Isabella County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,178
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 14,204
Renter-occupied apartments: 10,715 (it was 8,221 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 37% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 574 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 114 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (29.0%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.8%), Retail trade (11.5%), Manufacturing (10.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 54,43483.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,7275.7%Two or more races
- 2,8424.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,6132.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1,4112.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,0521.6%Asian alone
- 4640.7%Some other race alone
- 120.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 29.3 years |
| Michigan median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 31,848 |  (48.6%) |
| Females: 33,698 |  (51.4%) |
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| Isabella County: | 2.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $49,068 ($34,262 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,068 |
| Michigan: | $63,498 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $699 (lower quartile is $486, upper quartile is $886)
| This county: | $699 |
| State: | $805 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $162,774 (it was $88,400 in 2000)
| Isabella: | $162,774 |
| Michigan: | $199,100 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,166Detached houses: $185,860
Here: $185,860 State: $252,837 Townhouses or other attached units: $153,856
Here: $153,856 State: $213,093 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,671
Here: $152,671 State: $181,715 Mobile homes: $74,047
Here: $74,047 State: $70,381
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $475
Institutionalized population: 480
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 20
- Robberies: 2
- Assaults: 32
- Burglaries: 35
- Thefts: 265
- Auto thefts: 33
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 15
- Robberies: 3
- Assaults: 39
- Burglaries: 47
- Thefts: 204
- Auto thefts: 36
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 51 buildings, average cost: $252,400
- 2020: 47 buildings, average cost: $245,900
- 2019: 51 buildings, average cost: $234,000
- 2018: 45 buildings, average cost: $234,900
- 2017: 59 buildings, average cost: $175,700
- 2016: 36 buildings, average cost: $178,600
- 2015: 54 buildings, average cost: $186,300
- 2014: 56 buildings, average cost: $192,200
- 2013: 61 buildings, average cost: $164,500
- 2012: 48 buildings, average cost: $215,500
- 2011: 32 buildings, average cost: $163,400
- 2010: 44 buildings, average cost: $136,200
- 2009: 47 buildings, average cost: $136,400
- 2008: 67 buildings, average cost: $121,600
- 2007: 148 buildings, average cost: $94,000
- 2006: 310 buildings, average cost: $94,600
- 2005: 406 buildings, average cost: $83,300
- 2004: 522 buildings, average cost: $74,400
- 2003: 286 buildings, average cost: $90,100
- 2002: 239 buildings, average cost: $90,400
- 2001: 278 buildings, average cost: $84,200
- 2000: 299 buildings, average cost: $76,900
- 1999: 318 buildings, average cost: $76,800
- 1998: 291 buildings, average cost: $64,700
- 1997: 213 buildings, average cost: $75,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,115 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,972 (1.4%)
| Isabella County: | 23.4% |
| Michigan: | 13.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 29.3 years old
(Males: 30.0 years old, Females: 28.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 31.2 years old, Black residents: 21.6 years old, American Indian residents: 28.6 years old, Asian residents: 28.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.6 years old, Other race residents: 46.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Isabella County is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $724 a month.
Cities in this county include: Mount Pleasant, Lake Isabella, Shepherd, Village of Lake Isabella, Weidman, Rosebush, Beal City, Loomis.
Neighboring counties: Sullivan County, New Hampshire 
, Charlevoix County 
, Fulton County, New York , Lane County, Oregon 
, Mason County 
.
