Gratiot County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.4%), Manufacturing (21.9%), Retail trade (11.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Gratiot County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 21,987	(52.0%)
Females: 20,298	(48.0%)

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Gratiot County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$40,000
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$427
State:	$573

Gratiot County:	$107,092
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $133,612

Here:	$133,612
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $170,973

Here:	$170,973
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $101,763

Here:	$101,763
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,025

Here:	$107,025
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $92,332

Here:	$92,332
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $39,858

Here:	$39,858
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $50,000

Here:	$50,000
State:	$95,296

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 55
• Thefts: 137
• Auto thefts: 13

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 118
• Auto thefts: 9

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gratiot County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $670 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alma, St. Louis, Ithaca, Breckenridge, Ashley, Perrinton.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Ionia County , Isabella County , Midland County , Montcalm County , Saginaw County , Shiawassee County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gratiot County: Church of God Camp (A), North Star Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gratiot County include: Immanuel Church (A), East Washington Church (B), Ola Church (C), Irishtown Church (D), North Shade Church (E), Newark Church (F), New Haven Church (G), Twin Cities Church (H), Ely Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pritchard Cemetery (1), Barnes Cemetery (2), Riverdale Cemetery (3), Payne Cemetery (4), Lafayette Cemetery (5), Chapel Gardens Cemetery (6), Hayes Road Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Madison Lake (A), Peterman Lake (B), Half Moon Lake (C), Rainbow Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Beaver Drain (B), Brady Creek (C), Carpenter Creek (D), Coles Creek (E), Collier Creek (F), Ferdon Creek (G), Honeyoey Creek (H), Halterman Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Gratiot County: Lumberjacks Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	14.8%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 2,560
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 519 (47% naturalized citizens)

Gratiot County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,730
• One, attached: 145
• Two: 547
• 3 or 4: 424
• 5 to 9: 294
• 10 to 19: 198
• 20 or more: 315
• Mobile homes: 1,851
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Gratiot County with a mortgage: 4,876 (412 second mortgage, 589 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,833

Here:	63.3% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Gratiot County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/12/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Gratiot County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 98% 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 35.0 miles away from Gratiot County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,901 (80%) Carpooled: 1,916 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 65 (0%) Walked: 694 (4%) Other means: 121 (1%) Worked at home: 713 (4%)

5.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($23,898 average AGI)
0.89% relocated from other states ($5,454 average AGI)

Gratiot County:	0.89%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Isabella County, MI	0.88% ($25,976 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.81% ($22,626)
from Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($31,683)
from Saginaw County, MI	0.33% ($29,021)
from Midland County, MI	0.33% ($25,435)
from Ingham County, MI	0.28% ($36,275)
from Kent County, MI	0.13% ($22,421)

6.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.53%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.15% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($23,637 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($7,365 average AGI)

Gratiot County:	1.38%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Isabella County, MI	1.11% ($31,000 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.66% ($33,777)
to Clinton County, MI	0.45% ($33,469)
to Midland County, MI	0.36% ($28,500)
to Ingham County, MI	0.34% ($26,265)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.32% ($26,933)
to Kent County, MI	0.21% ($32,533)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,641 (5,726 aged, 915 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,259 (8,423 male householders, 1,991 female householders)

  8,433 spouses, 11,697 children (10,742 natural, 244 adopted, 711 stepchildren), 480 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 274 other relatives, 704 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,945 (1,786 male householders (1,403 living alone)), 2,292 female householders (2,030 living alone)), 867 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,081 (3,763 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,611 2-persons, 2,257 3-persons, 2,105 4-persons, 961 5-persons, 327 6-persons, 153 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,433 1-person, 503 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

95.5% of residents of Gratiot County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $222,764,000 ($5254 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,596,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $95,533,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,351,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,718,000
Federal grants: $50,094,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,500,000 ($421,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,568,000 ($4,042,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,350,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $20,544,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,733,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.75 millions of gallons per day (73% from ground, 27% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

59% of Gratiot County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Michigan.

Gratiot County:	59.4%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 36710
• Northeast: 634
• Midwest: 1971
• South: 1625
• West: 651

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,700

Here:	6.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	54.1%
Michigan:	16.5%

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