Lake County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 12,069 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,901
Renter-occupied apartments: 803

% of renters here:	17%
State:	26%

Land area: 567 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	19.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (13.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Lake County, Michigan business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lake County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
Black (11.2%)
Two or more races (2.4%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	43.1 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 5,914	(52.2%)
Females: 5,419	(47.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,563
County population in 2003: 11,817
Jobs in 2003: 2,027

Lake County,MI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 4,478
Unemployment rate in 2004: 10.5%

Average household size:

Lake County:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,440 ($26,622 in 2000)

This county	$27,440
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $82,975

Lake County	$82,975
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $387
Institutionalized population: 585
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lake County in 2000: $609

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 19
Burglaries: 169
Thefts: 138
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 2
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 37
Burglaries: 110
Thefts: 134
Auto thefts: 9

Lake County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lake County Michigan:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 51.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 47.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $595 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lake 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 $658 a month.

Cities in this county include: Baldwin, Luther.

Neighboring counties: Manistee County , Mason County , Mecosta County , Newaygo County , Oceana County , Osceola County , Wexford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lake County: Old Grade Campground (A), Old Grade Trail Camp (B), Kellars Corners (C), Carrieville Recreation Site (D), Gleasons Landing Recreation Area (E), Lake Olga Recreation Site (F), Raymond Corners (G), Lincoln Bridge Canoe Access (H), Little Leverentz Lake Recreation Site (I), Upper Branch Bridge Access (J), Elm Flats Canoe Access (K), Bowman Bridge Campground (L), Branch (M), Bray Creek Recreation Site (N), Lukes Corners (O), Forks Public Access (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lake County include: Cherry Valley Church (A), Edgett Church (B), Zion Church (C), Evergreen Chapel (D), Big Star Lake Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Peacock Cemetery (1), Oaklawn Cemetery (2), Lake Cemetery (3), Deer Lake Cemetery (4), Pinora Cemetery (5), Pioneer Cemetery (6), Webber Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Lake Number One (A), Little Lake Number Three (B), Little Lake Number Two (C), Little Leverentz Lake (D), Ahmikwam Lake (E), Little Star Lake (F), Alice Lake (G), Little Syers Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Baker Creek (A), Beaver Creek (B), Blood Creek (C), Bray Creek (D), Coe Creek (E), Cole Creek (F), Cool Creek (G), Middle Branch Pere Marquette River (H), McCarthy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lake County: Driftwood Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	10.3%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 237
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 113 (59% naturalized citizens)

Lake County:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 5
1990 to 1994: 10
1985 to 1989: 5
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 3
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 67

Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.7%

Lake County marital status for males

Lake County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,155
One, attached: 53
Two: 26
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 71
10 to 19: 11
20 or more: 77
Mobile homes: 3,740
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 275

Housing units in Lake County with a mortgage: 920 (61 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 968

Agriculture in Lake County
Average size of farms: 135 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $12235
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $133.72
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.68%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.35%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $9214
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 31.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23567
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.22%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.65
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 15.42%
Corn for grain: 424 harvested acres

Lake County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 8.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Public administration (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (11%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (10%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)

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

Germany (19%)
Canada (18%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Poland (9%)
Netherlands (6%)
Australia (6%)
Cuba (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake County:

German (20%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (8%)
English (8%)
Dutch (6%)
Polish (4%)
French (except Basque) (4%)

Lake County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,843 (75%)
Carpooled: 628 (17%)
Bus or trolley bus: 26 (1%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 99 (3%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 143 (4%)

People in group quarters in Lake County, Michigan

324 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
160 people in state prisons
83 people in nursing homes
18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in other group homes
7 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $32,056.