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Michigan: | 4.1% |
Current college students: 17,635
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,702 (47.0% naturalized citizens)
| Isabella County: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.8% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 5542010 or later
- 4332000 to 2009
- 3361990 to 1999
- 2251980 to 1989
- 891970 to 1979
- 268Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.2 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 16,839
- One, attached: 1,194
- Two: 631
- 3 or 4: 969
- 5 to 9: 1,889
- 10 to 19: 2,208
- 20 to 49: 831
- 50 or more: 1,287
- Mobile homes: 2,755
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75
Housing units in Isabella County with a mortgage: 8,851 (757 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 593 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 259
| Here: | 3.0% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Isabella County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 10,176 | 7 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,296 | 40 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,751 | 16 |
| Other | 2,423 | 7 |
| None | 48,665 | - |
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: 11
| Isabella County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
| This county: | 1.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23
| Isabella County: | 3.44 / 10,000 pop. |
| Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
| This county: | 6.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Isabella County: | 7.7% |
| Michigan: | 9.7% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Isabella County: | 29.0% |
| State: | 29.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.3% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Isabella County:
Average size of farms: 205 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52,598
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $181.13
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.56%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $46,796
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.59%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $56,505
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.82%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.97
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 27.11%
Corn for grain: 30148 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 13699 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 41465 harvested acres
Vegetables: 959 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 70 acres
Earthquake activity:
Isabella County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 47% 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 270.4 miles away from Isabella County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 234.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 101.2 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 215.5 miles away from the 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) earthquake occurred 392.0 miles away from Isabella County center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.9 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 Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
- Michigan Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 22, 2017 - June 27, 2017, FEMA Id: 4326, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 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 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 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 Drought, Incident Period: March 02, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3035: March 02, 1977, FEMA Id: 3035, Natural disaster type: Drought
- 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: September 30, 1975, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-486: September 30, 1975, FEMA Id: 486, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
The number of natural disasters in Isabella County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 4
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 24,355 (72.9%)
- Carpooled: 2,417 (7.2%)
- Bus: 165 (0.5%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 228 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 203 (0.6%)
- Walked: 1,651 (4.9%)
- Worked at home: 2,998 (9.0%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- India (13%)
- Mexico (10%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Canada (7%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Guatemala (4%)
- Nigeria (4%)
- German (21%)
- English (14%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (7%)
- Italian (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Isabella County, Michigan in 2010:
- 5,831 people in college/university student housing
- 286 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 177 people in group homes intended for adults
- 156 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 45 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 22 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 11 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 7 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 4 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
People in group quarters in Isabella County, Michigan in 2000:
- 5,038 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 261 people in nursing homes
- 204 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 162 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 133 people in other group homes
- 129 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 77 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 40 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 35 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 7 people in unknown juvenile institutions
8.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,421 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.04% |
| Michigan average: | 5.83% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.25% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($31,673 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($12,749 average AGI)
Isabella County: 1.79% Michigan average: 1.78%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Clare County, MI |  0.74% ($40,732 average AGI) |
| from Gratiot County, MI | 0.69% ($42,344) |
| from Midland County, MI | 0.60% ($39,378) |
| from Mecosta County, MI | 0.42% ($33,740) |
| from Montcalm County, MI | 0.39% ($38,625) |
| from Kent County, MI | 0.35% ($41,788) |
| from Wayne County, MI | 0.22% ($62,449) |
8.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,840 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.72% |
| Michigan average: | 5.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.40% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($28,383 average AGI)
2.32% relocated to other states ($14,458 average AGI)
Isabella County: 2.32% Michigan average: 1.91%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Midland County, MI | 0.66% ($44,364 average AGI) |
| to Clare County, MI | 0.64% ($39,122) |
| to Gratiot County, MI | 0.62% ($37,218) |
| to Kent County, MI | 0.42% ($35,611) |
| to Mecosta County, MI | 0.33% ($41,387) |
| to Oakland County, MI | 0.32% ($36,149) |
| to Ingham County, MI | 0.32% ($37,890) |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 6.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,830 (6,265 aged, 1,565 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,043 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Isabella County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (839)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (628)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (485)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (462)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (259)
- Unspecified dementia (252)
- Congestive heart failure (207)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (156)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (122)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (96)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5,485
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 96
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,770
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,113
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 596
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 90.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 55.0
- Other - 35.2
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65,546- Male householders: 11,650 (3,431 living alone), Female householders: 13,423 (3,987 living alone)
9,858 spouses (9,829 opposite-sex spouses), 2,596 unmarried partners, (2,526 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 13,947 children (12,907 natural, 344 adopted, 687 stepchildren), 1,142 grandchildren, 316 brothers or sisters, 358 parents, 33 foster children, 519 other relatives, 5,200 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 5,982
Size of family households: 6,731 2-persons, 3,133 3-persons, 2,436 4-persons, 961 5-persons, 448 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,418 1-person, 2,404 2-persons, 737 3-persons, 441 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 30 6-persons.
6,752 married couples with children.
3,238 single-parent households (1,112 men, 2,126 women).
