Barry County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	14%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.6%), Educational,health and social services (16.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Barry County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 28,334	(49.9%)
Females: 28,421	(50.1%)

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Barry County:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$50,261
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$516
State:	$573

Barry County:	$156,676
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $197,846

Here:	$197,846
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $160,842

Here:	$160,842
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $165,640

Here:	$165,640
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,038

Here:	$107,038
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $59,079

Here:	$59,079
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $57,714

Here:	$57,714
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $85,000

Here:	$85,000
State:	$95,296

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 157
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 32
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 117
• Auto thefts: 17

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Barry County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $817 a month.

Cities in this county include: Plymouth Township, Hastings, Middleville, Nashville, Woodland, Freeport.

Neighboring counties: Allegan County , Calhoun County , Eaton County , Ionia County , Kalamazoo County , Kent County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Barry County: Camp Kitanniwa (A), Camp Merrie Wood (B), Duncan Lake Access Point (C), Bristol Corners (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Barry County include: McCallum Church (A), Peace Church (B), Community Church (C), North Irving Church (D), Kilpatrick Church (E), Zion Church (F), Milo Bible Church (G), Free Church (H), Yankee Springs Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Brown Cemetery (1), Banfield Cemetery (2), Robbins Cemetery (3), Brush Ridge Cemetery (4), Irving Cemetery (5), Hosmer Cemetery (6), Meyers Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Little Gilkey Lake (A), Adams Lake (B), Little Long Lake (C), Little Mill Lake (D), Little Pine Lake (E), Algonquin Lake (F), Long Lake (G), Loomis Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bassett Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Woodland Creek (C), Crooked Brook (D), Kellie Creek (E), Gravel Brook (F), Little Thornapple River (G), Glass Creek (H), Hagar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Barry County include: Charlton Park (1), Yankee Springs Recreation Area (2), Middleville State Game Area (3), Barry State Game Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.5%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 2,195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 463 (66% naturalized citizens)

Barry County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,891
• One, attached: 180
• Two: 417
• 3 or 4: 391
• 5 to 9: 212
• 10 to 19: 192
• 20 or more: 169
• Mobile homes: 2,372
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Housing units in Barry County with a mortgage: 8,725 (790 second mortgage, 1,119 home equity loan, 56 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,486

Here:	71.5% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Barry County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 16 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Barry County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 98% 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 38.6 miles away from Barry County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,396 (83%) Carpooled: 2,799 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 19 (0%) Walked: 455 (2%) Other means: 52 (0%) Worked at home: 1,177 (4%)

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($184 average AGI)

Barry County:	0.05%
Michigan average:	0.10%

5.28% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($34,264 average AGI)
0.85% relocated from other states ($5,160 average AGI)

Barry County:	0.85%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Kent County, MI	1.55% ($47,438 average AGI)
from Kalamazoo County, MI	0.76% ($40,801)
from Calhoun County, MI	0.72% ($37,745)
from Allegan County, MI	0.56% ($34,492)
from Eaton County, MI	0.41% ($39,593)
from Ionia County, MI	0.30% ($31,970)
from Ingham County, MI	0.15% ($32,121)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.22% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($25,436 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($8,999 average AGI)

Barry County:	1.61%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Kent County, MI	1.30% ($35,565 average AGI)
to Kalamazoo County, MI	0.84% ($32,516)
to Calhoun County, MI	0.76% ($30,738)
to Allegan County, MI	0.46% ($31,961)
to Eaton County, MI	0.41% ($33,489)
to Ionia County, MI	0.36% ($31,543)
to Ottawa County, MI	0.18% ($30,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,011 (6,132 aged, 879 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 50,322 (13,830 male householders, 2,290 female householders)

  13,760 spouses, 17,927 children (15,830 natural, 626 adopted, 1,471 stepchildren), 554 grandchildren, 179 brothers or sisters, 204 parents, 420 other relatives, 1,158 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,996 (2,421 male householders (1,859 living alone)), 2,555 female householders (2,239 living alone)), 1,020 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 437 (279 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,991 2-persons, 3,432 3-persons, 3,370 4-persons, 1,526 5-persons, 585 6-persons, 216 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,098 1-person, 767 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 12 5-persons.

97.8% of residents of Barry County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $197,533,000 ($3327 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,263,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $112,440,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,583,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,818,000
Federal grants: $28,575,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,847,000 ($2,285,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,269,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,171,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,768,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,754,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+32 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

62% of Barry County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Michigan.

Barry County:	61.6%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 47365
• Northeast: 1233
• Midwest: 4114
• South: 2219
• West: 1097

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,600

Here:	9.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	7.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	13.6%
Michigan:	16.5%

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