Branch County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 46,460 (31% urban, 69% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,892
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,457

% of renters here:	21%
State:	26%

Land area: 507 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 92 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (31.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.4%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 80%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Branch County, Michigan business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Branch County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
Hispanic (3.0%)
Black (2.6%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Other race (1.4%)
American Indian (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 23,173	(50.6%)
Females: 22,614	(49.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,100
County population in 2003: 46,473
Jobs in 2003: 16,171

Branch County,MI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 23,270
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.1%

Average household size:

Branch County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,951 ($38,760 in 2000)

This county	$39,951
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,054

Branch County	$115,054
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $477
Institutionalized population: 2,735
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Branch County in 2000: $772

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 9
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 10
Burglaries: 61
Thefts: 170
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 18
Burglaries: 51
Thefts: 160
Auto thefts: 5

Branch County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Branch County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $924 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Branch County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Coldwater, Bronson, Union City, Quincy, Sherwood.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County , Hillsdale County , Kalamazoo County , LaGrange County, Indiana , St. Joseph County , Steuben County, Indiana .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Churches in Branch County include: Matteson Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), East Alganssee Church (C), East Ovid Church (D), Dayburg Church (E), Batavia Church (F), Lockwood Church (G), Wildwood Church (H), Bible Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mason Cemetery (1), Gilead Cemetery (2), Lake Cemetery (3), Matteson Cemetery (4), Saint Marys Cemetery (5), York Cemetery (6), Lawrence Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Long Lake (A), Little Rose Lake (B), Little Wells Lake (C), Anderson Lake (D), Long Noble Lake (E), Anderson, Lake (F), Archer Lake (G), Mallow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Bagley Creek (A), Bowen Creek (B), Burnett Creek (C), Cold Creek (D), Fisher Creek (E), Hog Creek (F), Riley Creek (G), Tallahassee Creek (H), Spencer Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Bethel Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.2%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,180 (30% naturalized citizens)

Branch County:	2.6%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 536
1990 to 1994: 152
1985 to 1989: 91
1980 to 1984: 90
1975 to 1979: 47
1970 to 1974: 75
1970 to 1974: 17
1965 to 1969: 172

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.8%

Branch County marital status for males

Branch County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 14,707
One, attached: 231
Two: 475
3 or 4: 438
5 to 9: 354
10 to 19: 287
20 or more: 333
Mobile homes: 2,957
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40

Housing units in Branch County with a mortgage: 5,860 (656 second mortgage, 625 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,140

Agriculture in Branch County
Average size of farms: 226 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $57796
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $225.92
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.39%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.47%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $60528
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.55%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $75769
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.59%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.16%
Corn for grain: 77231 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4612 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 76960 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2639 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 111 acres

Branch County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 22 fatalities and 294 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 21 people and injured 293 people

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (43%)
Other Western Asia (12%)
Canada (10%)
Japan (7%)
Korea (3%)
Germany (3%)
Asia, n.e.c. (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Branch County:

German (26%)
United States or American (14%)
English (12%)
Irish (8%)
Polish (7%)
Dutch (3%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Branch County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,236 (78%)
Carpooled: 2,693 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 85 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 51 (0%)
Walked: 513 (2%)
Other means: 217 (1%)
Worked at home: 925 (4%)

People in group quarters in Branch County, Michigan

1864 people in state prisons
373 people in other types of correctional institutions
333 people in nursing homes
179 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
140 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
86 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
77 people in other group homes
30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
25 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
25 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
15 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,548.

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.63% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($20,338 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($13,777 average AGI)
Branch County: 2.07%
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 Calhoun County, MI	0.83% ($36,729 average AGI)
from Hillsdale County, MI	0.75% ($24,508)
from St. Joseph County, MI	0.54% ($27,299)
from Steuben County, IN	0.30% ($33,208)
from Kalamazoo County, MI	0.24% ($29,474)
from Wayne County, MI	0.19% ($33,387)
from Allen County, IN	0.13% ($63,857)

6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.79%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.88% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($15,596 average AGI)
2.91% relocated to other states ($14,562 average AGI)
Branch County: 2.91%
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 Calhoun County, MI	1.06% ($26,789 average AGI)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.62% ($25,901)
to Hillsdale County, MI	0.61% ($27,596)
to Steuben County, IN	0.45% ($30,219)
to Kalamazoo County, MI	0.28% ($23,435)
to Wayne County, MI	0.20% ($23,303)
to Jackson County, MI	0.17% ($27,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Births per 1000 population in Branch County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Branch County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Branch County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,892 (5,843 aged, 1,049 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

