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Chippewa County, Michigan (MI)

County population in 2022: 36,583 (51% urban, 49% rural); it was 38,543 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,971
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,169
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,972
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,189 (it was 3,502 in 2000)
% of renters here:

26%
State:

28%

Land area: 1561 sq. mi.

Water area: 1136.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Chippewa County: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.1%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (14.2%), Retail trade (11.7%), Public administration (11.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 67%
  • Government: 27%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%
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  • Races in Chippewa County, MI (2022)
    • 24,45467.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,73913.0%Two or more races
    • 3,84310.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1,8545.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 8152.2%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3971.1%Some other race alone
    • 3220.9%Asian alone
    • 190.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.2 years
Michigan median age:

40.3 years
Males: 19,820  (54.2%)
Females: 16,763  (45.8%)
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Average household size:
Chippewa County:

2.0 people
Michigan:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $57,112 ($34,464 in 1999)
This county:

$57,112
Michigan:

$66,986

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $625 (lower quartile is $468, upper quartile is $841)
This county:

$625
State:

$865


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,453 (it was $75,800 in 2000)
Chippewa:

$158,453
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $95,091 - $238,384

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $191,819
Here:

$191,819
State:

$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $82,758
Here:

$82,758
State:

$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $96,911
Here:

$96,911
State:

$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,028
Here:

$176,028
State:

$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,574
Here:

$146,574
State:

$192,733

Mobile homes: $76,496
Here:

$76,496
State:

$72,868

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,108
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $437

Institutionalized population: 4,372

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 5
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 5
  • Auto thefts: 0

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 13
  • Burglaries: 1
  • Thefts: 21
  • Auto thefts: 1
Chippewa County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 46 buildings, average cost: $203,000
  • 2021: 58 buildings, average cost: $219,000
  • 2020: 39 buildings, average cost: $199,100
  • 2019: 28 buildings, average cost: $238,300
  • 2018: 31 buildings, average cost: $192,200
  • 2017: 38 buildings, average cost: $187,500
  • 2016: 50 buildings, average cost: $107,300
  • 2015: 48 buildings, average cost: $143,000
  • 2014: 38 buildings, average cost: $138,300
  • 2013: 50 buildings, average cost: $331,800
  • 2012: 39 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2011: 43 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2010: 45 buildings, average cost: $94,800
  • 2009: 49 buildings, average cost: $93,700
  • 2008: 45 buildings, average cost: $104,200
  • 2007: 74 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 2006: 92 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 2005: 89 buildings, average cost: $101,500
  • 2004: 132 buildings, average cost: $98,000
  • 2003: 145 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2002: 155 buildings, average cost: $69,900
  • 2001: 220 buildings, average cost: $80,600
  • 2000: 199 buildings, average cost: $64,900
  • 1999: 247 buildings, average cost: $67,100
  • 1998: 234 buildings, average cost: $61,700
  • 1997: 213 buildings, average cost: $54,900
Number of permits per 10,000 Chippewa, MI residents
Average permit cost in Chippewa, MI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,058 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,751 (1.1%)

Distribution of median household income in Chippewa, MI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Chippewa, MI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chippewa, MI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 16.8%
Chippewa County:

16.8%
Michigan:

13.4%
(13.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 61.6% for Black residents, 37.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 25.6% for American Indian residents, 11.3% for other race residents, 19.9% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.2 years old
(Males: 40.6 years old, Females: 42.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46.6 years old, Black residents: 37.0 years old, American Indian residents: 31.3 years old, Asian residents: 35.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.2 years old, Other race residents: 33.4 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Chippewa County is $418 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $625 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sault Ste. Marie, De Tour Village.

