Drinking water stations with addresses in Walker that have no violations reported:
- HOPE PROTESTANT REF. CHURCH (Population served: 450, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NEAL FONGER AMER LEG POST 179 (Population served: 90, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  6.1% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Walker compared to Michigan state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Walker (2007 data):
- The Huntington National Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,914.0 mil, Deposits: $25,554.3 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 593 total offices, Holding Company: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
- Fifth Third Bank: Drive-In Branch at 2505 Alpine Avenue, N.W., branch established on 1970-11-10; Standale Branch at 449 Kinney Road, N.W., branch established on 1971-02-24. 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
- Macatawa Bank: Walker Branch at 2750 Walker Nw, branch established on 2004-02-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,080.0 mil, Deposits: $1,674.3 mil, headquarters in Holland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Macatawa Bank Corporation
- Chemical Bank: West Branch at 2185 Three Mile Road, N.W., branch established on 1985-12-16. 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
- Independent Bank-West Michigan: Standale Branch at 4525 Lake Michigan Dr, branch established on 2005-12-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $780.4 mil, Deposits: $670.9 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
- Comerica Bank: Walker Branch at 3410 Remembrance, branch established on 1994-11-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
10 | $46,171 | $55,405 | 4 | $7,830 |
| Judicial and Legal |
6 | $18,525 | $37,050 | 1 | $426 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $3,353 |
| Streets and Highways |
23 | $76,578 | $39,954 | 3 | $2,759 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,228 | $38,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
6 | $13,612 | $27,224 | 56 | $19,259 |
| Police - Other |
10 | $30,071 | $36,085 | 2 | $759 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
39 | $175,856 | $54,110 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
8 | $33,925 | $50,888 | 4 | $4,103 |
| Totals for Government |
103 | $397,964 | $46,365 | 74 | $38,489 |
Walker government finances in 2004:
- Charges - All Other: $1,351,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,025,000
General: $440,000
Parks & Recreation: $95,000
Police Protection: $54,000
Fire Protection: $34,000
Judicial & Legal: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,558,000
General - Other: $2,288,000
Regular Highways: $1,910,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,571,000
Fire Protection: $1,120,000
Central Staff Services: $862,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $762,000
Financial Administration: $547,000
General Public Buildings: $371,000
Libraries: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $692,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Regular Highways: $973,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,832,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,270,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,008,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,030,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,064,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,139,000
Rents: $278,000
Special Assessments: $229,000
Interest Earnings: $107,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,733,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,849,000
Highways: $1,638,000
All Other: $26,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $7,388,000
Property: $1,521,000
NEC: $479,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,182,000
5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,235 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.06% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($289 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.09% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,730 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($335 average AGI)| Kent County: | 0.06% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Walker:
- WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTKG (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBBL (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFUR (1570 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- WMJH (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; ROCKFORD, MI)
- WGVU (1480 AM; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY B OF C)
- WYGR (1530 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WYOMING, MI; Owner: WYGR BROADCASTING)
- WNWZ (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WJNZ (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; KENTWOOD, MI; Owner: GOODRICH RADIO, LLC)
- WPNW (1260 AM; 10 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: LANSER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMFN (640 AM; 1 kW; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
Strongest FM radio stations in Walker:
- WTRV (100.5 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WLHT-FM (95.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WFGR (98.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WFUR-FM (102.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: FURNITURE CITY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- W214AY (90.7 FM; WALKER, MI; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WBLU-FM (88.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP)
- WBFX (101.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGRD-FM (97.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF GRAND RAPIDS, INC.)
- WCSG (91.3 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY.)
- WVTI (96.1 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLAV-FM (96.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOOD-FM (105.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYCE (88.1 FM; WYOMING, MI; Owner: GRAND RAPIDS CABLE ACCESS CENTER)
- WKLQ (94.5 FM; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAYG (89.9 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY)
- WVGR (104.1 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)
- WGNB (89.3 FM; ZEELAND, MI; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WBCT (93.7 FM; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSNX-FM (104.5 FM; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGVU-FM (88.5 FM; ALLENDALE, MI; Owner: BD OF CONTROL,GRAND VALLEY ST UNIV.)
TV broadcast stations around Walker:
- WXSP-CA (Channel 15; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W48CL (Channel 48; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WUHQ-LP (Channel 29; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WTLJ (Channel 54; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WGVU-TV (Channel 35; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WOGC-CA (Channel 25; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WWMT (Channel 3; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
- WZZM-TV (Channel 13; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: COMBINED COMMUNICATIONS CORP. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.)
- WXMI (Channel 17; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOLP-CA (Channel 27; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WOOD-TV (Channel 8; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WOHO-CA (Channel 33; HOLLAND, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W44BQ (Channel 44; MOUNT PLEASANT, MI; Owner: NTN/SAGINAW, INC.)
- WLLA (Channel 64; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: CHRISTIAN FAITH BROADCAST, INC.)
- WOTV (Channel 41; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W19BA (Channel 19; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WOMS-CA (Channel 29; MUSKEGON, MI; Owner: WOOD LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W67DN (Channel 67; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
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