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $450,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $350,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,007,000
Industrial Revenue: $1,370,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $375,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $100,000
Water Utilities: $49,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $214,000
Rents: $62,000

Property Sale Other: $15,000

General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $192,000
Police Protection: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,190,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $455,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,370,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $286,000
Highways: $129,000
Tax - Property: $1,289,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $931,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $252,000

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 Harbor Beach:

WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
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)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMIC (660 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SANDUSKY, MI; Owner: SANILAC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
WLEW (1340 AM; 1 kW; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: THUMB BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harbor Beach:

WDCP-TV (Channel 35; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)

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