Arenac County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	16%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (19.5%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

Arenac County, Michigan business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Arenac County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 8,863	(51.3%)
Females: 8,406	(48.7%)

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Arenac County:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,216
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$388
State:	$573

Arenac County:	$108,880
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $151,073

Here:	$151,073
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,203

Here:	$189,203
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $79,925

Here:	$79,925
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,433

Here:	$107,433
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,250

Here:	$70,250
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $43,463

Here:	$43,463
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$95,296

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 112
• Auto thefts: 11

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 128
• Auto thefts: 15

This county:	13.9%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arenac County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.

Cities in this county include: Standish, Au Gres, Sterling, Omer, Twining, Turner.

Neighboring counties: Bay County , Gladwin County , Iosco County , Ogemaw County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Arenac County: Sims Townhall (A), Au Gres Boat Club (B), Au Gres Townhall (C), Point Au Gres Marina (D), North Port Marina (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Arenac County include: Riverside Church (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Delano Church (C), Tonkey Road Church (D), Bethlehem Church (E), Melita Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cedar Valley Cemetery (1), Plains Cemetery (2), Woodmere Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Whitney Sims Cemetery (5), Saint George Cemetery (6), Linwood Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lost Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Oxbow Lake (C), Charlyle, Lake (D), Cranberry Lake (E), Duck Lake (F), Forest Lake (G), Au Gres Swamp (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alabaster Whitney Drain (A), Big Creek (B), Mansfield Creek (C), Bum Drain (D), Burch Creek (E), Burnt Drain (F), Cedar Creek Drain (G), Chief Creek Drain (H), Chub Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Arenac County: Whitney Township Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	16.7%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 567
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 186 (69% naturalized citizens)

Arenac County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,387
• One, attached: 109
• Two: 98
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 186
• 10 to 19: 80
• 20 or more: 29
• Mobile homes: 1,549
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43

Housing units in Arenac County with a mortgage: 2,032 (96 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,514

Here:	57.3% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Arenac County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Arenac County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from Arenac County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,314 (82%) Carpooled: 695 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 119 (2%) Other means: 31 (0%) Worked at home: 271 (4%)

5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.90%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.04% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($29,164 average AGI)
0.86% relocated from other states ($5,802 average AGI)

Arenac County:	0.86%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Bay County, MI	1.28% ($33,390 average AGI)
from Ogemaw County, MI	0.47% ($12,733)
from Genesee County, MI	0.45% ($34,966)
from Iosco County, MI	0.39% ($29,360)
from Saginaw County, MI	0.34% ($51,818)
from Wayne County, MI	0.31% ($38,550)
from Oakland County, MI	0.30% ($41,947)

6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.63%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($25,582 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($6,710 average AGI)

Arenac County:	1.39%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Bay County, MI	1.43% ($24,152 average AGI)
to Iosco County, MI	0.62% ($29,150)
to Ogemaw County, MI	0.46% ($19,567)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.40% ($29,500)
to Gladwin County, MI	0.26% ($23,706)
to Midland County, MI	0.26% ($31,235)
to Genesee County, MI	0.25% ($29,813)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,891 (3,238 aged, 653 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,154 (3,879 male householders, 868 female householders)

  3,893 spouses, 4,762 children (4,358 natural, 77 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 95 other relatives, 328 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,308 (976 male householders (834 living alone)), 1,009 female householders (891 living alone)), 323 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 807 (676 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,332 2-persons, 953 3-persons, 851 4-persons, 434 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,725 1-person, 218 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

96.2% of residents of Arenac County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,915,000 ($6923 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,821,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,397,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,144,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,501,000
Federal grants: $23,425,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,406,000 ($4,501,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,043,000 ($1,037,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $525,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,227,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,298,000

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.47 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

65% of Arenac County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.

Arenac County:	65.0%
State average:	58.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15292
• Northeast: 218
• Midwest: 671
• South: 587
• West: 239

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,900

Here:	2.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	2.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	14.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

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