Chippewa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Neighboring counties: McHenry County, North Dakota , Gogebic County , Iron County , Ontonagon County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.0%
Michigan:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Chippewa, MI
County total employment by year in Chippewa, MI
County average yearly wages by year in Chippewa, MI

Current college students: 3,124
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,176 (56.4% naturalized citizens)

Chippewa County:

3.2%
Whole state:

6.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3732010 or later
  • 3112000 to 2009
  • 1211990 to 1999
  • 2371980 to 1989
  • 1571970 to 1979
  • 431Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%

Chippewa County marital status for males Chippewa County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 15,596
  • One, attached: 890
  • Two: 444
  • 3 or 4: 333
  • 5 to 9: 192
  • 10 to 19: 499
  • 20 to 49: 217
  • 50 or more: 485
  • Mobile homes: 1,799

Housing units in Chippewa County with a mortgage: 5,430 (354 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 263 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 139

Here:

3.5% with mortgage
State:

96.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Chippewa County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic6,66513
Evangelical Protestant3,02633
Mainline Protestant2,31719
Other3433
Orthodox1001
None26,069-
Chippewa County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 13
Chippewa County:

3.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

1.03 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 22
Chippewa County:

5.65 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 34
This county:

8.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Chippewa County:

9.9%
Michigan:

9.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Chippewa County:

30.9%
State:

29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.3%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Chippewa County:

Average size of farms: 252 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15,566
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $75.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.58%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 54.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12,813
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 36.98%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.98%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,122
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.87
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 8.82%
All wheat for grain: 172 harvested acres
Vegetables: 67 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Earthquake activity:

Chippewa County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Michigan state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 391.6 miles away from Chippewa County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 366.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 286.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 400.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 521.5 miles away from Chippewa County center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 243.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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 Freeze, Incident Period: January 10, 1994 to June 10, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1028: May 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1028, Natural disaster type: Freeze
  • 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
  • Michigan Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3030: February 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3030, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm

The number of natural disasters in Chippewa County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chippewa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,407 (72.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,734 (11.1%)
  • Bus: 40 (0.3%)
  • Ferryboat: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 197 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 254 (1.6%)
  • Walked: 468 (3.0%)
  • Worked at home: 1,379 (8.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (9%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Canada (39%)
  • Costa Rica (8%)
  • Vietnam (6%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Philippines (4%)
  • Bangladesh (3%)
  • England (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Chippewa County


  • English (14%)
  • German (9%)
  • American (7%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • Polish (4%)
  • Finnish (4%)
  • Scottish (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Chippewa County, Michigan in 2010:

  • 4,076 people in state prisons
  • 464 people in college/university student housing
  • 180 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 109 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 43 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 23 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 20 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 8 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 7 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals

People in group quarters in Chippewa County, Michigan in 2000:

  • 4,492 people in state prisons
  • 791 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 246 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 108 people in nursing homes
  • 82 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 82 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 78 people in other group homes
  • 66 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $53,879.

6.49% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($40,122 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.49%
Michigan average:

5.83%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.07% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($24,721 average AGI)
2.42% relocated from other states ($15,401 average AGI)
Chippewa County:

2.42%
Michigan average:

1.78%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Wayne County, MI  0.55% ($2,846 average AGI)
from Mackinac County, MI  0.31% ($23,442)
from Oakland County, MI  0.26% ($48,973)
from Kent County, MI  0.24% ($44,265)
from Genesee County, MI  0.20% ($12,214)
from Macomb County, MI  0.18% ($24,038)


5.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.15%
Michigan average:

5.95%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.15% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($24,535 average AGI)
2.00% relocated to other states ($17,920 average AGI)
Chippewa County:

2.00%
Michigan average:

1.91%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Mackinac County, MI  0.40% ($40,929 average AGI)
to Kent County, MI  0.19% ($36,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Births per 1000 population in Chippewa County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Chippewa County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Chippewa County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.6%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Chippewa County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,537 (5,303 aged, 1,234 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 914 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Chippewa County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:

  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (607)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (528)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (520)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (272)
  • Unspecified dementia (141)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (104)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (43)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (35)
  • Congestive heart failure (27)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (25)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.58
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7,002
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 343
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 70,831

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 900
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 807
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 40
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 67

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 5

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 137.1. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 88.9
  • Other - 48.2

Household type by relationship:

Households: 36,583
  • Male householders: 7,063 (2,197 living alone), Female householders: 6,952 (2,469 living alone)
  • 6,368 spouses (6,328 opposite-sex spouses), 1,185 unmarried partners, (1,147 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,814 children (8,119 natural, 218 adopted, 475 stepchildren), 642 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 187 parents, 35 foster children, 329 other relatives, 1,162 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,620

Size of family households: 4,400 2-persons, 1,743 3-persons, 1,362 4-persons, 575 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,666 1-person, 781 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 15 6-persons.

