County population in 2016: 88,340 (23% urban, 77% rural); it was 87,904 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 19,624 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 7,757 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 26,132 Renter-occupied apartments: 5,395 (it was 4,597 in 2000)
% of renters here:
15%
State:
28%
Land area: 654 sq. mi.
Water area: 8.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 135 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Lapeer County: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $54,309 ($51,717 in 1999)
This county:
$54,309
Michigan:
$52,492
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $639 (lower quartile is $491, upper quartile is $824)
This county:
$639
State:
$676
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $165,100 (it was $139,400 in 2000)
Lapeer:
$165,100
Michigan:
$147,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,700 - $244,700 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,209 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $428
Institutionalized population: 1,356
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 54
Burglaries: 102
Thefts: 361
Auto thefts: 32
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Murders: 0
Rapes: 12
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 118
Thefts: 341
Auto thefts: 42
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,730 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,700 (1.1%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.6%
Lapeer County:
11.6%
Michigan:
15.0%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents, 10.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.0% for American Indian residents, 14.9% for other race residents, 15.4% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 44.6 years old
(Males: 43.3 years old, Females: 45.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.5 years old, Black residents: 37.6 years old, American Indian residents: 57.1 years old, Asian residents: 47.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.4 years old, Other race residents: 41.8 years old)
Area name: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lapeer County is $644 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $770 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $921 a month.
Current college students: 3,526 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,615 (67.6% naturalized citizens)
Lapeer County:
1.8%
Whole state:
6.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 317
2000 to 2009: 347
1990 to 1999: 480
1980 to 1989: 338
1970 to 1979: 229
Before 1970: 857
Note: State values scaled to Lapeer County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 29,698
One, attached: 425
Two: 915
3 or 4: 575
5 to 9: 747
10 to 19: 595
20 to 49: 546
50 or more: 234
Mobile homes: 2,570
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Lapeer County with a mortgage: 15,785 (309 second mortgage, 1,502 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 9,508
Here:
62.5% with mortgage
State:
60.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Lapeer County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Catholic
13,538
5
Evangelical Protestant
8,972
49
Mainline Protestant
3,741
19
Other
839
6
None
61,229
-
Lapeer County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 15
Lapeer County:
1.64 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
This county:
1.74 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
1.52 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
Lapeer County:
2.83 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:
2.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 47
This county:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.80 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Lapeer County:
9.1%
Michigan:
9.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Lapeer County:
30.1%
State:
29.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.3%
State:
13.4%
Agriculture in Lapeer County:
Average size of farms: 159 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42,641 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $254.39 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.17% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.18% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42,176 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.20% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.40% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $73,619 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.65% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 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: 24.08% Corn for grain: 31798 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 6422 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 52242 harvested acres Vegetables: 3,210 harvested acres Land in orchards: 609 acres
Earthquake activity:
Lapeer County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Michigan state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 181.6 miles away from Lapeer County center On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 146.7 miles away from the county center On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 146.4 miles away from the county center On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 184.6 miles away from the county center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 338.4 miles away from Lapeer County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 401.5 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3225: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Michigan Power Outage, Incident Period: August 14, 2003 to August 17, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3189: September 23, 2003, FEMA Id: 3189, Natural disaster type: Power Outage
Michigan Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3160: January 10, 2001, FEMA Id: 3160, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Michigan Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 1996 to July 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1128: July 23, 1996, FEMA Id: 1128, Natural disaster type: Flood
Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: September 10, 1986 to October 10, 1986, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-774: September 18, 1986, FEMA Id: 774, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Michigan SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING, Incident Period: September 05, 1985 to September 28, 1985, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-744: September 18, 1985, FEMA Id: 744, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Icing, Flooding, Incident Period: March 19, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-495: March 19, 1976, FEMA Id: 495, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Michigan Severe Storms, High Winds, Flooding, Incident Period: April 26, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-465: April 26, 1975, FEMA Id: 465, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
The number of natural disasters in Lapeer County (9) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (8%)
Production occupations (7%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (33%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (9%)
Japan (5%)
India (3%)
Albania (3%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lapeer County (%):
German (18%)
American (14%)
Irish (8%)
Polish (7%)
English (7%)
Italian (4%)
European (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 20,596 (81.1%)
Carpooled: 2,801 (11.0%)
Bus or trolley bus: 219 (0.9%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 110 (0.4%)
Bicycle: 55 (0.2%)
Walked: 307 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 1,341 (5.3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Lapeer County, Michigan in 2000:
966 people in state prisons
291 people in other group homes
247 people in nursing homes
114 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
94 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
52 people in homes for the mentally retarded
48 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
35 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
21 people in homes for the mentally ill
People in group quarters in Lapeer County, Michigan in 2010:
952 people in state prisons
289 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
251 people in group homes intended for adults
110 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
72 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
20 people in other noninstitutional facilities
10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
7 people in residential treatment centers for adults
5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $51,848.
