Eaton County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 107,394 (61% urban, 39% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 29,770
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,397

% of renters here:	26%
State:	26%

Land area: 576 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 186 people per square mile

(high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 10.9%

Eaton County:	10.9%
Michigan:	13.2%

Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years ols
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 39 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 27 years old, American Indian residents: 41 years old, Asian residents: 27 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Eaton County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
Black (5.3%)
Hispanic (3.2%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
Other race (1.2%)
American Indian (1.1%)

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

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 50,381	(48.6%)
Females: 53,274	(51.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,765
County population in 2003: 106,460
Jobs in 2003: 35,147

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Total labor force in 2004: 58,596
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Eaton County:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $47,335
2005 median house value: $160,200
Median contract rent in 2005: $569
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $818
Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,111 ($49,588 in 2000)

This county	$51,111
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $153,902

Eaton County	$153,902
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $569
Institutionalized population: 694
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Eaton County in 2000: $952

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 23
Robberies: 23
Assaults: 84
Burglaries: 314
Thefts: 1285
Auto thefts: 106

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2004 Presidential Election results in Eaton County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,086 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,543 (1.1%)

Area name: Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Eaton County is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $659 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $835 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waverly, Charlotte, Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Potterville, Olivet, Bellevue, Dimondale, Vermontville, Sunfield.

Neighboring counties: Barry County , Calhoun County , Clinton County , Ingham County , Ionia County , Jackson County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Eaton County: Smithville Dam (A), Troy Hills Golf Course (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Eaton County include: West Benton Church (A), Eaton Center Church (B), Union Church (C), Town Line Church (D), Grace Church (E), Brethren Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Patterson Cemetery (1), Bunker Cemetery (2), Potterville Cemetery (3), Bentley Cemetery (4), Deepdale Memorial Park (5), Woodlawn Cemetery (6), Meadowbrook Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Lookingglass Lake (A), Loomis Lake (B), Lost Lake (C), Lovell Pond (D), Mud Lake (E), Narrow Lake (F), Bly Lake (G), Boody Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Creek (A), Butternut Creek (B), Carrier Creek (C), Columbia Creek (D), Fish Creek (E), Scipio Creek (F), Lacey Creek (G), Little Thornapple River (H), Thompson Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 5,893
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,266 (49% naturalized citizens)

Eaton County:	2.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 605
1990 to 1994: 293
1985 to 1989: 223
1980 to 1984: 161
1975 to 1979: 232
1970 to 1974: 203
1970 to 1974: 132
1965 to 1969: 417

Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.5%

Eaton County marital status for males

Eaton County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 28,690
One, attached: 1,744
Two: 977
3 or 4: 1,218
5 to 9: 1,615
10 to 19: 2,479
20 or more: 2,588
Mobile homes: 2,800
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Eaton County with a mortgage: 16,932 (1,306 second mortgage, 2,695 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,483

Agriculture in Eaton County
Average size of farms: 195 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $43435
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $235.91
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.25%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41216
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.89%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $64233
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.50
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.91%
Corn for grain: 65025 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13106 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 70885 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1390 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 118 acres

Eaton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 3.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 53 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/2/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 44 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (14%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Educational services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (14%)
Health care (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Child care workers (3%)

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

India (12%)
Canada (10%)
Vietnam (10%)
Germany (6%)
Mexico (5%)
Korea (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Eaton County:

German (24%)
English (13%)
United States or American (11%)
Irish (9%)
Dutch (4%)
Polish (4%)
French (except Basque) (3%)

Eaton County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 43,707 (83%)
Carpooled: 5,559 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 358 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 37 (0%)
Taxi: 25 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 104 (0%)
Walked: 1,051 (2%)
Other means: 163 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,687 (3%)

People in group quarters in Eaton County, Michigan

665 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
462 people in nursing homes
217 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
194 people in other group homes
89 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
73 people in homes for the mentally retarded
15 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
6 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $53,551.

8.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,344 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.43%
Michigan average:	5.24%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($68 average AGI)
Eaton County: 0.03%
Michigan average: 0.10%

6.92% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($26,932 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($6,344 average AGI)
Eaton County: 1.48%
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 Ingham County, MI	3.69% ($32,933 average AGI)
from Clinton County, MI	0.56% ($33,498)
from Calhoun County, MI	0.29% ($31,815)
from Ionia County, MI	0.24% ($31,505)
from Barry County, MI	0.22% ($33,489)
from Kent County, MI	0.20% ($29,482)
from Oakland County, MI	0.16% ($41,716)

8.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
Michigan average:	5.98%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Eaton County: 0.04%
Michigan average: 0.05%

