Oceana County, Michigan (MI)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	26%

This county:	14.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

This county:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (27.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Oceana County, Michigan:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 13,544	(50.4%)
Females: 13,329	(49.6%)

Oceana County:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

This county	$36,391
Michigan:	$46,039

Oceana County	$111,670
Michigan:	$149,300

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 82
• Thefts: 171
• Auto thefts: 14

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 116
• Auto thefts: 10

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Oceana County is $425 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hart, Shelby, Pentwater, Hesperia, New Era, Rothbury, Walkerville.

Neighboring counties: Lake County , Mason County , Muskegon County , Newaygo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Oceana County: Bucks Corners (A), Halls Corners (B), Smith Corners (C), Sischo Canoe landing (D), Camp Keewana (E), Camp Manistee (F), Little Point Sable Lighthouse (G), Oceana Country Club (H), Diamond Access Canoe Landing (I), Pines Point Recreation Site (J), Podunk Canoe Access (K), Twin Bridges Corners (L), Town Corners (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Oceana County include: West Golden Church (A), Wesleyan Church (B), Peace Church (C), Claybanke Church (D), Our Lady of Fatima Church (E), Mission Covenant Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Saint Stephens Church (H), Bible Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Genereau Cemetery (2), Goodrich Cemetery (3), Oceana Center Cemetery (4), Pentwater Township Cemetery (5), Randall Cemetery (6), Carpenter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Acker Lake (A), Little Pebawma Lake (B), Little Wildcat Lake (C), Long Lake (D), Lost Lake (E), Lucky Lake (F), Marshville Pond (G), McLaren Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Allen Drain (A), Au Sable Creek (B), Bear Creek (C), Bender Creek (D), Big Springs Creek (E), Brayton Drain (F), Burke Creek (G), Cargill Creek (H), Cedar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Oceana County include: Rentwater River State Game Area (1), Silver Lake State Park (2), Cedar Point Park (3), Marshville Roadside Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.6%
Michigan:	7.0%

Current college students: 734
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,169 (22% naturalized citizens)

Oceana County:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.3%

Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,890
• One, attached: 111
• Two: 317
• 3 or 4: 227
• 5 to 9: 131
• 10 to 19: 29
• 20 or more: 66
• Mobile homes: 3,024
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 214

Housing units in Oceana County with a mortgage: 2,479 (140 second mortgage, 256 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,998

Oceana County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 3.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/30/1977, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,587 (77%) Carpooled: 1,543 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 362 (3%) Other means: 62 (1%) Worked at home: 544 (5%)

6.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($63,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.60% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($25,010 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($38,386 average AGI)

Oceana County:	1.57%
Michigan average:	1.38%

from Muskegon County, MI	1.90% ($31,388 average AGI)
from Newaygo County, MI	0.50% ($23,417)
from Kent County, MI	0.48% ($35,217)
from Mason County, MI	0.46% ($26,227)
from Hidalgo County, TX	0.23% ($11,818)
from Ottawa County, MI	0.19% ($46,111)
from Oakland County, MI	0.10% ($46,900)

6.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.44%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($23,310 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($6,008 average AGI)

Oceana County:	1.70%
Michigan average:	2.21%

to Muskegon County, MI	1.74% ($30,661 average AGI)
to Mason County, MI	0.60% ($30,534)
to Kent County, MI	0.50% ($42,604)
to Newaygo County, MI	0.47% ($30,778)
to Ottawa County, MI	0.31% ($32,700)
to Hidalgo County, TX	0.15% ($16,500)
to Manistee County, MI	0.10% ($27,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,965 (4,138 aged, 827 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,164 (5,855 male householders, 1,471 female householders)

  5,895 spouses, 8,429 children (7,635 natural, 297 adopted, 497 stepchildren), 386 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 101 parents, 334 other relatives, 553 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,952 (1,195 male householders (951 living alone)), 1,305 female householders (1,179 living alone)), 452 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 757 (210 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,317 2-persons, 1,416 3-persons, 1,348 4-persons, 746 5-persons, 314 6-persons, 185 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,130 1-person, 313 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

88.5% of residents of Oceana County speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $145,355,000 ($5115 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,099,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $72,197,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,635,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $768,000
Federal grants: $24,519,000
Federal procurement contracts: $14,135,000 ($756,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,101,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $926,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,455,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,101,000

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

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 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: 1.21 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

64% of Oceana County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.

Oceana County:	63.8%
State average:	58.3%

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

• This state: 21001
• Northeast: 361
• Midwest: 2067
• South: 1697
• West: 478

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,300

Here:	6.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	4.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	17.4%
Michigan:	16.5%

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