Benzie County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 16,47093.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4572.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3091.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 2951.7%Two or more races
  • 790.4%Asian alone
  • 310.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 131
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 141
• Auto thefts: 12

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,706 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,911 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benzie County is $545 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $660 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $824 a month.

Cities in this county include: Frankfort, Benzonia, Elberta, Thompsonville, Hardwood Acres, Beulah, Honor, Lake Ann, Bendon, Nessen City.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Maine , Clinton County, New York , Malheur County, Oregon , Hamlin County, South Dakota , St. Lawrence County, New York , Ogemaw County .

Current college students: 435
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 344 (75.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 62010 or later
• 1312000 to 2009
• 541990 to 1999
• 171980 to 1989
• 361970 to 1979
• 119Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 51.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,166
• One, attached: 246
• Two: 132
• 3 or 4: 107
• 5 to 9: 110
• 10 to 19: 62
• 20 to 49: 66
• 50 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 610
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Benzie County with a mortgage: 3,599 (40 second mortgage, 363 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,579

Religion statistics for Benzie County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Benzie County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Michigan Drought, Incident Period: March 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3035: March 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3035, Natural disaster type: Drought

7.81% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,381 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.15% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($33,425 average AGI)
1.67% relocated from other states ($9,956 average AGI)

Benzie County:	1.67%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from Grand Traverse County, MI	2.19% ($43,633 average AGI)
from Leelanau County, MI	0.58% ($23,932)
from Manistee County, MI	0.52% ($25,513)
from Oakland County, MI	0.30% ($107,826)
from Wayne County, MI	0.28% ($71,238)

6.96% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,762 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($30,096 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($12,667 average AGI)

Benzie County:	1.69%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to Grand Traverse County, MI	2.17% ($40,448 average AGI)
to Manistee County, MI	0.77% ($33,448)
to Leelanau County, MI	0.28% ($50,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Benzie County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,672 (853 living alone), Female householders: 3,179 (1,104 living alone)

• 3,807 spouses (3,767 opposite-sex spouses), 405 unmarried partners, (383 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,792 children (4,465 natural, 85 adopted, 243 stepchildren), 253 grandchildren, 85 brothers or sisters, 404 parents, 25 foster children, 198 other relatives, 492 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 320

Size of family households: 2,761 2-persons, 752 3-persons, 567 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,959 1-person, 365 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

2,279 married couples with children.
686 single-parent households (245 men, 441 women).

96.4% of residents of Benzie speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $87,947,000 ($5,035 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,807,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $49,906,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,877,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $69,000
Federal grants: $15,909,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,799,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,387,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $670,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,203,000
Federal Government insurance: $681,000

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

Here:	+85 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Benzie County, Michigan
• 3472014 or later
• 1652010 to 2013
• 1,8462000 to 2009
• 2,5271990 to 1999
• 1,5891980 to 1989
• 1,7611970 to 1979
• 1,3671960 to 1969
• 9111950 to 1959
• 6911940 to 1949
• 1,4241939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benzie County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benzie County, Michigan
• 281 room
• 172 rooms
• 1683 rooms
• 6344 rooms
• 1,3555 rooms
• 1,3556 rooms
• 9207 rooms
• 6618 rooms
• 1,0439+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benzie County, Michigan
• 11 room
• 602 rooms
• 853 rooms
• 1494 rooms
• 1795 rooms
• 736 rooms
• 647 rooms
• 478 rooms
• 349+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benzie County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benzie County, Michigan
• 32no bedroom
• 1791 bedroom
• 1,1282 bedrooms
• 3,4603 bedrooms
• 9674 bedrooms
• 4165+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benzie County, Michigan
• 5no bedroom
• 1441 bedroom
• 2652 bedrooms
• 2173 bedrooms
• 464 bedrooms
• 185+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Benzie County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benzie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 134no vehicle
• 1,6411 vehicle
• 2,6622 vehicles
• 1,2143 vehicles
• 3294 vehicles
• 1985+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benzie County in renter-occupied apartments
• 99no vehicle
• 3841 vehicle
• 1492 vehicles
• 303 vehicles
• 134 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

92.3% of Benzie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 14,105
• Other state: 3,123
• Northeast: 341
• Midwest: 1,643
• South: 733
• West: 400

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 257
• Number of aged recipients: 10
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 247
• Number of recipients under 18: 40
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 176
• Number of recipients older than 64: 41
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 119
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 104