Benzie County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	14%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.2%), Manufacturing (14.9%), Retail trade (14.6%), Construction (12.2%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Benzie County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	40.8 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 7,923	(49.5%)
Females: 8,075	(50.5%)

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Benzie County:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,095
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$493
State:	$573

Benzie County:	$151,191
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $215,249

Here:	$215,249
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $241,910

Here:	$241,910
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $204,089

Here:	$204,089
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,533

Here:	$212,533
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $624,007

Here:	$624,007
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $54,967

Here:	$54,967
State:	$39,606

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

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

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, Thompsonville, Elberta, Beulah, Honor, Lake Ann.

2005 air pollution in Benzie County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.100 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Grand Traverse County , Leelanau County , Manistee County , Wexford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Benzie County: Homestead (A), Camp Chenaniah (B), Putney Corners (C), Lake Ann Camp (D), Carter Corners (E), Baptist Camp (F), Joyfield (G), Inspiration Point Scenic Lookout (H), Pinecroft Golf Plantation (I), Inland Corners (J), Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theater (K), Platte River Campground (L), Platte River State Fish Hatchery (M), Clarks Mill (N), Point Betsie Light (O), Howard School (P), Crystal Downs Country Club (Q), Crystal Lake Country Club (R), Crystal Lake Golf Club (S), Crystal Lake Yacht Club (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Benzie County include: Herring Lake Church (A), Carter Church (B), Homestead Church (C), Church of Christ (D), Inland Church (E), Lighthouse Tabernacle (F), Eden Church (G), Union Chapel (H), Almira Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Platte Cemetery (1), Brundage Cemetery (2), Gilmore Cemetery (3), Lake Ann Cemetery (4), Champion Hill Cemetery (5), Homestead Cemetery (6), New Inland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Little Platte Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Loon Lake (C), Ann, Lake (D), Lost Lake (E), Louise, Lake (F), Lower Herring Lake (G), Lower Woodcock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brundage Creek (A), Burrows Creek (B), Carter Creek (C), Cold Creek (D), Collison Creek (E), Crystal Lake Outlet (F), Grass Lake Creek (G), Pickerel Creek (H), Thomas Road Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Benzie County include: Railroad Point Natural Area (1), Pearl Lake Natural Area (2), Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (3), Trapp Farm Nature Preserve (4), Bellows Park (5), Veterans Park (6), Betsie River State Game Refuge (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Onkeonwe Beach (A), Crystal Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Honor Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.6%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 435
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 269 (63% naturalized citizens)

Benzie County:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,566
• One, attached: 134
• Two: 130
• 3 or 4: 141
• 5 to 9: 87
• 10 to 19: 42
• 20 or more: 117
• Mobile homes: 1,038
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Benzie County with a mortgage: 2,164 (116 second mortgage, 260 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,475

Here:	59.5% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Benzie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 4.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,709 (80%) Carpooled: 791 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 37 (1%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 207 (3%) Other means: 47 (1%) Worked at home: 306 (4%)

8.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,718 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.80% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($36,032 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($11,687 average AGI)

Benzie County:	1.73%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Grand Traverse County, MI	2.76% ($29,400 average AGI)
from Manistee County, MI	0.57% ($31,425)
from Leelanau County, MI	0.38% ($33,074)
from Oakland County, MI	0.30% ($111,667)
from Wayne County, MI	0.25% ($54,500)
from Kent County, MI	0.23% ($32,188)
from Wexford County, MI	0.23% ($22,875)

7.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,473 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.52%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.63% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($21,530 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($7,943 average AGI)

Benzie County:	1.89%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Grand Traverse County, MI	2.30% ($30,466 average AGI)
to Manistee County, MI	0.66% ($24,435)
to Leelanau County, MI	0.34% ($30,917)
to Kent County, MI	0.20% ($24,929)
to Oakland County, MI	0.16% ($24,091)
to Wexford County, MI	0.16% ($36,545)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,347 (2,934 aged, 413 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,370 (3,717 male householders, 853 female householders)

  3,910 spouses, 4,254 children (3,783 natural, 195 adopted, 276 stepchildren), 157 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 58 parents, 132 other relatives, 229 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,366 (913 male householders (732 living alone)), 1,015 female householders (844 living alone)), 438 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 262 (187 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,387 2-persons, 883 3-persons, 792 4-persons, 346 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,576 1-person, 291 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

96.1% of residents of Benzie County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $87,947,000 ($5035 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

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

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)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

58% of Benzie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Michigan.

Benzie County:	58.0%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 12916
• Northeast: 350
• Midwest: 1366
• South: 666
• West: 361

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,400

Here:	8.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	7.5%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	9.8%
Michigan:	16.5%

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