Baraga County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 8,746 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,605
Renter-occupied apartments: 748

% of renters here:	22%
State:	26%

Land area: 904 sq. mi.
Water area: 164.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.6%), Manufacturing (16.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (13.7%), Retail trade (12.1%), Public administration (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 66%
Government: 27%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Baraga County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (78.3%)
American Indian (15.1%)
Black (5.0%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 4,601	(52.6%)
Females: 4,145	(47.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,328
County population in 2003: 8,756
Jobs in 2003: 3,462

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,055
Unemployment rate in 2004: 11.6%

Average household size:

Baraga County:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,707 ($33,673 in 2000)

This county	$34,707
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,825

Baraga County	$90,825
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $339
Institutionalized population: 685
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Baraga County in 2000: $620

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 1
Thefts: 16
Auto thefts: 2

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 4
Thefts: 13
Auto thefts: 0

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2004 Presidential Election results in Baraga County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 90.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 7.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $911 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baraga 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 $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: L'Anse, Baraga.

Neighboring counties: Houghton County , Iron County , Marquette County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Baraga County: Snyder Camp (A), Ruona Camp (B), Camp 10 (C), Sensenbrenner-Seldon Camp (D), Aura School (E), Aura Town Hall (F), Keweenaw Bay Tribal Center (G), Elmblad Camp (H), Erickson Camp (I), Northwood Camp (J), Summit (K), Sturgeon River Campground (L), Perch River Picnic Area (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Baraga County include: Covenant Church (A), Trinity Church (B), Kyro Church (C), Swedish Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Covington Cemetery (1), Pelkie Cemetery (2), Keweenaw Bay Cemetery (3), Skanee Cemetery (4), Aura Cemetery (5), Herman Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Little King Lake (A), Little Lake (B), Little Spruce Lake (C), Alice, Lake (D), Little Summit Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Loon Lake (G), Lost Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Nelligan Creek (A), Ned Lake Creek (B), Bocco Creek (C), Boyles Creek (D), Burns Creek (E), Canal Town Creek (F), Woo Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Mustard Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Baraga County: Second Sand Beach Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	11.9%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 224
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 66 (59% naturalized citizens)

Baraga County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 15
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 1
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 4
1970 to 1974: 4
1970 to 1974: 7
1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.8%

Baraga County marital status for males

Baraga County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,626
One, attached: 43
Two: 118
3 or 4: 108
5 to 9: 61
10 to 19: 45
20 or more: 79
Mobile homes: 523
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 28

Housing units in Baraga County with a mortgage: 759 (25 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 825

Agriculture in Baraga County
Average size of farms: 241 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $17786
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $113.53
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.24%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $11357
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 37.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45908
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.24%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.33
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.78%
Land in orchards: 58 acres

Baraga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 8.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Public administration (16%)
Construction (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other Northern Europe (20%)
Germany (14%)
Philippines (14%)
Canada (14%)
Italy (8%)
Australia (8%)
Haiti (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Baraga County:

Finnish (29%)
German (10%)
French (except Basque) (9%)
French Canadian (5%)
Irish (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
English (3%)

Baraga County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,587 (75%)
Carpooled: 520 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 138 (4%)
Other means: 31 (1%)
Worked at home: 144 (4%)

People in group quarters in Baraga County, Michigan

595 people in state prisons
77 people in nursing homes
53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
8 people in other group homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
5 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,895.

4.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.52%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.83% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($15,873 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($9,896 average AGI)
Baraga County: 1.69%
Michigan average: 1.38%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Houghton County, MI	0.84% ($24,080 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI	0.57% ($20,882)
from Ontonagon County, MI	0.34% ($22,900)

4.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,286 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.93%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.02% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($18,578 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($10,714 average AGI)
Baraga County: 1.91%
Michigan average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Marquette County, MI	1.01% ($27,700 average AGI)
to Houghton County, MI	0.84% ($26,760)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Baraga County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Baraga County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Baraga County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,692 (1,406 aged, 286 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,964

In family households: 6,672 (1,821 male householders, 423 female householders)
1,701 spouses, 2,391 children (2,217 natural, 56 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 81 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 67 other relatives, 119 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,292 (537 male householders (463 living alone)), 590 female householders (526 living alone)), 165 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 782 (667 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,121 2-persons, 467 3-persons, 391 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 989 1-person, 122 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 1 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

1,350 married couples with children.
495 single-parent households (142 men, 353 women).

91.3% of residents of Baraga County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
6.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $64,815,000 ($7426 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,373,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,444,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,307,000
Federal grants: $18,763,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,726,000 ($5,287,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,311,000 ($328,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $474,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $744,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,873,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 462

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 579

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

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

Net internal migration: +128

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Baraga County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 65
1995 to 1998: 296
1990 to 1994: 295
1980 to 1989: 536
1970 to 1979: 880
1960 to 1969: 512
1950 to 1959: 431
1940 to 1949: 302
1939 or earlier: 1,314

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baraga County, Michigan:

1 room: 9
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 126
4 rooms: 388
5 rooms: 732
6 rooms: 626
7 rooms: 309
8 rooms: 205
9 or more rooms: 180

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baraga County, Michigan:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 82
3 rooms: 162
4 rooms: 188
5 rooms: 159
6 rooms: 70
7 rooms: 39
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Baraga County:

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 121
2 bedrooms: 698
3 bedrooms: 1,294
4 bedrooms: 382
5 or more bedrooms: 97

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baraga County:

no bedroom: 22
1 bedroom: 232
2 bedrooms: 257
3 bedrooms: 171
4 bedrooms: 56
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Baraga County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 170
1 vehicle: 774
2 vehicles: 1,113
3 vehicles: 427
4 vehicles: 100
5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Baraga County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 149
1 vehicle: 369
2 vehicles: 167
3 vehicles: 40
4 vehicles: 7
5 or more vehicles: 16

67% of Baraga County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Michigan.

Baraga County:	66.9%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 7360
Northeast: 91
Midwest: 779
South: 258
West: 157

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (41%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Wood (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
Wood (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	6.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	6.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 27

Here:	14.1%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Baraga County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $16,848,000
All Other: $421,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $1,075,000
Regular Highways: $1,027,000

General: $2,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $15,280,000
Regular Highways: $3,662,000

General - Other: $983,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $437,000

Health Services - Other: $323,000

Police Protection: $264,000

Corrections - Other: $237,000

Financial Administration: $173,000

Central Staff Services: $90,000

General Public Buildings: $66,000

Welfare - Other: $34,000

Housing & Community Development: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $927,000
All Other: $41,000

Public Welfare: $39,000

Housing & Community Development: $22,000
General - Interest on Debt: $163,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $100,000
Health: $58,000
Intergovernmental to State - General: $47,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $165,000
Highways: $108,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,260,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,593,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,422,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $245,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $453,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $714,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,181,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $513,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,308,000
All Other: $393,000

General Support: $160,000

Public Welfare: $60,000

Health & Hospitals: $33,000
Tax - Property: $2,217,000
NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,720,000

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