Howard City, Michigan
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| Males: 912 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 876 |  (48.9%) |
| Median resident age: |  31.8 years |
| Michigan median age: |  39.7 years |
Zip codes: 49329.
| Howard City: | $38,592 |
| MI: | $52,492 |
Estimated per capita income in 2016: $16,009 (it was $14,076 in 2000)
Howard City village income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $79,075 (it was $69,100 in 2000)
| Howard City: | $79,075 |
| MI: | $147,100 |
Mean prices in 2016: All housing units: $87,355; Detached houses: $99,882; Mobile homes: $45,442
Median gross rent in 2016: $558.
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Races in Howard City, MI (2010)
- 1,70894.5%White alone
- 442.4%Hispanic
- 281.5%Two or more races
- 100.6%Black alone
- 110.6%American Indian alone
- 40.2%Asian alone
- 30.2%Other race alone
Races in Howard City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: English (11.9%), German (11.4%), American (9.9%), Irish (9.0%), Dutch (7.3%), Polish (7.1%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 267 feet
Land area: 2.51 square miles.
Population density: 712 people per square mile (low).
For population 25 years and over in Howard City:
- High school or higher: 84.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Howard City village:
- Never married: 31.1%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 15.4%
16 residents are foreign born
| This village: | 0.9% |
| Michigan: | 6.4% |
According to our research of Michigan and other state lists there were 44 registered sex offenders living in Howard City, Michigan as of April 25, 2018.
The ratio of number of residents in Howard City to the number of sex offenders is 41 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,325 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $913 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI 
(31.6 miles , pop. 197,800).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (127.7 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (155.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Pierson, MI (2.4 miles)
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Morley, MI (2.6 miles ),
Sand Lake, MI (2.8 miles ),
Lakeview, MI (3.2 miles ),
Stanwood, MI (3.6 miles ),
Cedar Springs, MI (3.6 miles ),
Canadian Lakes, MI (3.9 miles ),
Newaygo, MI (4.1 miles ).
Latitude: 43.40 N, Longitude: 85.47 W
Area code: 231
| Crime rates in Howard City by Year | |||||||||
| Type | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rapes | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| per 100,000 | 62.4 | 248.6 | 123.8 | 555.9 | 124.0 | 371.5 | 55.3 | 0.0 | 224.0 |
| Robberies | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 0.0 | 124.3 | 61.9 | 61.8 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Assaults | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| per 100,000 | 499.1 | 372.9 | 123.8 | 308.8 | 496.0 | 557.3 | 221.4 | 166.2 | 112.0 |
| Burglaries | 23 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 16 |
| per 100,000 | 1,434.8 | 1,740.2 | 804.5 | 555.9 | 744.0 | 805.0 | 608.7 | 1,218.8 | 895.9 |
| Theft | 91 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 42 |
| per 100,000 | 5,676.9 | 3,853.3 | 3,465.3 | 3,582.5 | 4,463.7 | 3,962.8 | 3,431.1 | 2,326.9 | 2,351.6 |
| Auto thefts | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| per 100,000 | 311.9 | 186.5 | 371.3 | 123.5 | 124.0 | 247.7 | 221.4 | 166.2 | 168.0 |
| Arson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| per 100,000 | 187.1 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 62.0 | 61.9 | 0.0 | 55.4 | 0.0 |
| City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 295.4) | 520.5 | 623.5 | 380.3 | 717.1 | 457.5 | 767.2 | 286.1 | 224.9 | 371.8 |
City-data.com crime index counts serious crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in Howard City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.69 |
| Michigan average: | 1.72 |
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Michigan: | 4.7% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Manufacturing (25%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Wholesale trade (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Transportation and warehousing (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Manufacturing (17%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Transportation occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Average climate in Howard City, Michigan
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Howard City-area historical tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 8% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1956, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Howard City village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the village center killed 5 people and injured 142 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Howard City-area historical earthquake activity is near Michigan state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 252.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 290.4 miles away from Howard City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 364.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 205.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 340.6 miles away from Howard City center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 367.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Montcalm County (9) is smaller than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Howard City:
Other hospitals and medical centers near Howard City:
- KELSEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; LAKEVIEW, MI)
- SPECTRUM HEALTH REHAB AND NSG CTRS-KELSEY HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LAKEVIEW, MI)
- METRON OF CEDAR SPRINGS (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; CEDAR SPRINGS, MI)
- NORTHLAND MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, about 16 miles away; STANWOOD, MI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Howard City:
- Ferris State University (about 21 miles; Big Rapids, MI; Full-time enrollment: 11,238)
- Cornerstone University (about 30 miles; Grand Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 2,573)
- Grand Rapids Community College (about 32 miles; Grand Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 11,296)
- Calvin College (about 33 miles; Grand Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 4,117)
- Grand Valley State University (about 37 miles; Allendale, MI; FT enrollment: 21,982)
- Central Michigan University (about 38 miles; Mount Pleasant, MI; FT enrollment: 22,758)
- Davenport University (about 38 miles; Grand Rapids, MI; FT enrollment: 6,955)
Public high schools in Howard City:
Notable locations in Howard City: Howard City Fire Department (A), Howard City Police Department (B), Reynolds Township Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Howard City: First Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Howard City include: Herbert J Peck Park (1), Minnie Farmer Park (2), Ensley Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
(20.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for American Indian residents, 34.6% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Howard City, MI
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This village: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 67.7% |
| Whole state: | 66.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 10.2% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Banks with branches in Howard City (2011 data):
- Independent Bank: Howard City Branch at 720 West Shaw, branch established on 1878/01/01. Info updated 2010/10/20: Bank assets: $2,304.7 mil, Deposits: $2,092.2 mil, headquarters in Ionia, MI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 107 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
- Firstbank: Howard City Branch at 830 West Shaw Street, branch established on 1983/02/01. Info updated 2008/06/11: Bank assets: $415.2 mil, Deposits: $366.7 mil, headquarters in Mt. Pleasant, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.1 |
| Michigan average: | 10.9 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Howard City village (based on Montcalm County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 7,948 | 65 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,404 | 23 |
| Catholic | 5,258 | 8 |
| Other | 947 | 6 |
| None | 43,785 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 13
| Montcalm County: | 2.07 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| This county: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Montcalm County: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 31
| Montcalm County: | 4.93 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35
| Here: | 5.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 9.7% |
| Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Montcalm County: | 31.2% |
| Michigan: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 9.3% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Here: | 48.8% |
| Michigan: | 49.4% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Howard City: | 45.0% |
| State: | 46.5% |
Average BMI:
| This city: | 29.4 |
| Michigan: | 28.8 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Here: | 21.7% |
| State: | 21.1% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| This city: | 12.9% |
| Michigan: | 10.5% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| Howard City: | 6.8 |
| Michigan: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Here: | 35.1% |
| Michigan: | 34.2% |
General health condition:
| Howard City: | 55.8% |
| Michigan: | 56.1% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 77.5% |
| Michigan: | 79.2% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Howard City, MI Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration | 1 | $3,888 | $46,656 | 1 | $926 |
| Police Protection - Officers | 2 | $7,553 | $45,318 | 2 | $2,976 |
| Streets and Highways | 1 | $2,360 | $28,320 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage | 1 | $2,817 | $33,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply | 1 | $4,566 | $54,792 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,895 | |
| Totals for Government | 6 | $21,184 | $42,368 | 5 | $5,797 |
Howard City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - Regular Highways: $242,000 ($135.35)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $235,000 ($131.43)
Sewerage: $153,000 ($85.57)
Police Protection: $128,000 ($71.59)
Central Staff Services: $112,000 ($62.64)
Water Utilities: $110,000 ($61.52)
Fire Protection: $82,000 ($45.86)
Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($14.54)
General Public Buildings: $24,000 ($13.42)
- General - Interest on Debt: $21,000 ($11.74)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $1,000 ($0.56)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $259,000 ($144.85)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($1.12)
Howard City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $152,000 ($85.01)
All Other: $93,000 ($52.01)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $186,000 ($104.03)