3,806 married couples with children.
2,058 single-parent households (512 men, 1,546 women).

95.3% of residents of Chippewa speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $259,401,000 ($6,687 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,282,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $99,896,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $40,817,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,641,000
Federal grants: $67,311,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,910,000 ($11,508,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $24,826,000 ($4,217,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $19,555,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $54,319,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,318,000

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

Births: 1,966
Here:

51 per 1000 residents
State:

68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,590
Here:

41 per 1000 residents
State:

45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +106
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -188
Here -5 per 1000 residents
State -16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Chippewa County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.98 millions of gallons per day (32% from ground, 68% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Year house built in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • Year house built in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • 182020 or later
  • 1,0852010 to 2019
  • 2,8692000 to 2009
  • 3,5641990 to 1999
  • 1,9341980 to 1989
  • 2,4141970 to 1979
  • 1,8491960 to 1969
  • 2,1571950 to 1959
  • 1,4151940 to 1949
  • 3,0051939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • 341 room
  • 862 rooms
  • 3913 rooms
  • 1,1864 rooms
  • 2,1955 rooms
  • 2,5236 rooms
  • 1,3677 rooms
  • 1,0698 rooms
  • 1,5789+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • 1351 room
  • 2742 rooms
  • 7003 rooms
  • 7974 rooms
  • 8255 rooms
  • 4876 rooms
  • 2287 rooms
  • 878 rooms
  • 669+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • 60no bedroom
  • 3101 bedroom
  • 2,3932 bedrooms
  • 5,4333 bedrooms
  • 1,7774 bedrooms
  • 4435+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chippewa County, Michigan
  • 139no bedroom
  • 1,0161 bedroom
  • 1,1772 bedrooms
  • 9283 bedrooms
  • 2954 bedrooms
  • 545+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Chippewa County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 329no vehicle
  • 3,3031 vehicle
  • 4,6822 vehicles
  • 1,3883 vehicles
  • 5304 vehicles
  • 2075+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chippewa County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 703no vehicle
  • 1,9251 vehicle
  • 7842 vehicles
  • 1243 vehicles
  • 524 vehicles
  • 275+ vehicles

84.2% of Chippewa 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, 72% lived in Michigan.

Chippewa County:

84.2%
State average:

88.4%

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

  • This state: 29,194
  • Other state: 5,767
  • Northeast: 655
  • Midwest: 2,707
  • South: 1,485
  • West: 929
Year householders moved into unit in Chippewa County, MI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Chippewa County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 46.0%Utility gas
  • 28.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 10.9%Electricity
  • 8.7%Wood
  • 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.6%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 53.0%Utility gas
  • 33.4%Electricity
  • 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.0%Wood
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 1.7%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 691
Here:

24.9%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 149
Here:

9.5%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 185
Here:

7.4%
Michigan:

14.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Chippewa County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $10,765,000
    Regular Highways: $2,980,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,317,000
    Regular Highways: $11,312,000
    Health - Other: $6,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,719,000
    Police Protection: $1,534,000
    Central Staff Services: $657,000
    Financial Administration: $632,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $294,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $178,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,657,000
    Health and Hospitals: $611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $84,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,663,000
    Highways: $1,223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $363,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,468,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,894,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,626,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,574,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,311,000
    Rents: $275,000
    Sale of Property: $156,000
    Interest Earnings: $146,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $74,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $313,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,983,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,894,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,481,000
    Other: $3,995,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,024,000
    Health and Hospitals: $366,000
    Public Welfare: $246,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,139,000
    Other License: $26,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,035,000

