Ithaca, Michigan

Back to Ithaca, MI housing info, Gratiot County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Current weather forecast for Ithaca, MI

Population (year 2000): 3,098. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,075 (-0.7% change)

Males: 1,427	(46.1%)
Females: 1,671	(53.9%)

Gratiot County

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 48847.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,800 (it was $35,045 in 2000)

Ithaca	$34,800
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,400 (it was $72,700 in 2000)

Ithaca	$94,400
Michigan:	$149,300

Ithaca, MI residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Ithaca:

White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
Hispanic (5.3%)
Other race (2.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Recent posts about Ithaca, Michigan on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users:

	considering job in MI: which is better Ithaca or Mount Pleasant (2 replies)
	Living between Mt. pleasant & Lansing (4 replies)

Latest news from Ithaca, MI collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (25.7%), English (16.6%), United States (15.1%), Irish (7.8%), French (4.9%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.08 square miles.

Population density: 759 people per square mile

(low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Ithaca

High school or higher: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ithaca city

Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 55.2%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 9.6%

34 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Ithaca, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ithaca to the number of sex offenders is 221 to 1.

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

Ithaca:	1.1% ($831)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (39.8 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (120.6 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (234.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Alma, MI (7.2 miles ), St. Louis, MI (8.1 miles ), Perrinton, MI (9.3 miles ), Ashley, MI (11.3 miles ), Breckenridge, MI (11.9 miles ), Maple Rapids, MI (14.4 miles ), Shepherd, MI (17.3 miles ), Carson City, MI (18.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $57,300
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $109,700
1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $154,500
1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $139,100
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $187,500
2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $104,400
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $98,500
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $137,000
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,500
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $218,800
2006: 1 building, cost: $127,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.29 N, Longitude: 84.60 W

People in group quarters in Ithaca

58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 989

This city's Wikipedia profile

Ithaca, Michigan business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+2.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (13%)
Construction (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Chemicals (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Social assistance (6%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Ithaca races chart

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.29
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ithaca, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Ithaca-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 47% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Ithaca city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 30.7 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Main business address for: COMMERCIAL NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP /MI (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS).

Hospitals/medical centers near Ithaca:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ALMA, MI)
CARSON CITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CARSON CITY, MI)
CLINTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; SAINT JOHNS, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ithaca:

CAPITAL CITY (about 37 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
MBS INTL (about 41 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 65 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ithaca:

GRATIOT COMMUNITY (about 6 miles; ALMA, MI; ID: AMN)
RANDOLPH'S LANDING AREA (about 15 miles; ST JOHNS, MI; ID: 61G)
HAMP (about 16 miles; ELWELL, MI; ID: 68R)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ithaca:

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; Full-time enrollment: 21,353)
NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
DELTA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)

Public high schools in Ithaca:

ITHACA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 661; Location: 710 N. UNION STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
ITHACA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION (Students: 22; Location: 125 S. MAPLE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Ithaca:

NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 201 E. ARCADA STREET; Grades: 03 - 06)
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348; Location: 400 E. WEBSTER STREET; Grades: KG - 02)

Private elementary/middle schools in Ithaca:

COUNTRYSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 110; Location: 4308 SOUTH LUCE ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
ITHACA S D A SCHOOL (Students: 16; Location: 935 NORTH PINE RIVER; Grades: 1 - 7)

Library in Ithaca:

THOMPSON HOME PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,084; Location: 125 WEST CENTER STREET; 26,281 books; 394 audio materials; 1,179 video materials; 76 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear city borders

Park in Ithaca: Woodland Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ithaca and their reported violations in the past:

NEWARK MENNONITE CHURCH (Population served: 250, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

NORTH STAR GOLF COURSE (Population served: 150, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH (Population served: 70, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

JUST-IN-TIME CAMPGROUND (Population served: 45, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

JJ RUBY'S (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-06-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-31-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.5%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This city:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Ithaca compared to Michigan state average:

Ithaca, Michigan environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Ithaca (2007 data):

Commercial Bank: Ithaca Branch at 101 North Pine River, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $278.2 mil, Deposits: $197.1 mil, headquarters in Alma, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial National Financial Corporation
FSB Bank: Ithaca Branch at 1402 East Center, branch established on 1991-08-01. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $260.6 mil, Deposits: $195.6 mil, headquarters in Breckenridge, MI, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Ibt Bancorp, Inc.
Firstbank - Alma: Ithaca Branch at 219 East Center Street, branch established on 1995-03-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $246.8 mil, Deposits: $184.8 mil, headquarters in Alma, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Ithaca mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gratiot County Michigan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration	0	$0		3	$3,387
Other Government Administration	2	$6,883	$41,298	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	4	$12,757	$38,271	4	$3,102
Sewerage	1	$3,139	$37,668	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$6,527	$39,162	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,241	$26,892	1	$956
Local Libraries	1	$2,409	$28,908	4	$3,680
Police - Other	1	$1,658	$19,896	5	$1,078
Streets and Highways	6	$13,541	$27,082	0	$0
Totals for Government	18	$49,155	$32,770	17	$12,204

Ithaca government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $226,000
All Other: $114,000
Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $461,000
Regular Highways: $454,000

Police Protection: $253,000

Health Services - Other: $183,000

Sewerage: $181,000

Water Utilities: $167,000

Libraries: $149,000

Central Staff Services: $131,000

Parks & Recreation: $115,000

Fire Protection: $111,000

Financial Administration: $50,000

General - Other: $44,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $35,000
General - Interest on Debt: $22,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $352,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $352,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $195,000
Property Sale Other: $107,000

Interest Earnings: $51,000

Rents: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $99,000
Fire Protection: $28,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Libraries: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,183,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $211,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $427,000
Highways: $326,000

All Other: $4,000
Tax - Property: $874,000
NEC: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $851,000

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
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 Isabella County, MI	0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($31,683)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
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 Isabella County, MI	1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($33,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ithaca:

WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WMLM (1520 AM; 1 kW; ST. LOUIS, MI; Owner: SIEFKER BROADCASTING CORP.)
WFYC (1280 AM; 1 kW; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
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.)
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)
WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WMMI (830 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHEPHERD, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ithaca:

WQBX (104.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: JACOM, INC.)
WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
WJSZ (92.5 FM; ASHLEY, MI; Owner: CURWOOD BROADCASTING COMPANY, CORP.)
WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
WMHW-FM (91.5 FM; MT. PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
WCMU-FM (89.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIV. BD OF TRUSTES)
WKMY (92.1 FM; ST. JOHNS, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
WQAC (90.9 FM; ALMA, MI; Owner: ALMA COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Ithaca:

WCMU-TV (Channel 14; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
W46CR (Channel 46; SAGINAW/MIDLAND, MI; Owner: YONEIDE S. DINZEY)
WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
W61DK (Channel 61; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
W60CO (Channel 60; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
WBWM-LP (Channel 32; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)

Back to Ithaca, MI housing info, Gratiot County, Michigan, MI smaller cities, MI small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.