6.72% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($28,167 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($12,343 average AGI)
Eaton County: 2.18%
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 Ingham County, MI	3.27% ($29,969 average AGI)
to Clinton County, MI	0.57% ($82,496)
to Calhoun County, MI	0.39% ($32,287)
to Kent County, MI	0.29% ($38,927)
to Barry County, MI	0.21% ($39,593)
to Ionia County, MI	0.20% ($35,368)
to Jackson County, MI	0.17% ($29,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Births per 1000 population in Eaton County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Eaton County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Eaton County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,895 (9,442 aged, 1,453 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 101,928

In family households: 87,728 (22,596 male householders, 5,877 female householders)
23,283 spouses, 31,518 children (28,521 natural, 859 adopted, 2,138 stepchildren), 1,118 grandchildren, 404 brothers or sisters, 394 parents, 891 other relatives, 1,647 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,200 (5,108 male householders (3,924 living alone)), 6,670 female householders (5,902 living alone)), 2,422 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,727 (720 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 12,364 2-persons, 6,315 3-persons, 6,041 4-persons, 2,542 5-persons, 953 6-persons, 258 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,826 1-person, 1,704 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

19,248 married couples with children.
5,848 single-parent households (1,376 men, 4,472 women).

95.1% of residents of Eaton County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $430,939,000 ($4025 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $33,723,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $173,830,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,639,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,470,000
Federal grants: $139,894,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,544,000 ($249,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $35,562,000 ($25,779,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,652,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $55,899,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,244,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,526

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,213

Here:	39 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +516

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,027

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Eaton County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,008
1995 to 1998: 3,448
1990 to 1994: 3,311
1980 to 1989: 5,975
1970 to 1979: 9,495
1960 to 1969: 5,853
1950 to 1959: 3,162
1940 to 1949: 1,791
1939 or earlier: 8,075

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

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 63
3 rooms: 496
4 rooms: 1,747
5 rooms: 5,692
6 rooms: 7,430
7 rooms: 6,310
8 rooms: 4,039
9 or more rooms: 3,973

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

1 room: 358
2 rooms: 848
3 rooms: 2,379
4 rooms: 2,811
5 rooms: 2,330
6 rooms: 961
7 rooms: 380
8 rooms: 195
9 or more rooms: 135

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

no bedroom: 40
1 bedroom: 384
2 bedrooms: 5,301
3 bedrooms: 16,907
4 bedrooms: 5,995
5 or more bedrooms: 1,143

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eaton County:

no bedroom: 417
1 bedroom: 3,410
2 bedrooms: 4,608
3 bedrooms: 1,537
4 bedrooms: 323
5 or more bedrooms: 102

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

no vehicle: 659
1 vehicle: 6,707
2 vehicles: 14,302
3 vehicles: 5,732
4 vehicles: 1,743
5 or more vehicles: 627

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

no vehicle: 1,185
1 vehicle: 5,515
2 vehicles: 3,020
3 vehicles: 569
4 vehicles: 71
5 or more vehicles: 37

57% of Eaton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Michigan.

Eaton County:	57.3%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 84535
Northeast: 2424
Midwest: 7227
South: 5353
West: 1381

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Electricity (3%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (65%)
Electricity (25%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,263

Here:	9.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 428

Here:	6.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 1,109

Here:	22.0%
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)

Eaton County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,176,000
Charges - All Other: $11,139,000
Solid Waste Management: $240,000

Parks & Recreation: $38,000

Housing & Community Development: $22,000
Construction - Police Protection: $472,000
General: $55,000

Corrections - Other: $54,000

Judicial & Legal: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $17,693,000
Police Protection: $9,150,000

Welfare - Other: $8,359,000

Health Services - Other: $6,701,000

General - Other: $5,357,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $4,696,000

Corrections - Other: $3,872,000

Financial Administration: $1,617,000

General Public Buildings: $1,332,000

Natural Resources - Other: $971,000

Central Staff Services: $873,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $723,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $623,000

Parks & Recreation: $453,000

Housing & Community Development: $363,000

Solid Waste Management: $251,000

Parking Facilities: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $1,092,000
All Other: $768,000

Housing & Community Development: $343,000

Public Welfare: $279,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,467,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,726,000
Highways: $2,259,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,124,000

Housing & Community Development: $36,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,070,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $47,334,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,403,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $34,006,000
Water Utilities: $10,555,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,425,000
Water Utilities: $515,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,880,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,637,000

Interest Earnings: $408,000

Rents: $390,000
Other Capital Outlay - Welfare - Other: $2,311,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $33,002,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $14,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,854,000
All Other: $3,256,000

Health & Hospitals: $1,806,000

General Support: $1,760,000

Public Welfare: $1,663,000
Tax - Property: $18,449,000
NEC: $1,412,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $24,176,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $554,000

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