Iosco County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Manufacturing (19.0%), Retail trade (15.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Iosco County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	44.2 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 13,409	(49.0%)
Females: 13,930	(51.0%)

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Iosco County:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$33,623
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$430
State:	$573

Iosco County:	$111,064
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $144,180

Here:	$144,180
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,130

Here:	$124,130
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $111,153

Here:	$111,153
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,359

Here:	$151,359
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,867

Here:	$247,867
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $39,216

Here:	$39,216
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000

Here:	$55,000
State:	$95,296

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 22
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	12.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iosco County is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $731 a month.

Cities in this county include: East Tawas, Tawas City, Au Sable, Oscoda, Whittemore.

Neighboring counties: Alcona County , Arenac County , Ogemaw County , Oscoda County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Iosco County: Skeel Spur (A), Silver Valley Campground (B), Sherman Townhall (C), Camp Mahn-Go-Tah-See (D), Camp Maqua (E), Camp Nissokone (F), Hale Plainfield Township park Campground and Picnic Area (G), Rollways Campground (H), Rollways Picnic Area (I), Round Lake Campground (J), South Branch Trailcamp (K), Monument Campground (L), Tawas Beach Club (M), Lumbermens Monument Visitor Center (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Iosco County include: Roadside Chapel (A), Reno Church (B), Hemlock Road Church (C), Huron Church (D), Oscoda Indian Mission (E), Trinity Church (F), Saint Pius X Church (G), Wilber Church (H), Sacred Heart Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Laidlaw Cemetery (1), Burleigh Cemetery (2), Chippewa Cemetery (3), Reno Cemetery (4), Zion Cemetery (5), Wilber Cemetery (6), Pioneer Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Island Lake (A), Little Long Lake (B), Alice Lake (C), Allen Lake (D), Londo Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Loon Lake (G), Lost Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Addy Drain (A), Baker Creek (B), Stanton Creek (C), Buchanan Creek (D), Buck Creek (E), Cooper Creek (F), Coppler Creek (G), Crainer Creek (H), Stewart Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Iosco County include: Plainfield Park (1), Old Orchard Park (2), Au Gres River Roadside Park (3), AuSable River Park (4), Tuttle Marsh National Wildlife Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	17.0%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 569
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 344 (68% naturalized citizens)

Iosco County:	1.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,312
• One, attached: 1,053
• Two: 257
• 3 or 4: 252
• 5 to 9: 500
• 10 to 19: 202
• 20 or more: 274
• Mobile homes: 1,529
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Iosco County with a mortgage: 3,989 (228 second mortgage, 397 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,417

Here:	53.9% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Iosco County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 4.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/8/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 13 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,303 (83%) Carpooled: 989 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 32 (0%) Walked: 173 (2%) Other means: 80 (1%) Worked at home: 352 (4%)

7.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.37% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($27,042 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($9,305 average AGI)

Iosco County:	1.84%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Genesee County, MI	0.64% ($44,864 average AGI)
from Oakland County, MI	0.61% ($37,175)
from Wayne County, MI	0.53% ($42,382)
from Alcona County, MI	0.48% ($21,540)
from Ogemaw County, MI	0.44% ($26,022)
from Arenac County, MI	0.39% ($29,150)
from Macomb County, MI	0.35% ($43,667)

6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,658 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.89%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.73% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($20,201 average AGI)
2.16% relocated to other states ($10,456 average AGI)

Iosco County:	2.16%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Oakland County, MI	0.52% ($29,151 average AGI)
to Ogemaw County, MI	0.45% ($20,935)
to Alcona County, MI	0.41% ($25,905)
to Genesee County, MI	0.41% ($28,881)
to Bay County, MI	0.27% ($19,321)
to Wayne County, MI	0.26% ($27,407)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.24% ($42,320)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,211 (6,197 aged, 1,014 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 22,392 (6,465 male householders, 1,415 female householders)

  6,486 spouses, 6,804 children (6,104 natural, 130 adopted, 570 stepchildren), 318 grandchildren, 65 brothers or sisters, 99 parents, 210 other relatives, 530 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,550 (1,783 male householders (1,478 living alone)), 2,092 female householders (1,881 living alone)), 675 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 397 (307 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,432 2-persons, 1,414 3-persons, 1,205 4-persons, 546 5-persons, 213 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,359 1-person, 416 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

96.8% of residents of Iosco County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $193,828,000 ($7213 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,169,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $116,429,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,221,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $876,000
Federal grants: $19,809,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,752,000 ($2,580,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,740,000 ($190,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $635,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,161,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,162,000

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.32 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

58% of Iosco 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, 77% lived in Michigan.

Iosco County:	57.6%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 22292
• Northeast: 700
• Midwest: 1785
• South: 1334
• West: 683

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Here:	8.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	1.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	14.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

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