Mason County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 25,94789.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4545.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0083.5%Two or more races
  • 3141.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1470.5%Asian alone
  • 1040.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 490.2%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $247,135

Here:	$247,135
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $303,774

Here:	$303,774
State:	$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $158,835

Here:	$158,835
State:	$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $256,126

Here:	$256,126
State:	$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,754

Here:	$288,754
State:	$192,733

Mobile homes: $96,342

Here:	$96,342
State:	$72,868

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 72
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 95
• Auto thefts: 5

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,223 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,957 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mason County is $384 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $658 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ludington, Scottville, Custer, Free Soil, Fountain.

Neighboring counties: Brown County, Minnesota , Charlevoix County , Isabella County , Lake County .

Current college students: 965
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 487 (55.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1982010 or later
• 392000 to 2009
• 811990 to 1999
• 941980 to 1989
• 631970 to 1979
• 203Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,418
• One, attached: 216
• Two: 323
• 3 or 4: 320
• 5 to 9: 428
• 10 to 19: 440
• 20 to 49: 381
• 50 or more: 110
• Mobile homes: 1,870
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Mason County with a mortgage: 4,985 (422 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 390 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 222

Religion statistics for Mason County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mason County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• Michigan Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 06, 2008 to July 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1777: July 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1777, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 Storms And Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: May 29, 1998 to May 31, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1226: June 24, 1998, FEMA Id: 1226, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• 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

6.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($64,098 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.63% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($45,886 average AGI)
1.67% relocated from other states ($18,212 average AGI)

Mason County:	1.67%
Michigan average:	1.78%

from Kent County, MI	0.73% ($68,344 average AGI)
from Manistee County, MI	0.59% ($39,384)
from Oceana County, MI	0.44% ($46,907)
from Ottawa County, MI	0.32% ($70,225)
from Muskegon County, MI	0.32% ($48,513)
from Lake County, MI	0.22% ($32,963)
from Wayne County, MI	0.19% ($99,833)

4.91% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,322 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.53% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($31,864 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($15,456 average AGI)

Mason County:	1.38%
Michigan average:	1.91%

to Manistee County, MI	0.63% ($42,455 average AGI)
to Kent County, MI	0.38% ($41,696)
to Oceana County, MI	0.35% ($40,907)
to Muskegon County, MI	0.31% ($49,474)
to Ottawa County, MI	0.24% ($46,069)
to Lake County, MI	0.21% ($40,240)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mason County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 5,892 (1,877 living alone), Female householders: 6,658 (2,009 living alone)

• 6,313 spouses (6,301 opposite-sex spouses), 827 unmarried partners, (815 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,294 children (6,731 natural, 166 adopted, 396 stepchildren), 599 grandchildren, 131 brothers or sisters, 154 parents, 15 foster children, 280 other relatives, 621 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 389

Size of family households: 4,295 2-persons, 1,540 3-persons, 1,268 4-persons, 638 5-persons, 124 6-persons, 202 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,885 1-person, 545 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

3,823 married couples with children.
1,354 single-parent households (276 men, 1,078 women).

97.6% of residents of Mason speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $160,433,000 ($5,518 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,385,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,533,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,405,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $707,000
Federal grants: $29,078,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,571,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,140,000 ($46,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $107,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,060,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,569,000

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

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.31 millions of gallons per day (5% from ground, 95% from surface)

• Year house built in Mason County, Michigan
• 642020 or later
• 1,1372010 to 2019
• 2,1192000 to 2009
• 2,1881990 to 1999
• 2,0391980 to 1989
• 2,7041970 to 1979
• 1,3201960 to 1969
• 1,7841950 to 1959
• 8151940 to 1949
• 3,3581939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Michigan
• 81 room
• 412 rooms
• 3613 rooms
• 1,0934 rooms
• 1,7955 rooms
• 1,8036 rooms
• 1,6187 rooms
• 1,4048 rooms
• 1,7989+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Michigan
• 181 room
• 2352 rooms
• 4693 rooms
• 7114 rooms
• 5605 rooms
• 3736 rooms
• 2017 rooms
• 698 rooms
• 569+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mason County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason County, Michigan
• 9no bedroom
• 3021 bedroom
• 1,9482 bedrooms
• 5,2613 bedrooms
• 1,9254 bedrooms
• 4485+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason County, Michigan
• 19no bedroom
• 6821 bedroom
• 1,1862 bedrooms
• 6263 bedrooms
• 1004 bedrooms
• 765+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 380no vehicle
• 2,7221 vehicle
• 4,2342 vehicles
• 1,5993 vehicles
• 5734 vehicles
• 3715+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mason County in renter-occupied apartments
• 446no vehicle
• 1,3091 vehicle
• 6682 vehicles
• 2203 vehicles
• 204 vehicles
• 55+ vehicles

88.7% of Mason 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, 78% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 23,253
• Other state: 5,261
• Northeast: 617
• Midwest: 2,567
• South: 1,198
• West: 893

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 667
• Number of aged recipients: 38
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 629
• Number of recipients under 18: 106
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 465
• Number of recipients older than 64: 96
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 276
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 288