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Ionia County, Michigan (MI)

County population in 2022: 66,809 (39% urban, 61% rural); it was 61,518 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 11,858
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 5,351
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 16,497
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,935 (it was 4,109 in 2000)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

28%

Land area: 573 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 117 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Ionia County: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational, health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Ionia County, MI (2022)
    • 56,80485.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 3,6115.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 2,5693.8%Two or more races
    • 2,1033.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1,5432.3%Asian alone
    • 940.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 470.07%Some other race alone
    • 380.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.3 years
Michigan median age:

40.3 years
Males: 35,545  (53.2%)
Females: 31,264  (46.8%)
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Average household size:
Ionia County:

2.0 people
Michigan:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $75,865 ($43,074 in 1999)
This county:

$75,865
Michigan:

$66,986

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $738 (lower quartile is $510, upper quartile is $856)
This county:

$738
State:

$865


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $199,500 (it was $93,500 in 2000)
Ionia:

$199,500
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,500 - $288,200
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,312
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $581

Institutionalized population: 5,334

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 1
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 3
  • Burglaries: 0
  • Thefts: 8
  • Auto thefts: 2

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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 26
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 48
  • Burglaries: 22
  • Thefts: 129
  • Auto thefts: 15
Ionia County, MI map from a distance

Health of residents in Ionia County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is about average.
77.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
59.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
76.2% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 165 pounds. This is about average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 90 buildings, average cost: $308,500
  • 2021: 105 buildings, average cost: $284,300
  • 2020: 76 buildings, average cost: $239,100
  • 2019: 107 buildings, average cost: $266,100
  • 2018: 116 buildings, average cost: $263,200
  • 2017: 93 buildings, average cost: $211,800
  • 2016: 85 buildings, average cost: $209,300
  • 2015: 59 buildings, average cost: $202,100
  • 2014: 53 buildings, average cost: $211,400
  • 2013: 40 buildings, average cost: $167,900
  • 2012: 30 buildings, average cost: $192,900
  • 2011: 23 buildings, average cost: $152,000
  • 2010: 28 buildings, average cost: $165,700
  • 2009: 35 buildings, average cost: $145,000
  • 2008: 73 buildings, average cost: $153,000
  • 2007: 141 buildings, average cost: $159,300
  • 2006: 204 buildings, average cost: $180,600
  • 2005: 304 buildings, average cost: $43,900
  • 2004: 278 buildings, average cost: $29,300
  • 2003: 287 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2002: 263 buildings, average cost: $125,000
  • 2001: 226 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2000: 370 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 1999: 402 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 1998: 279 buildings, average cost: $94,700
  • 1997: 241 buildings, average cost: $87,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Ionia, MI residents
Average permit cost in Ionia, MI

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,297 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,009 (1.2%)

Distribution of median household income in Ionia, MI in 2022
Distribution of house value in Ionia, MI in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Ionia, MI in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.5%
Ionia County:

11.5%
Michigan:

13.4%
(11.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 31.7% for Black residents, 9.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.5% for American Indian residents, 12.3% for other race residents, 14.7% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 41.3 years old
(Males: 41.1 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.8 years old, Black residents: 33.5 years old, American Indian residents: 69.0 years old, Asian residents: 40.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.4 years old, Other race residents: 47.0 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ionia County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $555 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $664 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ionia, Belding, Portland, Lake Odessa, Saranac, Lyons, Muir, Pewamo, Hubbardston, Clarksville.

