Shiawassee County, Michigan (MI)

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County population in 2005: 72,945 (46% urban, 54% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 21,550
Renter-occupied apartments: 5,346

% of renters here:	20%
State:	26%

Land area: 539 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 135 people per square mile

(average).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 8.2%

Shiawassee County:	8.2%
Michigan:	13.2%

Median age of residents in 2005: 37 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, American Indian residents: 50 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Shiawassee County, Michigan:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

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

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Michigan median age:	35.5 years

Males: 35,207	(49.1%)
Females: 36,480	(50.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,141
County population in 2003: 72,702
Jobs in 2003: 18,987

Shiawassee County,MI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 37,296
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.0%

Average household size:

Shiawassee County:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Median household income in 2005: $43,011
2005 median house value: $129,400
Median contract rent in 2005: $467
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $722
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,860 ($42,553 in 2000)

This county	$43,860
Michigan:	$46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $129,808

Shiawassee County	$129,808
Michigan:	$149,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $482
Institutionalized population: 471
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Shiawassee County in 2000: $847

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 49
Burglaries: 141
Thefts: 280
Auto thefts: 30

Shiawassee County races chart

Shiawassee County, MI map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Shiawassee County Michigan:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 46.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,469 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,107 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shiawassee County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $766 a month.

Cities in this county include: Owosso, Durand, Corunna, Perry, Laingsburg, Middletown, Morrice, Vernon, Bancroft, New Lothrop.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Genesee County , Gratiot County , Ingham County , Livingston County , Saginaw County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Shiawassee County: Owosso Country Club (A), Owosso Speedway (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shiawassee County include: Redeemer Church (A), Pilgrim Church (B), Christian Assembly Hall (C), Northwest Venice Church (D), New Haven Church (E), Antrim Church (F), Middlebury Church (G), Grace Church (H), Graham Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gaylord Cemetery (1), Scribner Road Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), Howard Cemetery (4), Middlebury Cemetery (5), Oak Plain Cemetery (6), Hawkins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Aginaw Lake (A), Loon Lake (B), Manitou Lake (C), Marsh Lake (D), Bacon Lake (E), Merrill Lake (F), Moon Lake (G), Morgan Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Buck Branch (B), Coon Creek (C), Sixmile Creek (D), Threemile Creek (E), Grub Creek (F), Rush Creek (G), Webb Creek (H), Spring Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Shiawassee County: Pine Grove County Park (1). Display/hide its location 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: 2,940
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 843 (55% naturalized citizens)

Shiawassee County:	1.2%
Whole state:	5.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 75
1990 to 1994: 85
1985 to 1989: 61
1980 to 1984: 22
1975 to 1979: 53
1970 to 1974: 50
1970 to 1974: 81
1965 to 1969: 416

Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Shiawassee County marital status for males

Shiawassee County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 22,235
One, attached: 273
Two: 1,202
3 or 4: 835
5 to 9: 778
10 to 19: 481
20 or more: 362
Mobile homes: 2,879
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Shiawassee County with a mortgage: 10,964 (816 second mortgage, 1,562 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,077

Agriculture in Shiawassee County
Average size of farms: 226 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42906
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.46%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41262
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.91%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.14%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $77924
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.08
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.00%
Corn for grain: 50049 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 22406 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 90209 harvested acres
Vegetables: 84 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 188 acres

Shiawassee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 22 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (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 (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

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

Germany (23%)
Canada (17%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Korea (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (4%)
France (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Shiawassee County:

German (25%)
English (14%)
United States or American (14%)
Irish (10%)
Polish (4%)
French (except Basque) (4%)
Italian (3%)

Shiawassee County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 27,832 (83%)
Carpooled: 3,499 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Motorcycle: 19 (0%)
Bicycle: 39 (0%)
Walked: 694 (2%)
Other means: 160 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,234 (4%)

People in group quarters in Shiawassee County, Michigan

305 people in nursing homes
155 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
88 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
87 people in other group homes
34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
34 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
11 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
2 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,712.

