Lapeer County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 1.34. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 15.4. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.74. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2004 was 0.117. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Otter Lake and their reported violations in the past:
WOERN'S CONVENIENCE & GAS (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-18-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-12-2002)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-06-2001), St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-08-2001), St Compliance achieved (AUG-14-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-1998), St Tech Assistance Visit (5 times from AUG-10-1998 to OCT-13-1998), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
NORTH LAKE ROLLER RINK (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-25-1996), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-26-1996), St Compliance achieved (FEB-27-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
OTTER LAKE VFW (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
LAKEVILLE BOWL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Otter Lake that have no violations reported:
- OTTER LAKE MUNICIPAL CAMP (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- IMAGINATION ISLAND (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.1%
(23.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.8 people | | Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 76.0% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Otter Lake, MI
Otter Lake compared to Michigan state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Wood (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Lapeer County Michigan:
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Religion statistics for Otter Lake:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.35%
| Here |  | 33.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | The Wesleyan Church |
| Adherents | 53.9% | 9.7% | 6.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 7.9% | 6.3% | 20.6% | 3.2% | 4.8% |
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| Name | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Assemblies of God | Additional (Not in any CCC Body) Congregational Christian Churches | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.3% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 16.6% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 46.0% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 15 | This county: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Lapeer County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16 | Lapeer County: | 1.74 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | This county: | 2.83 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 47 | Lapeer County: | 5.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Michigan: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Lapeer County: | 15.3% | | State: | 13.4% |
| 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 |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $947 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $2,592 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $4,770 | $28,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,770 | $28,620 | 10 | $3,539 |
Otter Lake government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Parks & Recreation: $41,000 ($100.74)
All Other: $2,000 ($4.91)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $107,000 ($262.90)
General - Other: $46,000 ($113.02)
Parks & Recreation: $42,000 ($103.19)
Central Staff Services: $22,000 ($54.05)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($41.77)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($24.57)
General Public Buildings: $7,000 ($17.20)
Police Protection: $5,000 ($12.29)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $5,000 ($12.29)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $32,000 ($78.62)
General Revenue, NEC: $17,000 ($41.77)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($9.83)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($2.46)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000 ($2.46)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $159,000 ($390.66)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $54,000 ($132.68)
Highways: $49,000 ($120.39)
All Other: $15,000 ($36.86)
- Tax - Property: $86,000 ($211.30)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $43,000 ($105.65)
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,323 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Lapeer County: | 0.06% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,244 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.38% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($260 average AGI)| Lapeer County: | 0.04% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Otter Lake:
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
- WLSP (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WTRX (1330 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- WFNT (1470 AM; 5 kW; FLINT, MI)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- 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.)
- WMPC (1230 AM; 1 kW; LAPEER, MI; Owner: THE CALVARY BIBLE CHURCH OF LAPEER)
- WSNL (600 AM; 1 kW; FLINT, MI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Otter Lake:
- WWBN (101.5 FM; TUSCOLA, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
- WOWE (98.9 FM; VASSAR, MI; Owner: PRAESTANTIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRCL (93.7 FM; FRANKENMUTH, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
- WFBE (95.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFUM-FM (91.1 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICHIGAN)
- WWCK-FM (105.5 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCRZ (107.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT, INC.)
- WQUS (103.1 FM; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
- WDZZ-FM (92.7 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAKL (88.9 FM; FLINT, MI; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WUCX-FM (90.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WIDL (92.1 FM; CARO, MI; Owner: EDWARDS COMMUNICATIONS LC)
- WKCQ (98.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHYT (89.1 FM; IMLAY CITY, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RADIO)
- WTAC (89.7 FM; BURTON, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WILZ (104.5 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTLZ (107.1 FM; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- WBGV (92.5 FM; MARLETTE, MI; Owner: GB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Otter Lake:
- W52CU (Channel 52; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
- WXON-LP (Channel 54; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
- W09CK (Channel 9; FLINT, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
- WSMH (Channel 66; FLINT, MI; Owner: WSMH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WAQP (Channel 49; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WJRT-TV (Channel 12; FLINT, MI; Owner: FLINT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY CORP.)
- W22CC (Channel 22; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W69DW (Channel 69; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
- WDCP-TV (Channel 35; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)
- W68DH (Channel 68; PETOSKEY, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Otter Lake
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Otter Lake, MI
| Most common first names in Otter Lake, MI among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 15 | 74.7 years |
| Robert | 14 | 69.4 years |
| Charles | 12 | 69.5 years |
| John | 12 | 71.8 years |
| Mary | 10 | 77.2 years |
| Frank | 8 | 75.7 years |
| George | 8 | 75.1 years |
| James | 8 | 65.4 years |
| Carl | 7 | 77.1 years |
| Joseph | 5 | 69.8 years |
| Most common last names in Otter Lake, MI among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 9 | 69.8 years |
| Smith | 8 | 72.5 years |
| Hemingway | 6 | 69.0 years |
| Gifford | 5 | 73.2 years |
| Candela | 5 | 77.2 years |
| Newbery | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Hoard | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Flanagin | 4 | 60.5 years |
| Broughman | 3 | 76.7 years |
| Edwards | 3 | 71.7 years |
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