Ionia County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Ionia County: Anne Char Farms (A), Arens Brothers Dairy Farm (B), Rock N Oak Dairy (C), Havengreen Organic Dairy (D), Hufnagel Dairy (E), Blue Pine Dairy (F), T and H Dairy (G), Wieber Dairy (H), Bancroft Farms (I), Piggott Farms (J), Rocky Island Farm (K), Fitzpatrick Farms (L), Schneider Dairy Farm (M), Dutch Meadows Dairy (N), Double D Farm (O), Evergreen Dairy (P), Harte Farms (Q), Kurncz Farms (R), Rich - Ro Farms (S), Schrader Dairy (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Ionia County include: Church of the Bible Covenant (A), Greenbush Church (B), Grove Bible Church (C), Highway Tabernacle (D), South Bingham Church (E), Lakeside Chapel (F), Wesleyan Church (G), Wayside Chapel (H), Rose Lake Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wager Cemetery (1), Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens (2), Duplain Cemetery (3), Rose Cemetery (4), East Plains Cemetery (5), Alward Lake Cemetery (6), Eureka Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Richmond Lake (A), Potter Lake (B), Perch Lake (C), Park Lake (D), Whitman Lake (E), Muskrat Lake (F), Mud Lake (G), Montague Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bad Creek (A), Baker Creek (B), Vermilion Creek (C), Peet Creek (D), Hamilton Drain (E), Wise Creek (F), Hayworth Creek (G), Holden Drain (H), Ives Drain (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Ionia County include: Sleepy Hollow State Park (1), Padgett Park (2), Gunnisonville United Methodist Church Historical Marker (3), Gunnisonville Historical Marker (4), Michigan's Capitol Historical Marker (5), Greenbush United Methodist Church Historical Marker (6), Joshua Simmons II Historical Marker (7), Rochester Colony Historical Marker (8), Philip Orin Parmelee Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Barry County , Genesee County, New York , Livingston County , Montcalm County , Muskegon County , Shiawassee County .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Michigan:

3.5%

Unemployment by year in Ionia, MI
County total employment by year in Ionia, MI
County average yearly wages by year in Ionia, MI

Current college students: 1,877
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 974 (57.6% naturalized citizens)

Ionia County:

1.5%
Whole state:

6.9%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1492010 or later
  • 3592000 to 2009
  • 1161990 to 1999
  • 1431980 to 1989
  • 1351970 to 1979
  • 158Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Ionia County marital status for males Ionia County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,536
  • One, attached: 391
  • Two: 149
  • 3 or 4: 370
  • 5 to 9: 479
  • 10 to 19: 414
  • 20 to 49: 594
  • 50 or more: 277
  • Mobile homes: 3,659

Housing units in Ionia County with a mortgage: 10,833 (714 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 593 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192

Here:

5.0% with mortgage
State:

96.7% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Ionia County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic12,4108
Evangelical Protestant6,02948
Mainline Protestant3,34822
Other2632
Orthodox301
None41,825-
Ionia County Religion Details
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
Ionia County:

1.72 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
Here:

0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 15
This county:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

1.52 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Ionia County:

2.34 / 10,000 pop.
Michigan:

2.99 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:

3.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.80 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Ionia County:

8.2%
Michigan:

9.7%

Adult obesity rate:
Ionia County:

29.3%
State:

29.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

17.6%
State:

13.4%

Agriculture in Ionia County:

Average size of farms: 201 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98,668
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $213.08
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 67.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,565
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.88%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.89%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $93,986
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.05
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.09%
Corn for grain: 64908 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12104 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 59360 harvested acres
Vegetables: 625 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 910 acres

Tornado activity:

Ionia County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 1981530.9 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 27 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.

Earthquake activity:

Ionia County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 53.1 miles away from Ionia County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 221.4 miles away from the county center
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) earthquake occurred 260.4 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 171.5 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 344.7 miles away from Ionia County center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 334.2 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 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: May 20, 2004 to June 08, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1527: June 30, 2004, FEMA Id: 1527, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • 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 Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 02, 1999 to January 15, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3137: January 27, 1999, FEMA Id: 3137, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 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 Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 27, 1978, Emergency Declared EM-3057: January 27, 1978, FEMA Id: 3057, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
  • Michigan Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 05, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3030: February 05, 1977, FEMA Id: 3030, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
  • 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Ionia County (13) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Ionia

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 15,591 (73.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,664 (7.8%)
  • Bus: 213 (1.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 199 (0.9%)
  • Bicycle: 57 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 612 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2,947 (13.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Manufacturing (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (17%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Manufacturing (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (16%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Material moving occupations (10%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (8%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (22%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (38%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Canada (5%)
  • United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (5%)
  • England (5%)
  • Netherlands (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ionia County


  • German (24%)
  • American (14%)
  • English (12%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Dutch (6%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Ionia County, Michigan in 2010:

  • 5,033 people in state prisons
  • 189 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 120 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 112 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 47 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 15 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Ionia County, Michigan in 2000:

  • 5,125 people in state prisons
  • 289 people in nursing homes
  • 122 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 119 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 100 people in other group homes
  • 19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $62,025.

