Ionia County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	26%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Ionia County, Michigan:

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

Males: 32,930	(53.5%)
Females: 28,588	(46.5%)

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Ionia County:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,239
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$482
State:	$573

Ionia County:	$132,108
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $170,109

Here:	$170,109
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $215,465

Here:	$215,465
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $112,813

Here:	$112,813
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,679

Here:	$111,679
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $195,589

Here:	$195,589
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $54,930

Here:	$54,930
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $15,500

Here:	$15,500
State:	$95,296

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

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

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 .

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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

Here:	14.8%
Michigan:	13.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	69.4% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

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.

Ionia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 97% 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 26.5 miles away from Ionia County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	36 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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

Here:	10.2%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	8.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	18.6%
Michigan:	16.5%

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