94.4% of residents of Isabella speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $228,493,000 ($3,544 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,364,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $102,443,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,116,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,394,000
Federal grants: $52,329,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,330,000 ($235,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,881,000 ($462,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $227,374,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $17,562,000
Federal Government insurance: $25,626,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,644| Here: | 56 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,245
| Here: | 34 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +605
| Here: | +9 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +350
| Here: |  +5 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -16 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Isabella County, Michigan
- 522020 or later
- 1,7902010 to 2019
- 5,2182000 to 2009
- 5,3451990 to 1999
- 3,3001980 to 1989
- 4,4881970 to 1979
- 2,5671960 to 1969
- 2,0511950 to 1959
- 7851940 to 1949
- 3,0981939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Isabella County, Michigan
- 111 room
- 112 rooms
- 2913 rooms
- 1,3204 rooms
- 2,5685 rooms
- 3,5616 rooms
- 2,7937 rooms
- 1,9768 rooms
- 3,3599+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Isabella County, Michigan
- 2451 room
- 4642 rooms
- 1,2123 rooms
- 2,8384 rooms
- 1,5885 rooms
- 1,1766 rooms
- 7447 rooms
- 4238 rooms
- 3549+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Isabella County, Michigan
- 10no bedroom
- 1951 bedroom
- 2,6622 bedrooms
- 8,8403 bedrooms
- 3,1144 bedrooms
- 1,0455+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Isabella County, Michigan
- 288no bedroom
- 1,3861 bedroom
- 4,0472 bedrooms
- 1,9803 bedrooms
- 9134 bedrooms
- 3585+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Isabella County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 538no vehicle
- 4,4601 vehicle
- 7,0892 vehicles
- 2,4663 vehicles
- 1,0114 vehicles
- 3215+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Isabella County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,183no vehicle
- 3,8681 vehicle
- 2,6102 vehicles
- 8073 vehicles
- 4324 vehicles
- 1195+ vehicles
75.6% of Isabella County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Michigan.
| Isabella County: | 75.6% |
| State average: | 87.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 53,778
- Other state: 9,682
- Northeast: 1,025
- Midwest: 4,335
- South: 2,397
- West: 1,944
- 51.6%Utility gas
- 27.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.8%Wood
- 6.4%Electricity
- 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.2%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.1%Coal or coke
- 48.9%Utility gas
- 39.4%Electricity
- 8.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.5%No fuel used
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 775
| Here: | 15.2% |
| Michigan: | 13.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 155
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Michigan: | 10.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 898
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Michigan: | 17.1% |
Isabella County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,830,000
Other: $20,256,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $680,000
Health - Other: $571,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $105,517,000
Health - Other: $93,380,000
Regular Highways: $16,328,000
Regular Highways: $14,106,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $14,053,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $13,568,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,807,000
General - Other: $7,782,000
General - Other: $7,308,000
Transit Utilities: $6,427,000
Transit Utilities: $6,151,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,769,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,123,000
Police Protection: $2,901,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,778,000
Police Protection: $2,698,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,247,000
Central Staff Services: $1,879,000
Central Staff Services: $1,824,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,581,000
General Public Buildings: $1,046,000
Financial Administration: $927,000
Financial Administration: $851,000
Parks and Recreation: $848,000
Parks and Recreation: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $698,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $398,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $341,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $101,417,000
Health and Hospitals: $88,658,000
Other: $9,263,000
Other: $4,227,000
Public Welfare: $291,000
Public Welfare: $226,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $467,000
Interest on Debt: $439,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,031,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,821,000
Highways: $1,786,000
Highways: $1,456,000
Other: $773,000
Transit Utilities: $549,000
Other: $514,000
Transit Utilities: $509,000
Public Welfare: $331,000
Public Welfare: $249,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,580,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,017,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,775,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,912,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,212,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,850,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,082,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,567,000
Special Assessments: $1,524,000
Interest Earnings: $726,000
Rents: $415,000
Rents: $259,000
Interest Earnings: $243,000
Donations From Private Sources: $226,000
Donations From Private Sources: $204,000
Fines and Forfeits: $174,000
Fines and Forfeits: $131,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Sale of Property: $35,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,105,000
General - Other: $2,075,000
Transit Utilities: $1,064,000
General - Other: $374,000
Public Welfare - Other: $178,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Police Protection: $96,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Police Protection: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,669,000
Cash and Securities: $39,322,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,027,000
Highways: $9,500,000
Other: $5,737,000
Other: $4,216,000
General Local Government Support: $1,294,000
General Local Government Support: $1,256,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,234,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
- Tax - Property: $16,627,000
Property: $15,731,000
Other License: $865,000
Other License: $402,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $45,064,000
