Clare County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 31,653 (23% urban, 77% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,431
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,255

% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

Land area: 567 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 56 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (17.5%), Retail trade (14.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Clare County, Michigan business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clare County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (1.0%)

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

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 15,401	(49.3%)
Females: 15,851	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,215
County population in 2003: 31,696
Jobs in 2003: 8,128

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Total labor force in 2004: 13,649
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.7%

Average household size:

Clare County:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,731 ($28,845 in 2000)

This county	$29,731
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,427

Clare County	$95,427
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $397
Institutionalized population: 359
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clare County in 2000: $622

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 13
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 54
Burglaries: 373
Thefts: 419
Auto thefts: 44

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 45
Burglaries: 407
Thefts: 420
Auto thefts: 52

Clare County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clare County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 49.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 49.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $607 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clare County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $678 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harrison, Clare, Farwell.

Neighboring counties: Gladwin County , Isabella County , Mecosta County , Midland County , Missaukee County , Osceola County , Roscommon County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clare County: Browns Corners (A), Camp Neyati (B), Camp Oak Hill (C), Camp Rotary (D), Camp Summer Trails (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Clare County include: Eagle Church (A), Church of God in Christ (B), Maple Grove Church (C), Arthur Center Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wood Cemetery (1), Winterfield Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Pleasant Plains Cemetery (4), Ott Cemetery (5), Hamilton Cemetery (6), Arthur Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little George, Lake (A), Little Long Lake (B), Little Loon Lake (C), Little Norway Lake (D), Little Silver Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Loon Lake (G), Lost Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Halford Creek (A), Bailey Creek (B), Beaver Creek (C), Carrow Creek (D), Clam River (E), Clear Creek (F), Shingle Creek (G), Sanford Creek (H), Giss-I-Was Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	9.1%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 953
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 336 (63% naturalized citizens)

Clare County:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 30
1990 to 1994: 35
1985 to 1989: 15
1980 to 1984: 14
1975 to 1979: 5
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 34
1965 to 1969: 201

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.4%

Clare County marital status for males

Clare County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 16,894
One, attached: 103
Two: 118
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 266
10 to 19: 180
20 or more: 228
Mobile homes: 3,886
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 392

Housing units in Clare County with a mortgage: 3,639 (198 second mortgage, 323 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,893

Agriculture in Clare County
Average size of farms: 155 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27922
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $81.45
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 81.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $28559
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.72%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $41307
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.55
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 23.63%
Corn for grain: 2180 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 838 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 614 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 34 acres

Clare County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 2.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Canada (29%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Germany (13%)
Philippines (6%)
Ireland (5%)
Korea (4%)
France (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clare County:

German (25%)
United States or American (14%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
Polish (5%)
French (except Basque) (5%)
French Canadian (3%)

Clare County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,105 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,433 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 57 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 257 (2%)
Other means: 82 (1%)
Worked at home: 446 (4%)

People in group quarters in Clare County, Michigan

176 people in nursing homes
175 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
60 people in other group homes
29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in homes for the mentally ill
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
2 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,755.

6.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,625 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.66% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($28,003 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($5,622 average AGI)
Clare County: 1.31%
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 Isabella County, MI	1.05% ($26,684 average AGI)
from Midland County, MI	0.43% ($32,021)
from Wayne County, MI	0.41% ($38,159)
from Oakland County, MI	0.39% ($42,238)
from Gladwin County, MI	0.33% ($24,361)
from Genesee County, MI	0.27% ($36,793)
from Macomb County, MI	0.24% ($48,077)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,288 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($18,822 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($6,464 average AGI)
Clare County: 1.74%
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 Isabella County, MI	1.32% ($24,818 average AGI)
to Midland County, MI	0.39% ($27,738)
to Gladwin County, MI	0.39% ($24,333)
to Oakland County, MI	0.28% ($46,867)
to Genesee County, MI	0.24% ($17,346)
to Ingham County, MI	0.15% ($22,188)
to Kent County, MI	0.13% ($28,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Births per 1000 population in Clare County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Clare County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clare County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,258 (5,880 aged, 1,378 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,752

In family households: 26,086 (7,152 male householders, 1,676 female householders)
6,935 spouses, 8,527 children (7,655 natural, 174 adopted, 698 stepchildren), 427 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 275 other relatives, 855 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,666 (1,837 male householders (1,438 living alone)), 2,074 female householders (1,878 living alone)), 755 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 500 (381 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,586 2-persons, 1,725 3-persons, 1,440 4-persons, 662 5-persons, 285 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,316 1-person, 481 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

4,881 married couples with children.
1,954 single-parent households (574 men, 1,380 women).

96.5% of residents of Clare County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 34% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $205,286,000 ($6448 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,843,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,293,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $53,680,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $626,000
Federal grants: $37,878,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,101,000 ($86,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,707,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,791,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,965,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,358,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,753

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,020

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +716

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clare County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.04 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 639
1995 to 1998: 1,843
1990 to 1994: 1,453
1980 to 1989: 2,586
1970 to 1979: 5,367
1960 to 1969: 4,432
1950 to 1959: 3,007
1940 to 1949: 1,380
1939 or earlier: 1,522

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

1 room: 33
2 rooms: 184
3 rooms: 567
4 rooms: 1,828
5 rooms: 2,936
6 rooms: 2,260
7 rooms: 1,367
8 rooms: 708
9 or more rooms: 548

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

1 room: 30
2 rooms: 167
3 rooms: 484
4 rooms: 671
5 rooms: 482
6 rooms: 261
7 rooms: 79
8 rooms: 42
9 or more rooms: 39

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

no bedroom: 61
1 bedroom: 720
2 bedrooms: 3,679
3 bedrooms: 4,736
4 bedrooms: 1,040
5 or more bedrooms: 195

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clare County:

no bedroom: 42
1 bedroom: 659
2 bedrooms: 1,003
3 bedrooms: 451
4 bedrooms: 56
5 or more bedrooms: 44

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

no vehicle: 554
1 vehicle: 3,428
2 vehicles: 4,502
3 vehicles: 1,482
4 vehicles: 326
5 or more vehicles: 139

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

no vehicle: 452
1 vehicle: 1,113
2 vehicles: 542
3 vehicles: 96
4 vehicles: 38
5 or more vehicles: 14

59% of Clare County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.

Clare County:	59.2%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 26453
Northeast: 472
Midwest: 1734
South: 1508
West: 605

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
Utility gas (37%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (47%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
Electricity (15%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 229

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 62

Here:	3.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 68

Here:	8.1%
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)

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