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Population (year 2000): 2,272. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,280 (+0.4% change)
 

Males: 1,037  (45.6%)
Females: 1,235  (54.4%)

Ionia County

Median resident age:  33.0 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48849.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,700 (it was $34,896 in 2000)
Lake Odessa  $34,700
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,300 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
Lake Odessa  $108,300
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Lake Odessa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
  • Hispanic (6.1%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (24.6%), United States (15.2%), English (15.1%), Irish (10.3%), Dutch (6.3%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 870 feet

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 2780 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Odessa

  • High school or higher: 82.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Odessa village

  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

36 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.6%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Lake Odessa, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lake Odessa to the number of sex offenders is 114 to 1.

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

Lake Odessa:  1.3% ($1,078)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
Lake Odessa satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (32.9 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (117.9 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (186.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Woodland, MI (3.8 miles ), Clarksville, MI (8.4 miles ), Sunfield, MI (10.0 miles ), Saranac, MI (11.4 miles ), Freeport, MI (12.2 miles ), Nashville, MI (12.8 miles ), Vermontville, MI (13.3 miles ), Hastings, MI (14.0 miles ).

Latitude: 42.78 N, Longitude: 85.14 W


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 616

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Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+1.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Health care (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Lake Odessa by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 21122
    per 100,000 87.643.543.987.587.6
Robberies 00200
    per 100,000 0.00.087.80.00.0
Assaults 32321
    per 100,000 131.387.0131.787.543.8
Burglaries 133897
    per 100,000 569.2130.5351.2393.9306.7
Thefts 6138754231
    per 100,000 2670.81653.63292.41838.11358.5
Auto thefts 51152
    per 100,000 218.943.543.9218.887.6
Arson 22000
    per 100,000 87.687.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 260.5131.0247.6206.1161.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.75
US city average:  3.00

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Lake Odessa-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 57% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 39.1 miles away from the Lake Odessa village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the village center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Odessa:
  • IONIA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; IONIA, MI)
  • PENNOCK HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HASTINGS, MI)
  • HAYES GREEN BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; CHARLOTTE, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Odessa:
  • GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 27 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 35 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 39 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Odessa:
  • IONIA COUNTY (about 12 miles; IONIA, MI; ID: Y70)
  • HIRAM CURE (about 13 miles; SUNFIELD, MI; ID: C43)
  • HASTINGS (about 17 miles; HASTINGS, MI; ID: 9D9)

Local government website: WWW.LAKEODESSA.ORG

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Odessa:
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • CALVIN COLLEGE (about 31 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 4,148)
  • AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
Public high school in Lake Odessa:
  • LAKEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 807; Location: 7223 VELTE ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Lake Odessa:
  • FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 72; Location: 7455 N WOODLAND RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Lake Odessa:
  • WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 549; Location: 812 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • LAKEWOOD LEARNING CENTER (LEAP) (Students: 29; Location: 3710 W. TUPPER LAKE STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Private elementary/middle school in Lake Odessa:
  • LAKEWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 51; Location: 7766 VELTE RD; Grades: PK - 7)
Library in Lake Odessa:
  • LAKE ODESSA COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $133,487; Location: 1007 FOURTH AVENUE; 17,786 books; 772 audio materials; 269 video materials; 40 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Hartzlers Charters & Tours Inc (Tours & Charters; 620 Jordan Lake Street).

 

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

LAKEWOOD UNITED METHODIST CH. (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1997 and SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-1997), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-1998)
SEBEWA CHURCH OF GOD (Population served: 80, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
TERRY'S WOODBURY CAFE (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (APR-04-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-04-2001), St Compliance achieved (APR-10-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
PLEASANT VALLEY U.B. CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
LAKEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lake Odessa that have no violations reported:
  • LAKEWOOD FAMILY HEALTH CARE (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  67.3%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  8.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Lake Odessa compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above 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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Banks with branches in Lake Odessa (2007 data):
  • Union Bank: at 933 4th Avenue, branch established on 1934-01-01; Drive-In Branch at 1150 Jordan Lake Street, branch established on 1977-11-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $180.5 mil, Deposits: $136.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Union Financial Corporation
  • Mainstreet Savings Bank, FSB: 802 Fourth Ave Branch at 802 Fourth Avenue, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $114.4 mil, Deposits: $83.3 mil, headquarters in Hastings, MI, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 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
Water Supply 3$9,527$38,1080$0
Other and Unallocable 2$8,752$52,5120$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$600
Financial Administration 0$0 1$467
Police Protection - Officers 4$9,272$27,8164$2,369
Streets and Highways 1$2,883$34,5960$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$472
Totals for Government 10$30,434$36,52113$3,908


Lake Odessa government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $365,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $386,000
    Police Protection: $283,000
    Regular Highways: $269,000
    General - Other: $126,000
    Financial Administration: $85,000
    Parks & Recreation: $43,000
    General Public Buildings: $23,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Central Staff Services: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $410,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $365,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $45,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $49,000
    Interest Earnings: $48,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,049,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $454,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $288,000
    Highways: $148,000
  • Tax - Property: $583,000
    NEC: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $454,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $25,000

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
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 Kent County, MI  1.63% ($30,790 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI  0.89% ($26,582)
from Ingham County, MI  0.47% ($38,097)


6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
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 Kent County, MI  1.71% ($31,663 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI  0.98% ($26,953)
to Eaton County, MI  0.47% ($31,505)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Odessa:
  • WION (1430 AM; 5 kW; IONIA, MI; Owner: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE GROUP, INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
  • WLCM (1390 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTE, MI)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
  • WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Odessa:
  • WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
  • WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBCH-FM (100.1 FM; HASTINGS, MI; Owner: BARRY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WODJ (107.3 FM; GREENVILLE, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQTX (92.7 FM; CHARLOTTE, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
  • WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Odessa:
  • WZPX (Channel 43; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: PAXSON BATTLE CREEK LICENSE, INC.)
  • WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

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