Roscommon County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 26,079 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,654
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,596

% of renters here:	14%
State:	26%

Land area: 521 sq. mi.
Water area: 58.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 50 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (18.3%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.8%), Manufacturing (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Roscommon County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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

Median resident age:	47.2 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 12,535	(49.2%)
Females: 12,934	(50.8%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,376
County population in 2003: 26,179
Jobs in 2003: 6,781

Roscommon County,MI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 11,343
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.4%

Average household size:

Roscommon County:	2.2 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,951 ($30,029 in 2000)

This county	$30,951
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,798

Roscommon County	$106,798
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $420
Institutionalized population: 270
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Roscommon County in 2000: $654

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 21
Burglaries: 59
Thefts: 183
Auto thefts: 47

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 14
Robberies: 3
Assaults: 17
Burglaries: 112
Thefts: 218
Auto thefts: 24

Roscommon County races chart

Roscommon County, MI map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Roscommon County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 89.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 8.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $793 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roscommon County is $420 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.

Cities in this county include: Houghton Lake, St. Helen, Prudenville, Roscommon.

Neighboring counties: Clare County , Crawford County , Gladwin County , Kalkaska County , Missaukee County , Ogemaw County , Oscoda County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Roscommon County: Rockefellers Cabins (A), Anderson School (B), Camp Co Be Ac (C), Pinewoods Camp (D), Nokomis Camp (E), Twin Lakes Campground (F), Houghton Lake State Game Farm (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Roscommon County include: Markey Church (A), Gerrish Church (B), Messiah Church (C), Saint James Church (D), Saint Elizabeth Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Markey Cemetery (1), Richfield Cemetery (2), Fairview Cemetery (3), Maple Valley Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Little Headquarters Lake (A), Little Lake (B), Little Woods Lake (C), Lost Lakes (D), Atchel Lake (E), Marl Lake (F), Backus Lake (G), Bambi Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Asum Creek (A), Backus Creek (B), Big Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D), Cameron Creek (E), Cedar Creek (F), Dead Stream (G), Lost Creek (H), Muma Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Roscommon County include: American Legion Park (1), Markey Park (2), Backus Creek State Game Area (3), Higgins Lake State Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.7%
Michigan:	7.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 763
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 428 (75% naturalized citizens)

Roscommon County:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 23
1990 to 1994: 3
1985 to 1989: 7
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 15
1970 to 1974: 22
1970 to 1974: 38
1965 to 1969: 309

Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.4%

Roscommon County marital status for males

Roscommon County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,837
One, attached: 171
Two: 124
3 or 4: 103
5 to 9: 172
10 to 19: 169
20 or more: 79
Mobile homes: 2,350
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 104

Housing units in Roscommon County with a mortgage: 4,020 (228 second mortgage, 510 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,704

Agriculture in Roscommon County
Average size of farms: 161 acres
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $271.14
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $8770
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.46%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $23106
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.30

Roscommon County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Public administration (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Canada (32%)
Germany (18%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Poland (7%)
Italy (5%)
Philippines (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Roscommon County:

German (24%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
Polish (9%)
United States or American (9%)
French (except Basque) (7%)
Italian (3%)

Roscommon County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,055 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,033 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 48 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 177 (2%)
Other means: 92 (1%)
Worked at home: 304 (3%)

People in group quarters in Roscommon County, Michigan

150 people in nursing homes
80 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
40 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
20 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 people in homes for the mentally ill
12 people in other group homes
4 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,600.

7.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,268 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.25%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.11% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($36,780 average AGI)
1.13% relocated from other states ($6,489 average AGI)
Roscommon County: 1.13%
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 Wayne County, MI	0.66% ($46,797 average AGI)
from Genesee County, MI	0.63% ($48,361)
from Oakland County, MI	0.54% ($89,365)
from Macomb County, MI	0.48% ($58,809)
from Crawford County, MI	0.35% ($25,971)
from Saginaw County, MI	0.26% ($40,480)
from Ogemaw County, MI	0.22% ($19,714)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,817 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.93% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($20,754 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($7,063 average AGI)
Roscommon County: 1.80%
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 Oakland County, MI	0.39% ($32,158 average AGI)
to Crawford County, MI	0.38% ($22,703)
to Ogemaw County, MI	0.30% ($17,586)
to Genesee County, MI	0.28% ($18,148)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.26% ($25,520)
to Wayne County, MI	0.25% ($34,833)
to Macomb County, MI	0.22% ($32,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Births per 1000 population in Roscommon County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Roscommon County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Roscommon County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,726 (6,589 aged, 1,137 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 25,134

