Branch County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 39,23090.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,1474.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9962.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5751.3%Two or more races
  • 3580.8%Asian alone
  • 1980.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 180.04%Some other race alone
  • 100.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

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: $1,690 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,493 (1.3%)

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 , Jackson County , Kalamazoo County , St. Joseph County, Indiana , St. Joseph County , Steuben County, Indiana .

Current college students: 1,547
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,809 (39.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 7072010 or later
• 4872000 to 2009
• 4501990 to 1999
• 1811980 to 1989
• 1221970 to 1979
• 189Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,878
• One, attached: 318
• Two: 360
• 3 or 4: 350
• 5 to 9: 512
• 10 to 19: 462
• 20 to 49: 207
• 50 or more: 93
• Mobile homes: 2,793
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Branch County with a mortgage: 7,204 (78 second mortgage, 715 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,330

Religion statistics for Branch County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Branch County:

Tornado activity:

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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3160: January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, Incident Period: April 14, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-190: April 14, 1965, FEMA Id: 190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado

5.22% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,257 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($21,469 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($15,790 average AGI)

Branch County:	2.07%
Michigan average:	1.59%

from Calhoun County, MI	0.76% ($31,558 average AGI)
from Hillsdale County, MI	0.66% ($33,419)
from St. Joseph County, MI	0.48% ($32,868)
from Steuben County, IN	0.31% ($28,347)
from Kalamazoo County, MI	0.24% ($47,289)
from Jackson County, MI	0.16% ($39,846)
from Wayne County, MI	0.16% ($37,640)

5.98% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($37,530 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.88% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($23,371 average AGI)
2.10% relocated to other states ($14,159 average AGI)

Branch County:	2.10%
Michigan average:	1.85%

to Calhoun County, MI	1.03% ($36,048 average AGI)
to Hillsdale County, MI	0.65% ($36,163)
to St. Joseph County, MI	0.56% ($32,289)
to Steuben County, IN	0.30% ($31,583)
to Kalamazoo County, MI	0.26% ($28,405)
to Jackson County, MI	0.19% ($45,700)
to Allen County, IN	0.16% ($23,040)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Branch County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,869 (2,124 living alone), Female householders: 7,928 (2,402 living alone)

• 8,461 spouses (8,429 opposite-sex spouses), 1,428 unmarried partners, (1,401 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,514 children (10,342 natural, 328 adopted, 844 stepchildren), 933 grandchildren, 340 brothers or sisters, 303 parents, 32 foster children, 343 other relatives, 1,115 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,311

Size of family households: 5,450 2-persons, 2,306 3-persons, 1,678 4-persons, 944 5-persons, 324 6-persons, 385 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,526 1-person, 896 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 48 6-persons.

6,332 married couples with children.
2,254 single-parent households (915 men, 1,339 women).

91.7% of residents of Branch speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 44% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $193,839,000 ($4,174 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:

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

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

• Year house built in Branch County, Michigan
• 3832014 or later
• 1232010 to 2013
• 2,3222000 to 2009
• 2,7171990 to 1999
• 1,9921980 to 1989
• 3,0631970 to 1979
• 2,1641960 to 1969
• 1,9471950 to 1959
• 1,1511940 to 1949
• 5,0911939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Branch County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Branch County, Michigan
• 221 room
• 722 rooms
• 1673 rooms
• 9764 rooms
• 2,0945 rooms
• 2,4826 rooms
• 2,5947 rooms
• 1,8248 rooms
• 2,2949+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Branch County, Michigan
• 1001 room
• 1032 rooms
• 7063 rooms
• 1,0644 rooms
• 9185 rooms
• 5806 rooms
• 3487 rooms
• 2588 rooms
• 1979+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Branch County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Branch County, Michigan
• 33no bedroom
• 2791 bedroom
• 2,3442 bedrooms
• 6,7533 bedrooms
• 2,3864 bedrooms
• 7375+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Branch County, Michigan
• 109no bedroom
• 7821 bedroom
• 1,7102 bedrooms
• 1,3203 bedrooms
• 2724 bedrooms
• 805+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Branch County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 480no vehicle
• 3,2911 vehicle
• 5,6512 vehicles
• 2,0273 vehicles
• 7844 vehicles
• 2855+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Branch County in renter-occupied apartments
• 599no vehicle
• 2,0491 vehicle
• 1,1832 vehicles
• 4033 vehicles
• 164 vehicles
• 285+ vehicles

88.5% of Branch County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 32,054
• Other state: 9,446
• Northeast: 708
• Midwest: 5,881
• South: 1,889
• West: 924

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 844
• Number of aged recipients: 46
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 798
• Number of recipients under 18: 128
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 579
• Number of recipients older than 64: 137
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 347
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 395