Clare County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

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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:

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

Races in Clare County, Michigan:

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

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

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Clare County:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$30,965
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$396
State:	$573

Clare County:	$99,990
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $133,073

Here:	$133,073
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,325

Here:	$119,325
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $95,843

Here:	$95,843
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,207

Here:	$86,207
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,242

Here:	$118,242
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $44,543

Here:	$44,543
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $1,250,000

Here:	$1,250,000
State:	$95,296

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

This county:	16.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Here:	16.9%
Michigan:	13.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

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

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

Here:	55.7% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

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

Clare County-area historical earthquake activity is below Michigan state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 82.1 miles away from Clare County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	3.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	8.1%
Michigan:	16.5%

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