Kalkaska County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.8%), Educational,health and social services (15.7%), Retail trade (12.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.3%), Construction (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Kalkaska County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 8,338	(50.3%)
Females: 8,233	(49.7%)

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Kalkaska County:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county:	$38,723
Michigan:	$47,950

This county:	$460
State:	$573

Kalkaska County:	$116,413
Michigan:	$153,100

Detached houses: $152,714

Here:	$152,714
State:	$200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $226,219

Here:	$226,219
State:	$181,134

In 2-unit structures: $157,965

Here:	$157,965
State:	$129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,782

Here:	$196,782
State:	$151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $226,138

Here:	$226,138
State:	$149,899

Mobile homes: $52,322

Here:	$52,322
State:	$39,606

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $33,571

Here:	$33,571
State:	$95,296

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 112
• Thefts: 151
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 92
• Thefts: 113
• Auto thefts: 6

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kalkaska County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $639 a month.

Cities in this county include: Kalkaska.

Neighboring counties: Antrim County , Crawford County , Grand Traverse County , Missaukee County , Otsego County , Roscommon County , Wexford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Kalkaska County: Day School (A), Hardy School (B), Camp Arrowhead (C), Camp Flying Eagle (D), Camp Ta-pi-co (E), Camp Tanuga (F), Barber School (G), Lannin School (H), Davis School (I), Miller School (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Kalkaska County include: East Boardman Church (A), Clearwater Chapel (B), Cold Spring Church (C), Springfield Church (D), Lodi Church (E), Evergreen Church (F), Excelsior Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Garfield Cemetery (1), Oliver Cemetery (2), Cold Spring Cemetery (3), Westwood Cemetery (4), Maplegrove Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Guernsey Lakes (A), Little Log Lake (B), Little Twin Lake (C), Little Wheeler Lake (D), Log Lake (E), Long Lake (F), Loon Lake (G), Lost Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Barker Creek (A), Nelson Creek (B), Big Cannon Creek (C), Big Devil Creek (D), Black Creek (E), Bourne Creek (F), Clear Creek (G), Collar Creek (H), Rapid River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.8%
Michigan:	13.9%

Current college students: 399
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 138 (59% naturalized citizens)

Kalkaska County:	0.8%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,047
• One, attached: 56
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 38
• 5 to 9: 138
• 10 to 19: 64
• 20 or more: 51
• Mobile homes: 2,219
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 161

Housing units in Kalkaska County with a mortgage: 1,937 (183 second mortgage, 242 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,172

Here:	62.3% with mortgage
State:	69.7% with mortgage

Kalkaska County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 1.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/23/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,563 (77%) Carpooled: 1,169 (16%) Bus or trolley bus: 36 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 143 (2%) Other means: 65 (1%) Worked at home: 263 (4%)

7.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,455 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.85% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($29,673 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($4,782 average AGI)

Kalkaska County:	1.12%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Grand Traverse County, MI	1.78% ($28,929 average AGI)
from Antrim County, MI	1.03% ($23,015)
from Wayne County, MI	0.36% ($50,391)
from Oakland County, MI	0.32% ($35,150)
from Genesee County, MI	0.27% ($46,588)
from Macomb County, MI	0.25% ($72,000)
from Missaukee County, MI	0.19% ($26,333)

7.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,306 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.27%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.66% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($20,976 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($7,330 average AGI)

Kalkaska County:	1.61%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Grand Traverse County, MI	2.16% ($28,096 average AGI)
to Antrim County, MI	0.87% ($22,145)
to Oakland County, MI	0.27% ($24,706)
to Kent County, MI	0.17% ($29,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,390 (1,995 aged, 395 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: 14,163 (3,847 male householders, 773 female householders)

  3,873 spouses, 4,788 children (4,280 natural, 140 adopted, 368 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 118 other relatives, 440 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,216 (973 male householders (755 living alone)), 804 female householders (683 living alone)), 439 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 192 (136 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,215 2-persons, 921 3-persons, 863 4-persons, 407 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,438 1-person, 281 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

98.2% of residents of Kalkaska County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,491,000 ($3923 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,363,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $35,784,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,857,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $90,000
Federal grants: $13,101,000
Federal procurement contracts: $774,000 ($271,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,885,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $372,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,877,000
Federal Government insurance: $151,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

58% of Kalkaska County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Michigan.

Kalkaska County:	57.9%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 13928
• Northeast: 276
• Midwest: 1021
• South: 833
• West: 298

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $63,700

Here:	4.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	2.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	12.8%
Michigan:	16.5%

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