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Arenac County

Population in July 2008: 297. Population change since 2000: -11.9%
 

Males: 146  (49.3%)
Females: 151  (50.7%)

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48749.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,732 (it was $28,125 in 2000)
Omer:  $31,732
Michigan:  $47,950

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,678
Omer:  $19,678
Michigan:  $24,816

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,418 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
Omer:  $92,418
Michigan:  $153,100

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,695; Detached houses: $95,172; Mobile homes: $53,529

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Races in Omer:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • American Indian (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Omer: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.1%), French (21.4%), Polish (14.8%), Irish (11.6%), English (10.1%), United States (9.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 605 feet

Land area: 1.24 square miles.

Population density: 240 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Omer

  • High school or higher: 66.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Omer city

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Michigan:  5.3%


According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Omer, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Omer to the number of sex offenders is 74 to 1.

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

Omer:  1.5% ($983)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Saginaw, MI (43.6 miles , pop. 61,799).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (121.0 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (246.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Twining, MI (2.3 miles) , Standish, MI (2.6 miles ), Turner, MI (2.7 miles) , Au Gres, MI (2.9 miles ), Sterling, MI (2.9 miles ), Prescott, MI (3.3 miles ), Whittemore, MI (3.6 miles ), Skidway Lake, MI (3.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $90,300
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $90,300
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.05 N, Longitude: 83.85 W

Area code: 989

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Population change in the 1990s: -61 (-15.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (31%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (19%)
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Financial managers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Omer-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/30/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.8 miles away from the Omer city center killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/30/1976, a category 3 tornado 19.0 miles away from the city center injured 10 people.


Omer-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from Omer center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Omer:
  • STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; STANDISH, MI)
  • TAWAS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TAWAS CITY, MI)
  • WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WEST BRANCH, MI)

Political contributions by individuals in Omer, MI

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Omer:
  • SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
  • DELTA COLLEGE (about 35 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
  • NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MIDLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MT PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 72 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)

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

RIVER BEND CAMPGROUND (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Omer that have no violations reported:
  • RUSSELLS CANOE/CAMP (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.2%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  15.2%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Omer, MI



Omer compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Arenac County Michigan:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (87%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Omer

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran Church The Wesleyan ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents50.3%13.3%10.7%4.8%4.2%
Congregations16.7%20.0%6.7%6.7%3.3%
NameConservative Mennonite ConferencePentecostal Church of GodWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodGeneral Association of Regular Baptist ChurchesOther religions
Adherents3.6%2.8%1.8%1.6%6.8%
Congregations6.7%3.3%6.7%3.3%26.7%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$1,156$13,8720$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$30
Streets and Highways 1$902$10,8240$0
Welfare 0$0 1$541
Sewerage 0$0 1$320
Water Supply 0$0 1$312
Totals for Government 2$2,058$12,3484$1,203



Omer government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $22,000
  • Charges - All Other: $64,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $188,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $380,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000
    Special Assessments: $15,000
    Rents: $12,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $24,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $354,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $84,000
  • Tax - Property: $60,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $66,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.90%
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 Bay County, MI  1.28% ($33,390 average AGI)
from Ogemaw County, MI  0.47% ($12,733)
from Genesee County, MI  0.45% ($34,966)


6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.63%
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 Bay County, MI  1.43% ($24,152 average AGI)
to Iosco County, MI  0.62% ($29,150)
to Ogemaw County, MI  0.46% ($19,567)


Strongest AM radio stations in Omer:
  • 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)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
  • 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.)
  • WIOS (1480 AM; 1 kW; TAWAS CITY-EAST TAWA, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Omer:
  • WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WSAG (104.1 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: BLUE MOOSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W220BR (91.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
  • WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKJC (104.7 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WQLB (103.3 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Omer:
  • W15BP (Channel 15; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WUHO-LP (Channel 57; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • W58CW (Channel 58; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)


Omer fatal accident list:
Mar 30, 1998 03:50 AM, Us-23, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 31, 1990 08:09 AM, Main, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 13, 1985 06:45 AM, Main, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 16, 1979 12:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 9,331
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,026
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 10,731

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Approx. 1.5 Miles Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: KNKN842, Licensee ID: L00128090
    Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/25/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael J Small
    Registrant: Centennial Michiana License Company LLC Dba Centennial Communications

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Approx 1.5 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 125 m
    Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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