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Ionia County, MI mapCounty population in 2005: 64,608 (43% urban, 57% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 16,497
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,109
% of renters here:  20%
State:  26%
Land area: 573 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 113 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  8.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.9%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (11.6%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 78%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Ionia County, Michigan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Males: 32,930  (53.5%)
Females: 28,588  (46.5%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $32,308
County population in 2003: 63,717
Jobs in 2003: 16,632

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Total labor force in 2004: 30,288
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.1%

Average household size:
Ionia County:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $44,397 ($43,074 in 2000)
This county  $44,397
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $127,778
Ionia County  $127,778
Michigan:  $149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $468
Institutionalized population: 5,536
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ionia County in 2000: $832


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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 15
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 40
  • Burglaries: 96
  • Thefts: 211
  • Auto thefts: 34

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 18
  • Robberies: 2
  • Assaults: 42
  • Burglaries: 135
  • Thefts: 266
  • Auto thefts: 29

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Ionia County, MI map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 278 buildings, average cost: $29,300
  • 2005: 304 buildings, average cost: $43,900
  • 2006: 204 buildings, average cost: $180,600



2004 Presidential Election results in Ionia County Michigan:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.6%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,035 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ionia County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ionia, Belding, Portland, Lake Odessa, Saranac, Lyons, Muir, Pewamo, Hubbardston, Clarksville.

Neighboring counties: Barry County , Clinton County , Eaton County , Gratiot County , Kent County , Montcalm County .


Ionia County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Ionia County: Ionia Country Club (A), Chadwick Corners (B), Kent Corners (C), Ferguson Corners (D), Portland Country Club (E), Potters Corners (F), Grange Hall (G), Honey Creek Childrens Home (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ionia County include: Portland Church (A), West Berlin Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Christian Church (D), Church of God (E), Old German Church (F), Easton Church (G), Jesus Name Church (H), Little White Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Balcom Cemetery (1), Pewamo Cemetery (2), Marble Cemetery (3), Rest Haven Memorial Gardens (4), Higbee Cemetery (5), Mathew Cemetery (6), Pinkley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Little Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Augst Lake (C), Marker Lake (D), Mini Lake (E), Morrison Lake (F), Mud Lake (G), Peck Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ayers Branch (A), Bellamy Creek (B), Kart Creek (C), Goose Creek (D), Crooked Creek (E), McCausey Branch (F), Stony Creek (G), Fish Creek (H), Libhart Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ionia County include: Ionia State Recreation Area (1), Brock County Park (2), Lowell State Game Area (3), Portland State Game Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  7.0%
Michigan:  7.0%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 1,877
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 716 (34% naturalized citizens)

Ionia County:  1.2%
Whole state:  5.3%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 149
  • 1990 to 1994: 131
  • 1985 to 1989: 87
  • 1980 to 1984: 56
  • 1975 to 1979: 57
  • 1970 to 1974: 78
  • 1970 to 1974: 25
  • 1965 to 1969: 133

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.2%

Ionia County marital status for males

Ionia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 16,009
  • One, attached: 322
  • Two: 663
  • 3 or 4: 508
  • 5 to 9: 439
  • 10 to 19: 236
  • 20 or more: 575
  • Mobile homes: 3,240
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Ionia County with a mortgage: 7,503 (564 second mortgage, 925 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,312


Agriculture in Ionia County
Average size of farms: 201 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98668
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.08
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79565
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93986
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.09%
Corn for grain: 64908 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12104 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59360 harvested acres
Vegetables: 625 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 910 acres

Ionia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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



  • Mexico (35%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Canada (8%)
  • Korea (6%)
  • Japan (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Ionia County:



  • German (29%)
  • United States or American (15%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • Dutch (5%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Polish (3%)

Ionia County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 21,772 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 3,065 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
  • Railroad: 8 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
  • Taxi: 6 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 68 (0%)
  • Walked: 528 (2%)
  • Other means: 140 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 1,029 (4%)
 

People in group quarters in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 5125 people in state prisons
  • 289 people in nursing homes
  • 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 119 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 100 people in other group homes
  • 19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,181.