: $40,586,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $111,000
Isabella County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,830,000
Other: $20,256,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $680,000
Health - Other: $571,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $105,517,000
Health - Other: $93,380,000
Regular Highways: $16,328,000
Regular Highways: $14,106,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $14,053,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $13,568,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,807,000
General - Other: $7,782,000
General - Other: $7,308,000
Transit Utilities: $6,427,000
Transit Utilities: $6,151,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,769,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,123,000
Police Protection: $2,901,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,778,000
Police Protection: $2,698,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,247,000
Central Staff Services: $1,879,000
Central Staff Services: $1,824,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,581,000
General Public Buildings: $1,046,000
Financial Administration: $927,000
Financial Administration: $851,000
Parks and Recreation: $848,000
Parks and Recreation: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $698,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $398,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $341,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $101,417,000
Health and Hospitals: $88,658,000
Other: $9,263,000
Other: $4,227,000
Public Welfare: $291,000
Public Welfare: $226,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $467,000
Interest on Debt: $439,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,031,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,821,000
Highways: $1,786,000
Highways: $1,456,000
Other: $773,000
Transit Utilities: $549,000
Other: $514,000
Transit Utilities: $509,000
Public Welfare: $331,000
Public Welfare: $249,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,580,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,017,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,775,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,912,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,212,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,850,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,082,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,567,000
Special Assessments: $1,524,000
Interest Earnings: $726,000
Rents: $415,000
Rents: $259,000
Interest Earnings: $243,000
Donations From Private Sources: $226,000
Donations From Private Sources: $204,000
Fines and Forfeits: $174,000
Fines and Forfeits: $131,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Sale of Property: $35,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,105,000
General - Other: $2,075,000
Transit Utilities: $1,064,000
General - Other: $374,000
Public Welfare - Other: $178,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Police Protection: $96,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Police Protection: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,669,000
Cash and Securities: $39,322,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,027,000
Highways: $9,500,000
Other: $5,737,000
Other: $4,216,000
General Local Government Support: $1,294,000
General Local Government Support: $1,256,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,234,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
- Tax - Property: $16,627,000
Property: $15,731,000
Other License: $865,000
Other License: $402,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $45,064,000
: $40,586,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $111,000
Isabella County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,830,000
Other: $20,256,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $680,000
Health - Other: $571,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $105,517,000
Health - Other: $93,380,000
Regular Highways: $16,328,000
Regular Highways: $14,106,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $14,053,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $13,568,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,807,000
General - Other: $7,782,000
General - Other: $7,308,000
Transit Utilities: $6,427,000
Transit Utilities: $6,151,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,769,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,123,000
Police Protection: $2,901,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,778,000
Police Protection: $2,698,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,247,000
Central Staff Services: $1,879,000
Central Staff Services: $1,824,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,581,000
General Public Buildings: $1,046,000
Financial Administration: $927,000
Financial Administration: $851,000
Parks and Recreation: $848,000
Parks and Recreation: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $698,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $398,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $341,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $101,417,000
Health and Hospitals: $88,658,000
Other: $9,263,000
Other: $4,227,000
Public Welfare: $291,000
Public Welfare: $226,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $467,000
Interest on Debt: $439,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,031,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,821,000
Highways: $1,786,000
Highways: $1,456,000
Other: $773,000
Transit Utilities: $549,000
Other: $514,000
Transit Utilities: $509,000
Public Welfare: $331,000
Public Welfare: $249,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,580,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,017,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,775,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,912,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,212,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,850,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,082,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,567,000
Special Assessments: $1,524,000
Interest Earnings: $726,000
Rents: $415,000
Rents: $259,000
Interest Earnings: $243,000
Donations From Private Sources: $226,000
Donations From Private Sources: $204,000
Fines and Forfeits: $174,000
Fines and Forfeits: $131,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Sale of Property: $35,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,105,000
General - Other: $2,075,000
Transit Utilities: $1,064,000
General - Other: $374,000
Public Welfare - Other: $178,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Police Protection: $96,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Police Protection: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,669,000
Cash and Securities: $39,322,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,027,000
Highways: $9,500,000