Highways: $2,000 ($1.12)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $30,000 ($16.78)
Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($6.15)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $129,000 ($72.15)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $207,000 ($115.77)
Highways: $145,000 ($81.10)
- Tax - Property: $187,000 ($104.59)
Howard City government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($16.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $344,000 ($192.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $308,000 ($172.26)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($5.59)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $36,000 ($20.13)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($11.19)
Howard City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $200,000 ($111.86)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $92,000 ($51.45)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($5.59)
6.12% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($29,457 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.12% |
| Michigan average: | 5.09% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Kent County, MI | 1.91% ($27,282 average AGI) |
| from Ionia County, MI | 0.74% ($26,897) |
| from Gratiot County, MI | 0.43% ($33,421) |
6.61% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($28,141 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.61% |
| Michigan average: | 5.58% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2010 and 2011.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Kent County, MI | 2.01% ($28,253 average AGI) |
| to Ionia County, MI | 0.68% ($25,444) |
| to Mecosta County, MI | 0.42% ($25,398) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Howard City:
- WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBRN (1460 AM; 5 kW; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- 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)
- WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WION (1430 AM; 5 kW; IONIA, MI; Owner: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Howard City:
- WSCG-FM (106.3 FM; LAKEVIEW, MI; Owner: STAFFORD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYBR (102.3 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: MENTOR PARTNERS, INC.)
- WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLAV-FM (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WBRN-FM (100.9 FM; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
- WODJ (107.3 FM; GREENVILLE, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WDEE-FM (97.3 FM; REED CITY, MI; Owner: STEVEN V. BEILFUSS)
TV broadcast stations around Howard City:
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- W58CU (Channel 58; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WUHQ-LP (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WOHO-CA (Channel 33; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- Howard City, Michigan
- Fatal accident count9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents18
- Fatal accidents involving drunken persons:5
- Fatalities11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents29
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents3
- Michigan average
- Fatal accident count151
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents235
- Fatal accidents involving drunken persons55
- Fatalities162
- Persons involved in fatal accidents403
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents28
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 4m13ftTotal length
- 13,016Total average daily traffic
- 169Total average daily truck traffic
- 18,001Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Howard City)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Howard City and their reported violations in the past:
VIKING GROCERY MART (Population served: 300, Groundwater):Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-10-2012), St Tech Assistance Visit (OCT-10-2012), St Compliance Meeting conducted (OCT-10-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-22-2012)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Howard City that have no violations reported:
- SKATE ESTATE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- HOWARD CIT CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
- Fire: 16
- Hazardous Condition: 8
- Service Call: 2
Incident types - Howard City
| Most common first names in Howard City, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 38 | 72.4 years |
| William | 30 | 74.0 years |
| Robert | 26 | 72.6 years |
| George | 25 | 76.6 years |
| James | 23 | 71.2 years |
| Donald | 19 | 71.9 years |
| Charles | 17 | 75.2 years |
| Mary | 15 | 75.7 years |
| Margaret | 15 | 78.1 years |
| Richard | 14 | 67.3 years |
| Most common last names in Howard City, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 16 | 76.0 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 78.3 years |
| Cook | 10 | 74.3 years |
| Miller | 9 | 72.1 years |
| Young | 8 | 75.5 years |
| Martin | 7 | 80.6 years |
| Ryno | 6 | 78.3 years |
| Robinson | 6 | 78.7 years |
| Olsen | 6 | 85.2 years |
| Wilson | 6 | 65.5 years |
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
| Businesses in Howard City, MI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
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| Jones New York | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Sprint Nextel | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| Subway | 1 | |||
Howard City compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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