Kent City, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 1,061. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,094 (+3.1% change)

Males: 504	(47.5%)
Females: 557	(52.5%)

Kent County

Median resident age:	28.1 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Zip codes: 49330.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,700 (it was $35,341 in 2000)

Kent City	$35,700
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,900 (it was $81,700 in 2000)

Kent City	$103,900
Michigan:	$149,300

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Races in Kent City:

White Non-Hispanic (86.6%)
Hispanic (11.9%)
Other race (3.2%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

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Ancestries: United States (19.8%), German (15.3%), Dutch (10.6%), English (9.0%), Irish (7.4%), French (5.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 978 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kent City

High school or higher: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 10.4%
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kent City village

Never married: 24.4%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 13.1%

109 residents are foreign born (9.6% Latin America).

This village:	10.3%
Michigan:	5.3%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Kent City, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kent City to the number of sex offenders is 60 to 1.

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

Kent City:	1.5% ($1,264)
Michigan:	1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Grand Rapids, MI (19.1 miles , pop. 197,800).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (151.7 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (163.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Casnovia, MI (2.6 miles ), Sparta, MI (5.2 miles ), Grant, MI (9.0 miles ), Ravenna, MI (13.1 miles ), Comstock Park, MI (13.3 miles ), Cedar Springs, MI (13.9 miles ), Newaygo, MI (14.0 miles ), Rockford, MI (15.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $85,000
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $76,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,000
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $96,700
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $108,100
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $104,600
2006: 1 building, cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 43.22 N, Longitude: 85.75 W

Area code: 616

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Population change in the 1990s: +158 (+17.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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Average climate in Kent City, Michigan

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Kent City, Michigan average temperatures

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Kent City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 4% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the Kent 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 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.9 miles away from the village center killed 5 people and injured 142 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Kent City:

MARY FREE BED HOSPTIAL (about 19 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
SAINT MARY'S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
SPECTRUM HEALTH-DOWNTOWN CAMPUS (about 19 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kent City:

GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 34 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID: MKG)
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 70 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kent City:

WILDERNESS AIRPARK (about 4 miles; KENT CITY, MI; ID: 24M)
GRANT (about 8 miles; GRANT, MI; ID: 01C)
PAUL C. MILLER-SPARTA (about 10 miles; SPARTA, MI; ID: 8D4)

Amtrak stations near Kent City:

16 miles: ROCKFORD (39 S. MAIN ST.) - Bus Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible.
19 miles: GRAND RAPIDS (MARKET & WEALTHY STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kent City:

GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 21 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
CALVIN COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
HOPE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BIG RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)

Public high school in Kent City:

KENT CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 681; Location: 351 N. MAIN STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)

Private high school in Kent City:

ALGOMA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 311; Location: PO BOX 220; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Kent City:

ORCHARD TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 426; Location: 29 COLLEGE STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
EAGLE VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 35 E. MUSKEGON STREET; Grades: 01 - 06)
CLOVER STREET (Location: 200 CLOVER STREET; Grades: PK - PK)

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Tourist attraction: Howard Christensen Nature Center (Nature Centers; 16160 Red Pine Drive).

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

NYBLAD ORCHARDS -AG LABOR (Population served: 34, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kent City that have no violations reported:

MAMRELUND LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 500, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RED ROCK GRILLE (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
GRICE PHARMACY (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
HOUSEMANS STORE (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
KENT CITY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
TYRONE TOWNSHIP LIBRARY (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.4%
Whole state:	68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.5%
Whole state:	5.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	12.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Kent City compared to Michigan state average:

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Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above 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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Banks with branches in Kent City (2007 data):

ChoiceOne Bank: Kent City Branch at 450 West Muskegon Street, branch established on 1907-04-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $464.5 mil, Deposits: $366.9 mil, headquarters in Sparta, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Choiceone Financial Services, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Kent 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
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$1,249
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$2,681
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,249
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$554
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$5,732

Kent City government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $276,000
Charges - Sewerage: $239,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $223,000
Regular Highways: $126,000

Central Staff Services: $48,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $28,000

General - Other: $21,000

Financial Administration: $8,000
General - Interest on Debt: $243,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,906,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,840,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $66,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
General Revenue, NEC: $10,000

Rents: $4,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $21,000
Sewerage: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $304,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $193,000
Tax - Property: $124,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $85,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.09%
Michigan average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Ottawa County, MI	0.82% ($36,905 average AGI)
from Allegan County, MI	0.21% ($30,313)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.19% ($30,428)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)
Kent County: 0.06%
Michigan average: 0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Ottawa County, MI	0.94% ($48,103 average AGI)
to Allegan County, MI	0.24% ($40,250)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.23% ($33,522)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kent City:

WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
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)
WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
WTKG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMHG (1600 AM; 5 kW; MUSKEGON, MI)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WBRN (1460 AM; 5 kW; BIG RAPIDS, MI; Owner: RH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WNWZ (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kent City:

WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFUR-FM (102.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: FURNITURE CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WTRV (100.5 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
WLAV-FM (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBLU-FM (88.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP)
WSHN-FM (100.1 FM; HOLTON, MI; Owner: NOORDYK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMUS-FM (106.9 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGVU-FM (88.5 FM; ALLENDALE, MI; Owner: BD OF CONTROL,GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV.)
WCXT (105.3 FM; HART, MI; Owner: WATERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBLV (90.3 FM; TWIN LAKE, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP, INC.)
WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
WCSG (91.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY.)
WKLQ (94.5 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVTI (96.1 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WGNB (89.3 FM; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WODJ (107.3 FM; GREENVILLE, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Kent City:

WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, 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.)
WXSP-CA (Channel 15; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W48CL (Channel 48; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WOGC-CA (Channel 25; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WOHO-CA (Channel 33; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W19BA (Channel 19; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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