Benzie County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 16,26691.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4812.7%Two or more races
  • 4702.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2901.6%Some other race alone
  • 2111.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 660.4%Asian alone
  • 640.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 4
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 2

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 2021: $1,825 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,252 (0.9%)

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: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 307 (80.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 262010 or later
• 932000 to 2009
• 471990 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: 10,694
• One, attached: 215
• Two: 104
• 3 or 4: 131
• 5 to 9: 106
• 10 to 19: 74
• 20 to 49: 60
• 50 or more: 66
• Mobile homes: 724
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Benzie County with a mortgage: 3,671 (258 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 222 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

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

9.11% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,891 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.79% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($51,169 average AGI)
2.31% relocated from other states ($50,724 average AGI)

Benzie County:	2.31%
Michigan average:	1.78%

from Grand Traverse County, MI	2.65% ($57,123 average AGI)
from Manistee County, MI	0.65% ($35,865)
from Leelanau County, MI	0.41% ($48,061)
from Wayne County, MI	0.35% ($199,286)
from Wexford County, MI	0.26% ($40,286)

7.12% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,070 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.56% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($38,510 average AGI)
1.56% relocated to other states ($11,560 average AGI)

Benzie County:	1.56%
Michigan average:	1.91%

to Grand Traverse County, MI	2.07% ($45,654 average AGI)
to Manistee County, MI	0.83% ($42,569)
to Leelanau County, MI	0.28% ($85,455)
to Wexford County, MI	0.26% ($38,900)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.7

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: 3,345 (744 living alone), Female householders: 3,602 (1,074 living alone)

• 3,840 spouses (3,805 opposite-sex spouses), 636 unmarried partners, (607 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,703 children (4,408 natural, 162 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 270 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 406 parents, 33 foster children, 171 other relatives, 482 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 310

Size of family households: 2,737 2-persons, 903 3-persons, 644 4-persons, 188 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,817 1-person, 511 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

2,293 married couples with children.
617 single-parent households (288 men, 329 women).

97.4% of residents of Benzie speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% 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
• 122020 or later
• 7422010 to 2019
• 1,6892000 to 2009
• 2,4691990 to 1999
• 1,6011980 to 1989
• 1,5511970 to 1979
• 1,2871960 to 1969
• 7771950 to 1959
• 6401940 to 1949
• 1,3631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Benzie County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benzie County, Michigan
• 351 room
• 382 rooms
• 1903 rooms
• 7044 rooms
• 1,2645 rooms
• 1,2116 rooms
• 9327 rooms
• 7788 rooms
• 1,1789+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benzie County, Michigan
• 51 room
• 362 rooms
• 1023 rooms
• 1424 rooms
• 1455 rooms
• 1256 rooms
• 817 rooms
• 278 rooms
• 299+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Benzie County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Benzie County, Michigan
• 37no bedroom
• 2641 bedroom
• 1,2062 bedrooms
• 3,3473 bedrooms
• 1,0014 bedrooms
• 4775+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benzie County, Michigan
• 7no bedroom
• 1401 bedroom
• 2032 bedrooms
• 2663 bedrooms
• 484 bedrooms
• 235+ 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
• 147no vehicle
• 1,7001 vehicle
• 2,8042 vehicles
• 1,1503 vehicles
• 2984 vehicles
• 2125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Benzie County in renter-occupied apartments
• 92no vehicle
• 3341 vehicle
• 2242 vehicles
• 143 vehicles
• 194 vehicles
• 135+ vehicles

92.6% of Benzie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 14,127
• Other state: 3,413
• Northeast: 345
• Midwest: 1,638
• South: 888
• West: 546

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