Other: $5,737,000
Other: $4,216,000
General Local Government Support: $1,294,000
General Local Government Support: $1,256,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,234,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
- Tax - Property: $16,627,000
Property: $15,731,000
Other License: $865,000
Other License: $402,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $45,064,000
: $40,586,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $111,000
Isabella County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Charges - Other: $20,830,000
Other: $20,256,000
- Construction - Health - Other: $680,000
Health - Other: $571,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $105,517,000
Health - Other: $93,380,000
Regular Highways: $16,328,000
Regular Highways: $14,106,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $14,053,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $13,568,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,807,000
General - Other: $7,782,000
General - Other: $7,308,000
Transit Utilities: $6,427,000
Transit Utilities: $6,151,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,769,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,123,000
Police Protection: $2,901,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,778,000
Police Protection: $2,698,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,247,000
Central Staff Services: $1,879,000
Central Staff Services: $1,824,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,581,000
General Public Buildings: $1,046,000
Financial Administration: $927,000
Financial Administration: $851,000
Parks and Recreation: $848,000
Parks and Recreation: $842,000
General Public Buildings: $698,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $398,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $341,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Solid Waste Management: $31,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $101,417,000
Health and Hospitals: $88,658,000
Other: $9,263,000
Other: $4,227,000
Public Welfare: $291,000
Public Welfare: $226,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $467,000
Interest on Debt: $439,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $3,031,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,821,000
Highways: $1,786,000
Highways: $1,456,000
Other: $773,000
Transit Utilities: $549,000
Other: $514,000
Transit Utilities: $509,000
Public Welfare: $331,000
Public Welfare: $249,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,580,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,791,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $19,017,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $18,730,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,775,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,912,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,212,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,850,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,082,000
General Revenue - Other: $1,567,000
Special Assessments: $1,524,000
Interest Earnings: $726,000
Rents: $415,000
Rents: $259,000
Interest Earnings: $243,000
Donations From Private Sources: $226,000
Donations From Private Sources: $204,000
Fines and Forfeits: $174,000
Fines and Forfeits: $131,000
Sale of Property: $73,000
Sale of Property: $35,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $10,105,000
General - Other: $2,075,000
Transit Utilities: $1,064,000
General - Other: $374,000
Public Welfare - Other: $178,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $125,000
Police Protection: $96,000
Correctional Institutions: $70,000
Police Protection: $65,000
Parks and Recreation: $41,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $25,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $58,669,000
Cash and Securities: $39,322,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,027,000
Highways: $9,500,000
Other: $5,737,000
Other: $4,216,000
General Local Government Support: $1,294,000
General Local Government Support: $1,256,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,234,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,144,000
- Tax - Property: $16,627,000
Property: $15,731,000
Other License: $865,000
Other License: $402,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $157,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $45,064,000
: $40,586,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $139,000
Interest on Debt: $111,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,185
- Number of aged recipients: 56
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,129
- Number of recipients under 18: 185
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 864
- Number of recipients older than 64: 136
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 444
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 518
| Most common first names in Isabella County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary | 226 | 79.9 years |
| John | 212 | 74.0 years |
| Robert | 186 | 69.0 years |
| William | 185 | 74.5 years |
| Charles | 137 | 73.1 years |
| James | 133 | 70.5 years |
| George | 118 | 76.4 years |
| Helen | 106 | 81.2 years |
| Joseph | 105 | 74.4 years |
| Dorothy | 96 | 79.2 years |
| Most common last names in Isabella County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 130 | 76.3 years |
| Johnson | 68 | 77.0 years |
| Brown | 51 | 71.0 years |
| Miller | 50 | 73.6 years |
| Davis | 48 | 73.4 years |
| Wilson | 45 | 76.1 years |
| Schafer | 40 | 76.0 years |
| Wood | 34 | 75.3 years |
| Fox | 32 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 32 | 78.1 years |
| Businesses in Isabella County, MI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Eleven | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| AT&T | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
| Applebee's | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Arby's | 1 | McDonald's | 5 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Meijer | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
| Blockbuster | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
| Burger King | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
| Ford | 1 | Staples | 1 | |
| GNC | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Subway | 6 | |
| H&R Block | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Hilton | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 1 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
| IHOP | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Tim Hortons | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| KFC | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
| Kmart | 1 | UPS | 9 | |
| Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
| Kroger | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 2 | Wendy's | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | |||
Isabella County on our top lists:
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"