In family households: 20,972 (6,389 male householders, 1,253 female householders)
6,403 spouses, 5,743 children (5,149 natural, 181 adopted, 413 stepchildren), 357 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 77 parents, 161 other relatives, 479 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,162 (1,684 male householders (1,443 living alone)), 1,938 female householders (1,719 living alone)), 540 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 335 (285 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,703 2-persons, 1,289 3-persons, 957 4-persons, 483 5-persons, 145 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,162 1-person, 399 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

3,260 married couples with children.
1,320 single-parent households (372 men, 948 women).

96.5% of residents of Roscommon County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $193,526,000 ($7414 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,519,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,885,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,726,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000
Federal grants: $26,398,000
Federal procurement contracts: $563,000 ($49,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,948,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $438,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,318,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,041

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,947

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

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

Net internal migration: +1,560

Here:	+60 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Roscommon County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.20 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 648
1995 to 1998: 1,595
1990 to 1994: 1,779
1980 to 1989: 2,967
1970 to 1979: 4,873
1960 to 1969: 4,105
1950 to 1959: 3,430
1940 to 1949: 2,336
1939 or earlier: 1,376

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

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 120
3 rooms: 448
4 rooms: 1,664
5 rooms: 2,820
6 rooms: 2,409
7 rooms: 1,095
8 rooms: 636
9 or more rooms: 450

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

1 room: 43
2 rooms: 119
3 rooms: 303
4 rooms: 510
5 rooms: 342
6 rooms: 159
7 rooms: 64
8 rooms: 46
9 or more rooms: 10

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

no bedroom: 26
1 bedroom: 405
2 bedrooms: 3,715
3 bedrooms: 4,525
4 bedrooms: 869
5 or more bedrooms: 114

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roscommon County:

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 379
2 bedrooms: 725
3 bedrooms: 363
4 bedrooms: 72
5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

no vehicle: 424
1 vehicle: 3,627
2 vehicles: 4,426
3 vehicles: 945
4 vehicles: 171
5 or more vehicles: 61

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

no vehicle: 244
1 vehicle: 865
2 vehicles: 385
3 vehicles: 90
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 12

59% of Roscommon County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Michigan.

Roscommon County:	58.5%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 21328
Northeast: 637
Midwest: 1371
South: 1102
West: 462

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (63%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (6%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (70%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 206

Here:	8.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 52

Here:	3.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 72

Here:	11.0%
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)

Roscommon County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,000
Charges - All Other: $2,762,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,095,000
Police Protection: $161,000

General: $154,000

Welfare - Other: $20,000

Judicial & Legal: $8,000

Corrections - Other: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $5,736,000
General - Other: $2,792,000

Police Protection: $1,782,000

Transit Utilities: $1,636,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,425,000

Corrections - Other: $1,261,000

Welfare - Other: $1,053,000

Health Services - Other: $457,000

Central Staff Services: $433,000

Housing & Community Development: $416,000

General Public Buildings: $331,000

Financial Administration: $262,000

Solid Waste Management: $32,000

Water Utilities: $2,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $510,000
Transit Utilities: $144,000

Housing & Community Development: $122,000
General - Interest on Debt: $482,000
Intergovernmental to State - Welfare: $310,000
General: $182,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $826,000
Highways: $375,000

Public Welfare: $341,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $9,647,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,093,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $554,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $858,000
Rents: $203,000

Interest Earnings: $120,000

Property Sale Other: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,724,000
Revenue - Transit Utilities: $179,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,624,000
All Other: $1,220,000

Transit Utilities: $689,000

Public Welfare: $583,000

General Support: $429,000

Housing & Community Development: $148,000
Tax - Property: $6,474,000
NEC: $54,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $5,493,000

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