8.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,895 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.81%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.33% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($25,465 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($5,429 average AGI)
Lake County: 1.48%
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	1.03% ($26,897 average AGI)
from Mecosta County, MI	0.77% ($19,655)
from Osceola County, MI	0.71% ($29,148)
from Mason County, MI	0.45% ($36,118)
from Newaygo County, MI	0.45% ($31,706)
from Ottawa County, MI	0.34% ($49,846)
from Wayne County, MI	0.32% ($37,750)

9.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,945 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.51%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.43% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($17,953 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($6,992 average AGI)
Lake County: 2.08%
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	0.95% ($22,583 average AGI)
to Osceola County, MI	0.92% ($23,486)
to Mason County, MI	0.84% ($24,000)
to Mecosta County, MI	0.76% ($18,034)
to Muskegon County, MI	0.42% ($22,688)
to Wexford County, MI	0.39% ($19,867)
to Newaygo County, MI	0.37% ($14,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Births per 1000 population in Lake County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Lake County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lake County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,650 (2,119 aged, 531 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,731

In family households: 8,803 (2,428 male householders, 627 female householders)
2,493 spouses, 2,624 children (2,329 natural, 101 adopted, 194 stepchildren), 207 grandchildren, 37 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 97 other relatives, 246 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,928 (923 male householders (778 living alone)), 704 female householders (606 living alone)), 301 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 602 (581 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,707 2-persons, 540 3-persons, 449 4-persons, 236 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,384 1-person, 219 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

1,458 married couples with children.
632 single-parent households (156 men, 476 women).

97.1% of residents of Lake County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,661,000 ($6537 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $609,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,338,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,220,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $187,000
Federal grants: $15,963,000
Federal procurement contracts: $612,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,340,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,315,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,815,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,340,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 578

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 758

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2

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

Net internal migration: +932

Here:	+77 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lake County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 430
1995 to 1998: 1,150
1990 to 1994: 941
1980 to 1989: 2,571
1970 to 1979: 3,411
1960 to 1969: 1,797
1950 to 1959: 1,158
1940 to 1949: 839
1939 or earlier: 1,201

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

1 room: 38
2 rooms: 49
3 rooms: 302
4 rooms: 865
5 rooms: 1,096
6 rooms: 705
7 rooms: 370
8 rooms: 271
9 or more rooms: 205

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

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 51
3 rooms: 206
4 rooms: 211
5 rooms: 192
6 rooms: 68
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 11

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

no bedroom: 40
1 bedroom: 326
2 bedrooms: 1,669
3 bedrooms: 1,421
4 bedrooms: 352
5 or more bedrooms: 93

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 233
2 bedrooms: 367
3 bedrooms: 142
4 bedrooms: 44
5 or more bedrooms: 5

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

no vehicle: 179
1 vehicle: 1,343
2 vehicles: 1,727
3 vehicles: 490
4 vehicles: 126
5 or more vehicles: 36

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

no vehicle: 187
1 vehicle: 407
2 vehicles: 174
3 vehicles: 27
4 vehicles: 8
5 or more vehicles: 0

56% of Lake County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Michigan.

Lake County:	56.1%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 8907
Northeast: 167
Midwest: 1063
South: 845
West: 205

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $35,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
Wood (16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Utility gas (7%)
Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
Utility gas (30%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Wood (7%)
Electricity (4%)
Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	4.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 79

Here:	11.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	16.7%
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)

Lake County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $579,000
Charges - All Other: $1,823,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,426,000
Corrections - Other: $2,267,000

Police Protection: $1,053,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $875,000

General - Other: $720,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $694,000

Health Services - Other: $559,000

Welfare - Other: $441,000

Central Staff Services: $414,000

Financial Administration: $364,000

General Public Buildings: $304,000

Housing & Community Development: $263,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $237,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $226,000
Highways: $158,000
General - Interest on Debt: $78,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $113,000
All Other: $51,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,455,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,375,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $247,000
General Revenue, NEC: $192,000

Interest Earnings: $189,000

Property Sale Other: $99,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $143,000
General - Other: $119,000

Police Protection: $74,000

Health - Other: $27,000

Judicial: $11,000

Corrections - Other: $10,000

Central Staff: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,704,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $593,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,786,000
All Other: $2,403,000

Public Welfare: $379,000

General Support: $233,000
Tax - Property: $3,243,000
NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,427,000

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