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,402 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.24% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($27,584 average AGI)
0.76% relocated from other states ($3,818 average AGI)
Ionia County:  0.76%
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 Kent County, MI  1.63% ($30,790 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI  0.89% ($26,582)
from Ingham County, MI  0.47% ($38,097)
from Eaton County, MI  0.40% ($35,368)
from Barry County, MI  0.37% ($31,543)
from Clinton County, MI  0.30% ($41,091)
from Ottawa County, MI  0.15% ($36,156)


6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.66%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.25% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($24,659 average AGI)
1.40% relocated to other states ($7,344 average AGI)
Ionia County:  1.40%
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 Kent County, MI  1.71% ($31,663 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI  0.98% ($26,953)
to Eaton County, MI  0.47% ($31,505)
to Ingham County, MI  0.37% ($34,488)
to Clinton County, MI  0.32% ($48,429)
to Barry County, MI  0.31% ($31,970)
to Ottawa County, MI  0.10% ($26,409)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3



Births per 1000 population in Ionia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.3



Deaths per 1000 population in Ionia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ionia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,379 (6,234 aged, 1,145 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%


Household type by relationship


Households: 55,681
  • In family households: 49,068 (12,152 male householders, 3,032 female householders)
    12,279 spouses, 18,828 children (17,151 natural, 444 adopted, 1,233 stepchildren), 655 grandchildren, 214 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 456 other relatives, 1,316 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 6,613 (2,618 male householders (2,009 living alone)), 2,810 female householders (2,492 living alone)), 1,185 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 5,837 (5,576 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,007 2-persons, 3,282 3-persons, 3,389 4-persons, 1,666 5-persons, 549 6-persons, 291 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,501 1-person, 762 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

11,738 married couples with children.
3,562 single-parent households (1,059 men, 2,503 women).

95.9% of residents of Ionia County speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $220,856,000 ($3431 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $111,153,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,014,000
Federal grants: $42,951,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,460,000 ($157,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,109,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $724,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,536,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,194,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,278
Here:  66 per 1000 residents
State:  68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,306
Here:  36 per 1000 residents
State:  45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +117
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,071
Here:  +17 per 1000 residents
State:  -16 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Ionia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.1



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 550
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,658
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,522
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,349
  • 1970 to 1979: 3,663
  • 1960 to 1969: 2,149
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,785
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,411
  • 1939 or earlier: 6,919


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

  • 1 room: 19
  • 2 rooms: 72
  • 3 rooms: 285
  • 4 rooms: 1,483
  • 5 rooms: 3,472
  • 6 rooms: 3,916
  • 7 rooms: 3,174
  • 8 rooms: 2,004
  • 9 or more rooms: 2,072


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

  • 1 room: 96
  • 2 rooms: 235
  • 3 rooms: 674
  • 4 rooms: 1,096
  • 5 rooms: 927
  • 6 rooms: 446
  • 7 rooms: 287
  • 8 rooms: 198
  • 9 or more rooms: 150


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

  • no bedroom: 25
  • 1 bedroom: 409
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,415
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,848
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,987
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 813


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia County:

  • no bedroom: 98
  • 1 bedroom: 1,087
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,588
  • 3 bedrooms: 906
  • 4 bedrooms: 300
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 130


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

  • no vehicle: 410
  • 1 vehicle: 3,721
  • 2 vehicles: 7,639
  • 3 vehicles: 3,151
  • 4 vehicles: 1,136
  • 5 or more vehicles: 440


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

  • no vehicle: 486
  • 1 vehicle: 2,047
  • 2 vehicles: 1,196
  • 3 vehicles: 248
  • 4 vehicles: 85
  • 5 or more vehicles: 47

60% of Ionia 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, 84% lived in Michigan.

Ionia County:  60.2%
State average:  58.3%


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

  • This state: 54334
  • Northeast: 830
  • Midwest: 2434
  • South: 2185
  • West: 832

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,800


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Electricity (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (57%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 782
Here:  10.2%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 369
Here:  8.4%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 311
Here:  18.6%
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)

Ionia County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $25,000
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,846,000
  • Charges - All Other: $6,692,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $2,085,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $8,632,000
    Regular Highways: $6,174,000
    General - Other: $3,860,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,414,000
    Police Protection: $1,398,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,394,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,207,000
    Central Staff Services: $482,000
    General Public Buildings: $482,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $353,000
    Financial Administration: $302,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $263,000
    Air Transportation: $103,000
    Parks & Recreation: $16,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $882,000
    Health & Hospitals: $538,000
    Highways: $92,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $349,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,860,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,507,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,600,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,579,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,871,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $658,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,010,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $778,000
    Interest Earnings: $338,000
    Rents: $195,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $432,000
    Judicial: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,320,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $259,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $4,170,000
    Highways: $3,652,000
    General Support: $1,376,000
    All Other: $1,144,000
    Public Welfare: $367,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,983,000
    NEC: $113,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $8,760,000

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