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Population (year 2000): 3,363. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,301 (-1.8% change)
 

Males: 1,625  (48.3%)
Females: 1,738  (51.7%)

Van Buren County

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49079.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,200 (it was $38,750 in 2000)
Paw Paw  $39,200
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,300 (it was $86,800 in 2000)
Paw Paw  $107,300
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Paw Paw:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (21.3%), English (14.4%), Irish (13.3%), Dutch (6.5%), United States (5.1%), Scottish (5.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 720 feet

Land area: 2.66 square miles.

Population density: 1248 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Paw Paw

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Paw Paw village

  • Never married: 22.8%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 17.6%

74 residents are foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% North America).

This village:  2.2%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 50 registered sex offenders living in Paw Paw, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Paw Paw to the number of sex offenders is 67 to 1.

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

Paw Paw:  1.6% ($1,393)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kalamazoo, MI (21.5 miles , pop. 77,145).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (94.6 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (125.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lawton, MI (4.6 miles ), Mattawan, MI (6.9 miles ), Decatur, MI (9.4 miles ), Gobles, MI (9.9 miles ), Lawrence, MI (11.0 miles ), Bloomingdale, MI (12.4 miles ), Marcellus, MI (14.2 miles ), Breedsville, MI (15.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $119,400
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $131,500
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $145,900
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $151,500
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $172,500
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $193,300

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 42.22 N, Longitude: 85.89 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,314 (+39.1%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 352 (22.4%)


People in group quarters in Paw Paw
  • 106 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Area code: 269

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


Population change in the 1990s: +357 (+11.9%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (3%)
  • Transportation equipment (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Child care workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Paw Paw by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 02342
    per 100,000 0.058.888.6119.360.2
Robberies 21001
    per 100,000 59.229.40.00.030.1
Assaults 10131495
    per 100,000 295.8382.2413.3268.4150.6
Burglaries 2019271610
    per 100,000 591.5558.7797.2477.2301.2
Thefts 181160148107129
    per 100,000 5353.44704.54369.63191.23885.5
Auto thefts 16101160
    per 100,000 473.2294.0324.8178.90.0
Arson 12301
    per 100,000 29.658.888.60.030.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.4) 370.3383.1410.1324.5263.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.71
US city average:  3.00

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Paw Paw-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1956, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 38.7 miles away from the Paw Paw village center killed 18 people and injured 340 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the village center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Paw Paw:
  • LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (408 HAZEN ST BOX 209)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paw Paw:
  • KALAMOZOO REGIONAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 20 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • ALLEGAN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ALLEGAN, MI)
  • LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; DOWAGIAC, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Paw Paw:
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 24 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 36 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 45 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paw Paw:
  • ALMENA (about 4 miles; PAW PAW, MI; ID: 2C5)
  • NEWMAN'S (about 11 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: 4N0)
  • PRAIRIE RONDE (about 15 miles; SCHOOLCRAFT, MI; ID: P97)

Amtrak station near Paw Paw:
  • 17 miles: BANGOR (541 RAILROAD ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Paw Paw:
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • HOPE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT enrollment: 2,918)
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 51 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 51 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
Public high school in Paw Paw:
  • PAW PAW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 726; Location: 30609 RED ARROW HIGHWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Paw Paw:
  • PAW PAW LATER ELEMENTARY (Students: 515; Location: 612 NORTH STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
  • PAW PAW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 313 W. MICHIGAN AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • PAW PAW EARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location: 512 NORTH STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
  • COMMUNITY ED CENTER (Students: 191; Location: 600 E. MICHIGAN AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
Private elementary/middle schools in Paw Paw:
  • TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 725 PINE ST; Grades: PK - 7)
  • ST MARY SCHOOL (Students: 162; Location: 508 PAW PAW STREET; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Paw Paw:
  • PAW PAW DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income: $512,469; Location: 609 WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE; 66,710 books; 2,294 audio materials; 2,356 video materials; 142 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Saint Marys Cemetery (1), Prospect Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Maple Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: East Branch Paw Paw River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: East Side Motel (1011 East Michigan Avenue), Comfort Inn & Suites (153 Ampey Road), Deerfield Inn (139 Ampey Rd), Green Acres Motel Inc (38254 West Red Arrow Highway).

 

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

KNOUSE FOODS, INC. (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
OLIVE TREE WEST (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
RAINBOW LANES INC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Site Visit (enforcement) (NOV-23-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-23-1999), St Public Notif issued (NOV-23-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1999)
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
PAW PAW CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
SKI'S (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-12-1998), St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-1999)
HARTFORD HEAD START (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-22-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-06-2005)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Paw Paw that have no violations reported:
  • REIT'S FLEA MARKET(PAVILION) (Population served: 800, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • MANIAC, LLC (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SHAGNASTI (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PAW PAW EAGLES #4310 (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TEA POT EAST (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TEA POT DOME GROCERY & GRILL (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • NILES HEAD-START/F.ROSE (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • TLJ LEASING, LLC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  60.4%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.3%
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:  5.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Paw Paw compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Paw Paw (2007 data):
  • Fifth Third Bank: Paw Paw Branch at 37687 Red Arrow Highway, branch established on 1976-09-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
  • LaSalle Bank Midwest National Association: Paw Paw Branch at 118 North Kalamazoo Street, branch established on 1893-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49,751.5 mil, Deposits: $25,446.0 mil, headquarters in Troy, MI, positive income, 269 total offices, Holding Company: Abn Amro Holding N.V.
  • National City Bank: Paw Paw Branch at 200 North Kalamazoo Avenue, branch established on 1949-03-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
  • Chemical Bank: Paw Paw Branch at 212 South Kalamazoo Street, branch established on 1990-07-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,781.3 mil, Deposits: $2,898.3 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 127 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation



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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
Police - Other 2$4,966$29,7963$784
Police Protection - Officers 9$28,164$37,5520$0
Other Government Administration 3$13,058$52,23218$1,196
Financial Administration 5$15,582$37,3971$166
Other and Unallocable 2$6,279$37,6740$0
Water Supply 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Electric Power 4$16,060$48,1800$0
Parks and Recreation 1$2,365$28,3800$0
Sewerage 1$2,688$32,2560$0
Streets and Highways 2$6,576$39,4560$0
Totals for Government 30$98,395$39,35822$2,145



6.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.17% ($42,190 average AGI)
from Berrien County, MI  0.81% ($25,498)
from Allegan County, MI  0.64% ($25,802)


7.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.05%
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 Kalamazoo County, MI  2.15% ($33,900 average AGI)
to Berrien County, MI  0.73% ($29,186)
to Allegan County, MI  0.62% ($27,717)


Strongest AM radio stations in Paw Paw:
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WNWN (1560 AM; daytime; 4 kW; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Paw Paw:
  • W247AM (97.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WAYK (88.3 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
  • WZUU (92.3 FM; ALLEGAN, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WFAT (96.5 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WDOW-FM (92.1 FM; DOWAGIAC, MI; Owner: JASON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQLR (106.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W258AH (99.5 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMUK (102.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WQXC-FM (100.9 FM; OTSEGO, MI; Owner: FORUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCSY-FM (98.3 FM; SOUTH HAVEN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WZBL (103.7 FM; HARTFORD, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
  • WIDR (89.1 FM; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Paw Paw:
  • WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WGVK (Channel 52; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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