5.31% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($37,205 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.31%
Michigan average:
5.09%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.36% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($30,409 average AGI)
0.94% relocated from other states ($6,796 average AGI)
Lapeer County:
0.94%
Michigan average:
1.52%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.75% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,249 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.75%
Michigan average:
5.58%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.31% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($26,673 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($9,576 average AGI)
Lapeer County:
1.44%
Michigan average:
2.00%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lapeer County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,410 (10,338 aged, 2,072 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 921 (4%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Lapeer County, Michigan in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,229)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (772)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (331)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (220)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (220)
Unspecified dementia (217)
Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (202)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.08 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,849 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 157 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26,122
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,153 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 681 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 29 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 56
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 102.5. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 69.4
Other - 33.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 88,340
In family households: 73,371 (11,939 male householders, 10,543 female householders)
17,810 spouses, 25,370 children (22,920 natural, 435 adopted, 2,015 stepchildren), 2,583 grandchildren, 1,045 brothers or sisters, 867 parents, 1,230 other relatives, 1,984 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 13,115 (5,714 male householders (4,818 living alone)), 4,982 female householders (3,916 living alone)), 2,419 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,854
Size of family households: 11,199 2-persons, 5,113 3-persons, 3,496 4-persons, 1,814 5-persons, 416 6-persons, 444 7-or-more-persons.
12,719 married couples with children.
3,476 single-parent households (1,409 men, 2,067 women).
95.3% of residents of Lapeer speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $298,009,000 ($3,221 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $3,903,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $158,675,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $65,199,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,664,000 Federal grants: $55,465,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,540,000 ($972,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $10,466,000 ($439,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,648,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $45,584,000 Federal Government insurance: $20,165,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,526
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
68 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 3,359
Here:
36 per 1000 residents
State:
45 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +227
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+12 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +3,195
Here:
+34 per 1000 residents
State:
-16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Lapeer County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.4
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.4
Year house built
2014 or later: 86
2010 to 2013: 90
2000 to 2009: 4,377
1990 to 1999: 7,488
1980 to 1989: 4,651
1970 to 1979: 7,316
1960 to 1969: 3,783
1950 to 1959: 2,772
1940 to 1949: 1,138
1939 or earlier: 4,620
Note: State values scaled to Lapeer population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Lapeer County, Michigan
Note: State values scaled to Lapeer County population
no vehicle: 520
1 vehicle: 5,225
2 vehicles: 10,960
3 vehicles: 5,284
4 vehicles: 2,000
5+ vehicles: 1,304
no vehicle: 1,612
1 vehicle: 3,447
2 vehicles: 2,277
3 vehicles: 499
4 vehicles: 50
5+ vehicles: 0
90% of Lapeer County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.
Lapeer County:
89.7%
State average:
85.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 75,255
Other state: 10,723
Northeast: 789
Midwest: 3,746
South: 4,376
West: 1,812
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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