County population in 2012: 23,815 (36% urban, 64% rural); it was 25,326 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 4,630 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,683 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,369 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,161 (it was 2,160 in 2000)
% of renters here:
21%
State:
28%
Land area: 1044 sq. mi. Water area: 294.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 23 people per square mile
(low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Menominee County: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.0%), Educational,health and social services (21.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,045 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $883 (1.0%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.7%
(11.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 19.5% for Black residents, 11.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 18.6% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 46 years old
(Males: 45 years old, Females: 47 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47 years old, Black residents: 20 years old, American Indian residents: 25 years old, Asian residents: 36 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 24 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
11.5%
Whole state:
10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
5.1%
Whole state:
4.8%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Menominee County is $419 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $663 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Menominee County: Sturgeon Landing (A), Star Corners (B), Cedar River North State Forest Campground (C), Nadeau Station (D), Harris Station (E), Hermansville Station (F), Ingalls Station (G), Spalding Station (H), Indian Hills Golf Course (I), DeYoung Family Zoo (J), Wallace Station (K), Little Nugget Golf Course (L), Little Bear Golf Course (M), Wilson Station (N), Faithorn Station (O), Talbot Station (P), Cunard Station (Q), Cunard Rest Area (R), Siding Number 4 (S), Harris Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Menominee County include: Daggett Church (A), Gethsemane Church (B), Holy Trinity Church (C), Saint Marks Church (D), Saint Marys Mission (E), Seventh-Day Adventist Church (F), Country Bible Church (G), Central Baptist Church (H), Saint John Neumann Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cedar River Cemetery (1), Danish Cemetery (2), Daggett Cemetery (3), Saint Marys Church (4), Riverside Cemetery (5), Saint Michaels Cemetery (6), Swedish Methodist Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lake Mary (A), Richardt Lake (B), Resort Lake (C), Reed Lake (D), Mallard Lake (E), Malacca Lake (F), Lost Lake (G), Longrie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Twentyfour Mile Creek (A), Pine Creek (B), West Branch Ford River (C), Baird Creek (D), Weary Creek (E), Big Brook (F), Elwood Creek (G), Walton River (H), Phillips Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Menominee County include: Three Curve Park (1), Veterans Memorial Park (2), Adams Park (3), Wallace County Park (4), Curtis Memorial Park (5), Menominee County Park (6), Shakey Lakes County Park (7), Chalk Hill Recreational Area Three (8), Chalk Hill Recreational Area Four (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 831 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.5% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 220 (53% naturalized citizens)
Menominee County:
0.9%
Whole state:
5.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 64
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 17
1980 to 1984: 20
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 8
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 89
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,356
One, attached: 92
Two: 645
3 or 4: 202
5 to 9: 256
10 to 19: 142
20 or more: 302
Mobile homes: 1,579
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65
Housing units in Menominee County with a mortgage: 2,888 (197 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,476
Here:
53.8% with mortgage
State:
69.7% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.99%
Here
69.0%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 17,472 Total congregations: 37
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
United Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents
11,072 (63.4%)
3,077 (17.6%)
838 (4.8%)
535 (3.1%)
387 (2.2%)
Congregations
6 (16.2%)
5 (13.5%)
4 (10.8%)
4 (10.8%)
1 (2.7%)
Name
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
The Evangelical Covenant Church
Assemblies of God
Baptist General Conference
Other
Adherents
336 (1.9%)
288 (1.6%)
232 (1.3%)
228 (1.3%)
479 (2.7%)
Congregations
2 (5.4%)
4 (10.8%)
2 (5.4%)
1 (2.7%)
8 (21.6%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 265 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,963 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $67.74 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.96% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.56% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43,546 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.74% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56,120 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.09% Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.30 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 39.32% Corn for grain: 4036 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 116 harvested acres Vegetables: 43 harvested acres Land in orchards: 71 acres
Tornado activity:
Menominee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 3.1 times below overall U.S. average. On 6/8/1985, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Most recent natural disasters:
Michigan Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3225): September 7, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3225, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Michigan Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared (EM-3057): January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
Michigan Drought, Incident Period: March 2, 1977, Emergency Declared (EM-3035): March 2, 1977, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3035, Natural disaster type: Drought
Michigan SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 12, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-371): April 12, 1973, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-371, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Menominee County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 3
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom (18%)
Canada (15%)
Poland (15%)
Germany (14%)
Sweden (11%)
Korea (7%)
Jamaica (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Menominee County (%):
German (27%)
French (except Basque) (11%)
Polish (10%)
Swedish (8%)
French Canadian (7%)
Irish (5%)
United States or American (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 9,445 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,240 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 26 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 56 (0%)
Walked: 344 (3%)
Other means: 97 (1%)
Worked at home: 386 (3%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Menominee County, Michigan in 2000:
290 people in nursing homes
56 people in other group homes
41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
4 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
2 people in unknown juvenile institutions
2 people in religious group quarters
People in group quarters in Menominee County, Michigan in 2010:
275 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
50 people in group homes intended for adults
26 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
25 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
6 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,468.
4.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,300 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.79%
Michigan average:
5.24%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.45% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($8,504 average AGI)
3.34% relocated from other states ($28,793 average AGI)
Menominee County:
3.34%
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:
5.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,857 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.77%
Michigan average:
5.98%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.56% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($6,892 average AGI)
4.21% relocated to other states ($22,965 average AGI)
Menominee County:
4.21%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Births per 1000 population in Menominee County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population in Menominee County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Menominee County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,718 (4,121 aged, 597 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 748.120 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1064.170
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 49.04 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 52.01
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 8
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 149.3. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 120.6
Other - 28.7
Household type by relationship:
Households: 23,647
In family households: 19,431 (5,269 male householders, 1,550 female householders)
5,353 spouses, 6,091 children (5,530 natural, 149 adopted, 412 stepchildren), 245 grandchildren, 112 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 131 other relatives, 512 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,216 (1,940 male householders (1,648 living alone)), 1,715 female householders (1,535 living alone)), 561 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 382 (300 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,744 2-persons, 1,364 3-persons, 1,062 4-persons, 426 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.
96.3% of residents of Menominee County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $132,834,000 ($5277 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,932,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $67,514,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,933,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,958,000 Federal grants: $28,340,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,704,000 ($215,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $4,384,000 ($106,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $3,595,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,583,000 Federal Government insurance: $8,298,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,358
Here:
54 per 1000 residents
State:
68 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,430
Here:
57 per 1000 residents
State:
45 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +38
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+12 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -261
Here:
-10 per 1000 residents
State:
-16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Menominee County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.23 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 110
2000 to 2004: 567
1990 to 1999: 1,319
1980 to 1989: 1,392
1970 to 1979: 2,280
1960 to 1969: 1,453
1950 to 1959: 2,082
1940 to 1949: 1,506
1939 or earlier: 3,686
Rooms in houses/apartments in Menominee County, Michigan
66% of Menominee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Michigan.
Menominee County:
66.0%
State average:
58.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 13861
Northeast: 315
Midwest: 9858
South: 543
West: 446
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Menominee County
46.0 years
38.0 years
(52.4%)
(47.6%)
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