Chippewa County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $10,765,000
    Regular Highways: $2,980,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,317,000
    Regular Highways: $11,312,000
    Health - Other: $6,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,719,000
    Police Protection: $1,534,000
    Central Staff Services: $657,000
    Financial Administration: $632,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $294,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $178,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,657,000
    Health and Hospitals: $611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $84,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,663,000
    Highways: $1,223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $363,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,468,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,894,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,626,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,574,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,311,000
    Rents: $275,000
    Sale of Property: $156,000
    Interest Earnings: $146,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $74,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $313,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,983,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,894,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,481,000
    Other: $3,995,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,024,000
    Health and Hospitals: $366,000
    Public Welfare: $246,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,139,000
    Other License: $26,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,035,000

Chippewa County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $10,765,000
    Regular Highways: $2,980,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,317,000
    Regular Highways: $11,312,000
    Health - Other: $6,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,719,000
    Police Protection: $1,534,000
    Central Staff Services: $657,000
    Financial Administration: $632,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $294,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $178,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,657,000
    Health and Hospitals: $611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $84,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,663,000
    Highways: $1,223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $363,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,468,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,894,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,626,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,574,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,311,000
    Rents: $275,000
    Sale of Property: $156,000
    Interest Earnings: $146,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $74,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $313,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,983,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,894,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,481,000
    Other: $3,995,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,024,000
    Health and Hospitals: $366,000
    Public Welfare: $246,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,139,000
    Other License: $26,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,035,000

Chippewa County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Charges - Other: $10,765,000
    Regular Highways: $2,980,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $11,317,000
    Regular Highways: $11,312,000
    Health - Other: $6,842,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,729,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,719,000
    Police Protection: $1,534,000
    Central Staff Services: $657,000
    Financial Administration: $632,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $472,000
    General Public Buildings: $294,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $178,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,657,000
    Health and Hospitals: $611,000
    Housing and Community Development: $84,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $360,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,663,000
    Highways: $1,223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $363,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Housing and Community Development: $4,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $15,468,000
    Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $13,894,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,000,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $8,374,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,626,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,574,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,311,000
    Rents: $275,000
    Sale of Property: $156,000
    Interest Earnings: $146,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $74,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $313,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $20,983,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $13,894,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,481,000
    Other: $3,995,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,024,000
    Health and Hospitals: $366,000
    Public Welfare: $246,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,139,000
    Other License: $26,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $13,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,035,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 854
  • Number of aged recipients: 58
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 796
  • Number of recipients under 18: 162
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 552
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 140
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 342
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 369
Most common first names in Chippewa County, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John22774.2 years
William18676.0 years
Mary16980.8 years
Robert12471.6 years
James10770.1 years
George10574.6 years
Margaret10380.0 years
Joseph9675.5 years
Helen7280.0 years
Charles7174.2 years
Most common last names in Chippewa County, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith5678.9 years
Wilson3979.2 years
Brown3378.3 years
Anderson2976.0 years
Campbell2773.9 years
Mcdonald2778.8 years
Cook2475.0 years
White2479.0 years
Miller2477.1 years
Johnson2374.0 years
Businesses in Chippewa County, MI
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2JCPenney1
Ace Hardware1Jones New York1
Advance Auto Parts1KFC1
Applebee's1Kmart1
Arby's1La-Z-Boy1
Bath & Body Works1Lane Furniture2
Best Western1MasterBrand Cabinets5
Burger King2Maurices1
Chevrolet1McDonald's2
Comfort Inn1Payless1
Curves1Quiznos1
Dairy Queen1RadioShack1
Days Inn1Rite Aid1
Decora Cabinetry2SAS Shoes1
FedEx2Sears1
Ford1Subway3
GNC1U-Haul2
Goodwill1UPS9
H&R Block1Walgreens1
Holiday Inn1Walmart1
Hyundai1Wendy's1