Baraga County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 5,86172.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7579.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 6397.9%Two or more races
  • 6217.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1571.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 460.6%Asian alone
  • 160.2%Some other race alone
  • 90.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $245,212

Here:	$245,212
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $124,399

Here:	$124,399
State:	$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $33,573

Here:	$33,573
State:	$219,481

Mobile homes: $200,713

Here:	$200,713
State:	$72,868

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 1
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 11
• Auto thefts: 0

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,829 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,678 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Baraga County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: L'Anse, Baraga, Zeba.

Neighboring counties: Garfield County, Washington , Delta County , Gogebic County , Washburn County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 224
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (55.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 72000 to 2009
• 81990 to 1999
• 31980 to 1989
• 81970 to 1979
• 36Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,217
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 84
• 3 or 4: 138
• 5 to 9: 49
• 10 to 19: 65
• 20 to 49: 100
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 402
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Baraga County with a mortgage: 1,179 (76 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Religion statistics for Baraga County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Baraga County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• Michigan Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4121: June 18, 2013, FEMA Id: 4121, Natural disaster type: 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 Flooding, Incident Period: April 10, 2002 to May 09, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1413: May 06, 2002, FEMA Id: 1413, Natural disaster type: 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

7.80% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($44,402 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.09% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($27,862 average AGI)
2.71% relocated from other states ($16,540 average AGI)

Baraga County:	2.71%
Michigan average:	1.78%

from Houghton County, MI	1.27% ($59,000 average AGI)
from Marquette County, MI	0.85% ($62,962)
from Wayne County, MI	0.82% ($7,560)

4.33% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($36,453 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.15% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($24,094 average AGI)
1.18% relocated to other states ($12,359 average AGI)

Baraga County:	1.18%
Michigan average:	1.91%

to Houghton County, MI

1.39% ($39,854 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Baraga County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 1,616 (558 living alone), Female householders: 1,689 (614 living alone)

• 1,609 spouses (1,606 opposite-sex spouses), 179 unmarried partners, (179 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,676 children (1,601 natural, 23 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 133 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 9 foster children, 109 other relatives, 125 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,028

Size of family households: 1,271 2-persons, 301 3-persons, 253 4-persons, 130 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,172 1-person, 96 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 5 6-persons.

912 married couples with children.
297 single-parent households (57 men, 240 women).

97.5% of residents of Baraga speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $64,815,000 ($7,426 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,373,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $25,444,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,265,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,307,000
Federal grants: $18,763,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,726,000 ($5,287,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,311,000 ($328,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $474,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $744,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,873,000

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

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.62 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

• Year house built in Baraga County, Michigan
• 82020 or later
• 1152010 to 2019
• 6112000 to 2009
• 6171990 to 1999
• 5291980 to 1989
• 8871970 to 1979
• 5081960 to 1969
• 4931950 to 1959
• 3161940 to 1949
• 9631939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Baraga County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Baraga County, Michigan
• 81 room
• 242 rooms
• 1303 rooms
• 3354 rooms
• 5865 rooms
• 6616 rooms
• 2887 rooms
• 2578 rooms
• 2819+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baraga County, Michigan
• 231 room
• 402 rooms
• 1803 rooms
• 1644 rooms
• 1285 rooms
• 916 rooms
• 797 rooms
• 288 rooms
• 129+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Baraga County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Baraga County, Michigan
• 9no bedroom
• 1621 bedroom
• 6142 bedrooms
• 1,3203 bedrooms
• 3594 bedrooms
• 1045+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Baraga County, Michigan
• 24no bedroom
• 2731 bedroom
• 1702 bedrooms
• 2453 bedrooms
• 294 bedrooms
• 25+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Baraga County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 74no vehicle
• 8371 vehicle
• 1,1072 vehicles
• 3873 vehicles
• 1064 vehicles
• 595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Baraga County in renter-occupied apartments
• 175no vehicle
• 4161 vehicle
• 1072 vehicles
• 293 vehicles
• 214 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.2% of Baraga 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, 69% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 6,911
• Other state: 1,243
• Northeast: 113
• Midwest: 747
• South: 242
• West: 140

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 184
• Number of aged recipients: 11
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 173
• Number of recipients under 18: 15
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 118
• Number of recipients older than 64: 51
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 90
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 76

Baraga County on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"