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Vandercook Lake, Michigan

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Population (year 2000): 4,809
Males: 2,318  (48.2%)
Females: 2,491  (51.8%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49203.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,900 (it was $40,238 in 2000)
Vandercook Lake  $43,900
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,200 (it was $83,000 in 2000)
Vandercook Lake  $115,200
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Vandercook Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (23.2%), United States (12.9%), Irish (12.2%), English (11.8%), Polish (6.6%), French (5.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 4.56 square miles.

Population density: 1054 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Vandercook Lake

  • High school or higher: 81.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vandercook Lake CDP

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

44 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.9%
Michigan:  5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Vandercook Lake:  1.1% ($945)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (37.7 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Toledo, OH (67.1 miles , pop. 313,619).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (227.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jackson, MI (3.4 miles ), Michigan Center, MI (5.1 miles ), Cement City, MI (9.8 miles ), Napoleon, MI (10.2 miles ), Spring Arbor, MI (10.8 miles ), Brooklyn, MI (11.8 miles ), Hanover, MI (12.8 miles ), Grass Lake, MI (13.2 miles ).

Latitude: 42.20 N, Longitude: 84.39 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 517

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Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Vandercook Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.2 miles away from the Vandercook Lake place center killed one person and injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/15/1982, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Vandercook Lake:
  • W A FOOTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; JACKSON, MI)
  • DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF JACKSON (about 5 miles; JACKSON, MI)
  • HILLSDALE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (about 27 miles; HILLSDALE, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vandercook Lake:
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 42 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 59 miles; TOLEDO, OH; ID: TOL)
  • W K KELLOGG (about 60 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vandercook Lake:
  • DAY FIELD (about 6 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 6H4)
  • JACKSON COUNTY-REYNOLDS FIELD (about 6 miles; JACKSON, MI; ID: JXN)
  • NAPOLEON (about 11 miles; NAPOLEON, MI; ID: 3NP)

Amtrak station near Vandercook Lake:
  • 4 miles: JACKSON (501 E. MICHIGAN AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vandercook Lake:
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; JACKSON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,756)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 48 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 35,684)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; FT enrollment: 17,476)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.9%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

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

Vandercook Lake compared to Michigan state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly 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 Vandercook Lake (2007 data):
  • Citizens Bank: Vandercook Branch at 4515 Francis Street, branch established on 1958-07-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,516.6 mil, Deposits: $5,355.6 mil, headquarters in Flint, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 172 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation



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4.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,534 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.54%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.03%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washtenaw County, MI  0.61% ($40,246 average AGI)
from Ingham County, MI  0.43% ($32,556)
from Wayne County, MI  0.39% ($50,195)


4.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,260 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.95%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($104 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.03%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ingham County, MI  0.47% ($28,601 average AGI)
to Washtenaw County, MI  0.45% ($36,622)
to Hillsdale County, MI  0.28% ($36,540)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vandercook Lake:
  • WJKN (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, MI)
  • WKHM (970 AM; 1 kW; JACKSON, MI; Owner: JACKSON RADIO WORKS, INC.)
  • WIBM (1450 AM; 1 kW; JACKSON, MI; Owner: JACKSON RADIO WORKS, INC.)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vandercook Lake:
  • WKHM-FM (105.3 FM; BROOKLYN, MI; Owner: JACKSON RADIO WORKS, INC.)
  • WAAQ (88.3 FM; ONSTED, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSAE (106.9 FM; SPRING ARBOR, MI; Owner: SPRING ARBOR COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WUFN (96.7 FM; ALBION, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WJXQ (106.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
  • WVIC (94.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
  • WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUOM (91.7 FM; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICH.)
  • WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITL-FM (100.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBZV (102.5 FM; HUDSON, MI; Owner: FRIENDS COMMUNICATIONS OF HUDSON INC)

TV broadcast stations around Vandercook Lake:
  • WLAJ (Channel 53; LANSING, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WHTV (Channel 18; JACKSON, MI; Owner: SPARTAN-TV, L.L.C.)
  • WILX-TV (Channel 10; ONONDAGA, MI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W24CG (Channel 24; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WPXD (Channel 31; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WLNS-TV (Channel 6; LANSING, MI; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF LANSING, INC.)
  • WKAR-TV (Channel 23; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MICH. STATE UNIV.)
  • W27CJ (Channel 27; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

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