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Population (year 2000): 3,441. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,770 (+9.6% change)
 

Males: 1,615  (46.9%)
Females: 1,826  (53.1%)

Ingham County

Median resident age:  33.7 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 48895.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,400 (it was $39,727 in 2000)
Williamston  $41,400
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $162,600 (it was $114,600 in 2000)
Williamston  $162,600
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Williamston:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)


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Ancestries: German (28.9%), English (13.3%), Irish (11.8%), Polish (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), Italian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 2.55 square miles.

Population density: 1486 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Williamston

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Williamston city

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

82 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.5% Latin America, 0.4% North America, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  2.4%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Williamston, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Williamston to the number of sex offenders is 291 to 1.

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

Williamston:  1.9% ($2,140)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lansing, MI (18.7 miles , pop. 119,128).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (83.8 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (240.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Webberville, MI (7.6 miles ), Dansville, MI (9.3 miles ), Haslett, MI (9.5 miles ), Okemos, MI (9.6 miles ), Perry, MI (10.5 miles ), Morrice, MI (12.6 miles ), Mason, MI (13.4 miles ), East Lansing, MI (14.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $108,000
  • 1997: 46 buildings, average cost: $57,700
  • 1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $107,500
  • 1999: 30 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2000: 33 buildings, average cost: $137,800
  • 2001: 37 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2002: 39 buildings, average cost: $151,500
  • 2003: 30 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $162,700
  • 2005: 17 buildings, average cost: $145,100
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.69 N, Longitude: 84.28 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +483 (+16.3%).


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Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Williamston by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 341220
    per 100,000 86.7115.027.052.752.80.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 116431
    per 100,000 28.928.7161.7105.479.226.4
Burglaries 11122681212
    per 100,000 318.0344.9700.8210.7316.9317.4
Thefts 503635344153
    per 100,000 1445.51034.8943.4895.71082.71401.7
Auto thefts 411225
    per 100,000 115.628.727.052.752.8132.2
Arson 110000
    per 100,000 28.928.70.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 164.5165.6142.9118.0127.894.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.11
US city average:  3.00

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Williamston-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.1 miles away from the Williamston city center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 41.2 miles away from the city center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Williamston:
  • EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 17 miles; LANSING, MI)
  • INGHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; LANSING, MI)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 22 miles; OWOSSO, MI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Williamston:
  • CAPITAL CITY (about 22 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 43 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
  • MBS INTL (about 59 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Williamston:
  • MAIDENS (about 4 miles; WILLIAMSTON, MI; ID: 89Y)
  • MASON JEWETT FIELD (about 14 miles; MASON, MI; ID: TEW)
  • DENNIS FARMS (about 16 miles; LAINGSBURG, MI; ID: 15W)

Amtrak station near Williamston:
  • 15 miles: EAST LANSING (1240 S. HARRISON ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Williamston:
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; LANSING, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
  • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; EAST LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
  • BAKER COLLEGE OF FLINT (about 45 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,734)
  • KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 2,900)
Public high school in Williamston:
  • WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 691; Location: 3939 VANNETER ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Williamston:
  • WILLIAMSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 528; Location: 3845 VANNETER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WILLIAMSTON EXPLORER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 440; Location: 416 HIGHLAND STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
  • WILLIAMSTON DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 431; Location: 350 HIGHLAND STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
Private elementary/middle schools in Williamston:
  • ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 148; Location: 220 NORTH CEDAR; Grades: PK - 5)
  • MEMORIAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 74; Location: 2070 SHERWOOD RD; Grades: KG - 8)

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Hotel: Acorn Motel (2346 East Grand River Road).

 

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

ST KATHERINES EPISCOPAL CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
GLEN MEADOWS CONDOMINIUMS (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and JUL-26-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-26-2002)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-13-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-13-2001)
SPAG'S BAR AND GRILL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
WHEATFIELD VALLEY GOLF CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Williamston that have no violations reported:
  • WEST LOCKE WESLEYAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.6%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.1%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Williamston compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.


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Banks with branches in Williamston (2007 data):
  • Republic Bank: 105 West Middle Street Branch at 105 West Middle Street, branch established on 1909-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,433.8 mil, Deposits: $3,076.3 mil, headquarters in Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 85 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Banking Corporation
  • Independent Bank - South Michigan: Williamston Branch at 1245 East Grand River Avenue, branch established on 1978-09-22. Info updated 2006-06-21: Bank assets: $503.9 mil, Deposits: $431.7 mil, headquarters in East Lansing, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices, Holding Company: Independent Bank Corporation
  • Fifth Third Bank: Williamston Branch at 225 West Grand River Avenue, branch established on 1890-01-01. 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



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Williamston government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $555,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $591,000
    All Other: $234,000
  • Construction - General: $3,700,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $721,000
    Regular Highways: $570,000
    Police Protection: $455,000
    Central Staff Services: $353,000
    Water Utilities: $313,000
    General - Other: $168,000
    Financial Administration: $148,000
    General Public Buildings: $118,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $43,000
    Parks & Recreation: $42,000
    Libraries: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $356,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $273,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $390,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,395,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,700,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,710,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $340,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,040,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $345,000
    Water Utilities: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $123,000
    Interest Earnings: $53,000
    Rents: $50,000
    Special Assessments: $17,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $42,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,492,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $527,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $387,000
    Highways: $197,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,082,000
    NEC: $88,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $662,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $24,000

8.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.02%
Michigan average:  5.24%

0.38% of residents moved from foreign countries ($415 average AGI)
Ingham County:  0.38%
Michigan average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Eaton County, MI  1.42% ($29,969 average AGI)
from Clinton County, MI  0.76% ($29,392)
from Oakland County, MI  0.34% ($39,641)


9.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.24%
Michigan average:  5.98%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($245 average AGI)
Ingham County:  0.09%
Michigan average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Eaton County, MI  1.57% ($32,933 average AGI)
to Clinton County, MI  0.83% ($48,076)
to Oakland County, MI  0.43% ($36,772)


Strongest AM radio stations in Williamston:
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WILS (1320 AM; 5 kW; LANSING, MI)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WUNN (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MASON, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WDEO (990 AM; 9 kW; YPSILANTI, MI; Owner: WORD BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WJIM (1240 AM; 1 kW; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTKA (1050 AM; 10 kW; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Williamston:
  • WLGH (88.1 FM; LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WKAR-FM (90.5 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFMK (99.1 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WITL-FM (100.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJIM-FM (97.5 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMMQ (94.9 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDBM (88.9 FM; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEE OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIV)
  • WHZZ (101.7 FM; LANSING, MI; Owner: THE MACDONALD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUOM (91.7 FM; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF MICH.)
  • WAAQ (88.3 FM; ONSTED, MI; Owner: GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRSR (103.9 FM; OWOSSO, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKMY (92.1 FM; ST. JOHNS, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)
  • WHMI-FM (93.5 FM; HOWELL, MI; Owner: THE LIVINGSTON RADIO COMPANY)
  • WJXQ (106.1 FM; JACKSON, MI; Owner: RUBBER CITY RADIO GROUP)

TV broadcast stations around Williamston:
  • 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.)
  • W69BJ (Channel 69; LANSING, MI; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WLAJ (Channel 53; LANSING, MI; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF MICHIGAN, INC.)
  • WHTV (Channel 18; JACKSON, MI; Owner: SPARTAN-TV, L.L.C.)
  • WPXD (Channel 31; ANN ARBOR, MI; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WILX-TV (Channel 10; ONONDAGA, MI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WSYM-TV (Channel 47; LANSING, MI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • W24CG (Channel 24; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • 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.)

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