5.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,712 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.31%
Michigan average:	5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.64% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($30,221 average AGI)
0.67% relocated from other states ($3,491 average AGI)
Shiawassee County: 0.67%
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 Genesee County, MI	1.08% ($36,363 average AGI)
from Ingham County, MI	0.89% ($41,278)
from Clinton County, MI	0.51% ($30,585)
from Livingston County, MI	0.37% ($37,835)
from Saginaw County, MI	0.31% ($26,805)
from Oakland County, MI	0.19% ($43,308)
from Eaton County, MI	0.16% ($40,256)

6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.05%
Michigan average:	5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($24,919 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($6,808 average AGI)
Shiawassee County: 1.38%
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 Genesee County, MI	1.04% ($29,794 average AGI)
to Ingham County, MI	0.90% ($31,456)
to Clinton County, MI	0.48% ($36,274)
to Saginaw County, MI	0.34% ($33,287)
to Livingston County, MI	0.29% ($33,625)
to Oakland County, MI	0.22% ($30,167)
to Eaton County, MI	0.13% ($24,943)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Shiawassee County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Shiawassee County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shiawassee County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,061 (9,378 aged, 1,683 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 70,965

In family households: 62,692 (15,885 male householders, 4,090 female householders)
16,272 spouses, 22,939 children (21,024 natural, 447 adopted, 1,468 stepchildren), 811 grandchildren, 303 brothers or sisters, 327 parents, 550 other relatives, 1,515 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,273 (3,247 male householders (2,560 living alone)), 3,684 female householders (3,280 living alone)), 1,342 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 722 (476 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,309 2-persons, 4,621 3-persons, 4,194 4-persons, 1,927 5-persons, 703 6-persons, 221 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,840 1-person, 940 2-persons, 103 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

13,587 married couples with children.
4,066 single-parent households (1,155 men, 2,911 women).

97.1% of residents of Shiawassee County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $323,270,000 ($4421 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,968,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $171,373,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $83,496,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,853,000
Federal grants: $49,423,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,246,000 ($51,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,879,000 ($806,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,607,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,294,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,146,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,571

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,343

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +53

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +69

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Shiawassee County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.30 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 481
1995 to 1998: 1,498
1990 to 1994: 1,938
1980 to 1989: 2,728
1970 to 1979: 5,375
1960 to 1969: 3,384
1950 to 1959: 3,231
1940 to 1949: 2,084
1939 or earlier: 8,368

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 92
3 rooms: 353
4 rooms: 1,583
5 rooms: 4,960
6 rooms: 5,737
7 rooms: 4,077
8 rooms: 2,419
9 or more rooms: 2,324

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

1 room: 72
2 rooms: 316
3 rooms: 990
4 rooms: 1,498
5 rooms: 1,093
6 rooms: 722
7 rooms: 346
8 rooms: 173
9 or more rooms: 136

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

no bedroom: 32
1 bedroom: 472
2 bedrooms: 4,089
3 bedrooms: 12,421
4 bedrooms: 3,736
5 or more bedrooms: 800

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shiawassee County:

no bedroom: 115
1 bedroom: 1,462
2 bedrooms: 2,259
3 bedrooms: 1,088
4 bedrooms: 352
5 or more bedrooms: 70

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

no vehicle: 567
1 vehicle: 4,913
2 vehicles: 9,762
3 vehicles: 4,475
4 vehicles: 1,317
5 or more vehicles: 516

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

no vehicle: 694
1 vehicle: 2,692
2 vehicles: 1,523
3 vehicles: 369
4 vehicles: 47
5 or more vehicles: 21

63% of Shiawassee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Michigan.

Shiawassee County:	63.3%
State average:	58.3%

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

This state: 62883
Northeast: 872
Midwest: 2996
South: 2784
West: 1115

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (59%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Electricity (4%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (66%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 851

Here:	9.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 159

Here:	3.5%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 658

Here:	26.5%
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)

Shiawassee County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $0
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $47,000
Charges - All Other: $23,926,000
Construction - Air Transportation: $179,000
General: $94,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $15,542,000
Welfare - Other: $11,539,000

Regular Highways: $11,440,000

General - Other: $3,614,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,526,000

Police Protection: $2,561,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,960,000

Corrections - Other: $1,808,000

General Public Buildings: $756,000

Central Staff Services: $700,000

Financial Administration: $499,000

Housing & Community Development: $283,000

Sewerage: $164,000

Libraries: $112,000

Parks & Recreation: $36,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $960,000
Highways: $507,000

Housing & Community Development: $283,000
General - Interest on Debt: $272,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,585,000
All Other: $980,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $475,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,450,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,000,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,958,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $5,731,000
Water Utilities: $425,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $761,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $1,682,000
General Revenue, NEC: $929,000

Interest Earnings: $386,000

Rents: $32,000

Property Sale Other: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $26,329,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $524,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,061,000
All Other: $3,079,000

Health & Hospitals: $2,745,000

Public Welfare: $1,374,000
Tax - Property: $10,059,000
NEC: $913,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $15,959,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $22,000

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