Races in Gratiot County, Michigan:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $37,752 ($37,262 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $440 (lower quartile is $353, upper quartile is $519)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $85,952 (it was $75,900 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,730 - $129,693

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $123,278

Here:	$123,278
State:	$168,888

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,121

Here:	$159,121
State:	$147,658

In 2-unit structures: $42,629

Here:	$42,629
State:	$101,322

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $367,894

Here:	$367,894
State:	$133,558

Mobile homes: $59,018

Here:	$59,018
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $52,076

Here:	$52,076
State:	$95,296

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,037
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $328

Institutionalized population: 4,220

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,181 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $963 (1.1%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.0%
(15.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 15.1% for Black residents, 34.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 7.6% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 18.5% for other race residents, 21.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 38 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 39 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 36 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 28 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

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.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Gratiot County: Demott Farms (A), Bebow Dairy Farm (B), Double Eagle Dairy (C), Kridner Farms (D), Church of God Camp (E), Meridian Station (F), Pine River Country Club (G), Just In Time Campground (H), Gratiot Country Club (I), Wheeler Station (J), Leisure Lake Family Campground (K), North Star Station (L), Half Moon Lake Campground (M), Pompeii Station (N), Middleton Station (O), Overbrook Golf Course (P), Bannister Station (Q), Ola Station (R), Forest Hill Station (S), Ithaca Rest Area (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Gratiot County include: East Washington Church (A), Ely Church (B), Emerson Church (C), First Congregational Church (D), Fulton Center Church (E), Fulton Church (F), Gladwin Cornerstone Baptist Church (G), Immanuel Church (H), Irishtown Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Payne Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Hamilton Cemetery (3), Chapel Gardens Cemetery (4), Collier Cemetery (5), Hayes Road Cemetery (6), Collister 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), Tyman Branch (B), Beaver Drain (C), Ferdon Creek (D), Halterman Creek (E), Honeyoey Creek (F), Brady Creek (G), Otter Creek (H), Shad Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Gratiot County include: West Park (1), Reed Park (2), Lumberjack Park Historical Marker (3), Lumberjack Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 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

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 33.08%

Here		33.1%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 13,988
Total congregations: 71

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	4,273 (30.5%)	1,987 (14.2%)	1,391 (9.9%)	785 (5.6%)	773 (5.5%)
Congregations	6 (8.5%)	13 (18.3%)	4 (5.6%)	5 (7.0%)	2 (2.8%)

Name	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	The Wesleyan Church	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	717 (5.1%)	600 (4.3%)	473 (3.4%)	427 (3.1%)	2,562 (18.3%)
Congregations	4 (5.6%)	4 (5.6%)	3 (4.2%)	4 (5.6%)	26 (36.6%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Gratiot County - Alma, St. Louis, Ithaca, Breckenridge, Ashley

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Gratiot County:

Average size of farms: 284 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $112,697
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $273.62
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.83%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95,390
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,459
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.37%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.31
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 31.94%
Corn for grain: 74067 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13332 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 82677 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5,619 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 29 acres

Tornado activity:

Gratiot County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 2.2 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.

Earthquake activity:

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 the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3225): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Michigan Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared (EM-3160): January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Michigan Severe Storms And Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: May 29, 1998 to May 31, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1226): June 24, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 10, 1986 to October 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-774): September 18, 1986, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING, Incident Period: September 5, 1985 to September 28, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-744): September 18, 1985, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared (EM-3057): January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing, Flooding, Incident Period: March 19, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-495): March 19, 1976, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-495, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Michigan Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: September 30, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-486): September 30, 1975, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Michigan TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, Incident Period: April 14, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-190): April 14, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-190, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado

The number of natural disasters in Gratiot County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,008.

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

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.36
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14796.21
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 299.560
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33783.85

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1055.610
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1091.040
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.08

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32.4
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 59.04

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.72

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 77.7. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 36,916

• In family households: 31,257 (7,461 male householders, 2,749 female householders)

  7,837 spouses, 10,770 children (9,800 natural, 295 adopted, 675 stepchildren), 594 grandchildren, 199 brothers or sisters, 171 parents, 261 other relatives, 1,087 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,659 (2,153 male householders (1,696 living alone)), 2,489 female householders (2,171 living alone)), 1,017 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,560 (4,220 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,774 2-persons, 2,169 3-persons, 1,925 4-persons, 861 5-persons, 310 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,867 1-person, 639 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 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

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

Births: 2,489

Deaths: 2,256

Net international migration: +91

Net internal migration: -202

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

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.

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 302

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,294

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 918
• Number of aged recipients: 54
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 864
• Number of recipients under 18: 142
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 647
• Number of recipients older than 64: 129
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 340
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 426

Most common first names in Gratiot County, MI among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	228	78.1 years
Mary	205	81.9 years
Robert	203	74.2 years
William	196	75.5 years
Charles	150	76.7 years
George	140	80.8 years
James	135	75.4 years
Helen	124	82.6 years
Ruth	124	82.9 years
Dorothy	102	79.8 years

Most common last names in Gratiot County, MI among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	157	78.3 years
Miller	92	76.5 years
Johnson	79	79.4 years
Brown	61	81.3 years
Clark	56	79.7 years
Anderson	56	79.1 years
Davis	47	77.0 years
Williams	46	78.5 years
Wilson	44	83.1 years
Martin	42	81.1 years

Businesses in Gratiot County, MI
Name	Count		Name	Count
7-Eleven	2		New Balance	1
Arby's	1		Nike	1
AutoZone	1		Penske	1
Burger King	2		Pizza Hut	1
Curves	2		Rite Aid	2
FedEx	3		SAS Shoes	1
GNC	1		Sears	1
H&R Block	1		Subway	3
JCPenney	1		Taco Bell	2
Jimmy John's	2		True Value	1
KFC	2		U-Haul	3
Kmart	1		UPS	3
La-Z-Boy	1		Walgreens	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1		Walmart	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	4		Wendy's	2
McDonald's	3

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