Households: 42,632

In family households: 36,797 (9,492 male householders, 2,201 female householders)
9,261 spouses, 13,358 children (11,730 natural, 380 adopted, 1,248 stepchildren), 545 grandchildren, 239 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 445 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,835 (2,231 male householders (1,657 living alone)), 2,516 female householders (2,290 living alone)), 1,088 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,155 (2,805 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,066 2-persons, 2,493 3-persons, 2,305 4-persons, 1,152 5-persons, 405 6-persons, 272 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,947 1-person, 651 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

8,023 married couples with children.
2,584 single-parent households (832 men, 1,752 women).

93.5% of residents of Branch County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (45% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $193,839,000 ($4174 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,271,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,603,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $47,207,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,187,000
Federal grants: $33,254,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,343,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,245,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $264,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,413,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,099,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,128

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,159

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +437

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -672

Here:	-14 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Branch County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.23 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 516
1995 to 1998: 1,154
1990 to 1994: 1,071
1980 to 1989: 1,924
1970 to 1979: 3,142
1960 to 1969: 2,692
1950 to 1959: 2,086
1940 to 1949: 1,314
1939 or earlier: 5,923

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

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 65
3 rooms: 316
4 rooms: 1,375
5 rooms: 2,701
6 rooms: 2,926
7 rooms: 2,417
8 rooms: 1,524
9 or more rooms: 1,553

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

1 room: 39
2 rooms: 210
3 rooms: 639
4 rooms: 1,000
5 rooms: 641
6 rooms: 401
7 rooms: 236
8 rooms: 161
9 or more rooms: 130

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

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 400
2 bedrooms: 3,122
3 bedrooms: 6,657
4 bedrooms: 2,071
5 or more bedrooms: 623

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Branch County:

no bedroom: 70
1 bedroom: 929
2 bedrooms: 1,346
3 bedrooms: 809
4 bedrooms: 231
5 or more bedrooms: 72

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

no vehicle: 561
1 vehicle: 3,360
2 vehicles: 5,905
3 vehicles: 2,108
4 vehicles: 734
5 or more vehicles: 224

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

no vehicle: 543
1 vehicle: 1,611
2 vehicles: 1,009
3 vehicles: 229
4 vehicles: 57
5 or more vehicles: 8

59% of Branch 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, 63% lived in Michigan.

Branch County:	59.1%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 33137
Northeast: 947
Midwest: 7171
South: 2150
West: 936

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $73,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (54%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
Wood (4%)
Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Electricity (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 526

Here:	9.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 167

Here:	5.6%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 167

Here:	12.3%
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)

Branch County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $203,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $45,244,000
All Other: $11,647,000

Sewerage: $533,000

Parks & Recreation: $278,000

Housing & Community Development: $0
Construction - General: $1,429,000
Health - Other: $277,000

Regular Highways: $129,000

Air Transportation: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Corrections - Other: $13,000

Sewerage: $6,000

Judicial & Legal: $2,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $43,334,000
Health Services - Other: $19,146,000

Regular Highways: $7,344,000

Welfare - Other: $6,183,000

General - Other: $2,612,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,565,000

Corrections - Other: $1,869,000

Police Protection: $1,582,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $884,000

Financial Administration: $572,000

General Public Buildings: $507,000

Central Staff Services: $491,000

Sewerage: $200,000

Housing & Community Development: $149,000

Parks & Recreation: $134,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,510,000
Highways: $1,320,000

All Other: $547,000

Public Welfare: $200,000

Housing & Community Development: $149,000
General - Interest on Debt: $876,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $708,000
Health & Hospitals: $382,000

All Other: $182,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $17,520,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,154,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,301,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,065,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,645,000
Special Assessments: $923,000

Interest Earnings: $530,000

Rents: $497,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $23,393,000
State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $10,666,000
Highways: $3,805,000

All Other: $1,092,000

General Support: $739,000

Public Welfare: $682,000

Housing & Community Development: $16,000
Tax - Property: $7,170,000
NEC: $752,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $34,923,000

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