7.81% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($42,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.81%
Michigan average:

5.83%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.69% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($36,672 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($6,195 average AGI)
Ionia County:

1.12%
Michigan average:

1.78%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kent County, MI  2.04% ($52,420 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI  0.97% ($37,458)
from Eaton County, MI  0.53% ($59,318)
from Ingham County, MI  0.43% ($38,171)
from Barry County, MI  0.36% ($44,460)
from Wayne County, MI  0.33% ($10,890)
from Clinton County, MI  0.30% ($54,432)


6.94% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($46,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.94%
Michigan average:

5.95%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.02% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($39,325 average AGI)
0.92% relocated to other states ($6,859 average AGI)
Ionia County:

0.92%
Michigan average:

1.91%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kent County, MI  1.48% ($48,669 average AGI)
to Montcalm County, MI  1.15% ($41,057)
to Eaton County, MI  0.55% ($52,537)
to Barry County, MI  0.36% ($47,345)
to Clinton County, MI  0.35% ($55,129)
to Ingham County, MI  0.30% ($45,222)
to Muskegon County, MI  0.19% ($18,298)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.4

Births per 1000 population in Ionia County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Ionia County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Ionia County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 6.7%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.4%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Ionia County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Ionia County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ionia County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ionia County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Ionia County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Ionia County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 8,132 (6,593 aged, 1,539 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 899 (5%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Ionia County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (865)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (676)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (490)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (444)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (395)
  • Congestive heart failure (303)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (212)
  • Unspecified dementia (200)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (137)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (114)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.55
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,309
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 87
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 21,565

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,326
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 757
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 163.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 90.6
  • Other - 72.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 66,809
  • Male householders: 11,733 (2,528 living alone), Female householders: 11,145 (2,326 living alone)
  • 12,594 spouses (12,529 opposite-sex spouses), 1,870 unmarried partners, (1,870 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,647 children (17,421 natural, 464 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 1,214 grandchildren, 660 brothers or sisters, 1,188 parents, 0 foster children, 1,329 other relatives, 3,250 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,179

Size of family households: 7,485 2-persons, 2,631 3-persons, 3,627 4-persons, 1,499 5-persons, 724 6-persons, 295 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,854 1-person, 1,590 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 24 5-persons.

9,055 married couples with children.
3,449 single-parent households (1,970 men, 1,479 women).

97.0% of residents of Ionia speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $220,856,000 ($3,431 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $111,153,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $51,168,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,014,000
Federal grants: $42,951,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,460,000 ($157,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,109,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $724,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $26,536,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,194,000

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

Births: 4,278
Here:

66 per 1000 residents
State:

68 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,306
Here:

36 per 1000 residents
State:

45 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +117
Here:

+2 per 1000 residents
State:

+12 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,071
Here +17 per 1000 residents
State -16 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Ionia County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.5
State:

4.3

Year house built in Ionia County, Michigan
  • Year house built in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 4672020 or later
  • 1,2152010 to 2019
  • 3,4112000 to 2009
  • 2,9171990 to 1999
  • 2,2651980 to 1989
  • 3,5311970 to 1979
  • 1,5581960 to 1969
  • 1,5221950 to 1959
  • 7601940 to 1949
  • 7,2231939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ionia County, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 01 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 4603 rooms
  • 9264 rooms
  • 3,0185 rooms
  • 3,8656 rooms
  • 3,3507 rooms
  • 2,4448 rooms
  • 4,3759+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 711 room
  • 1512 rooms
  • 4513 rooms
  • 1,5494 rooms
  • 9995 rooms
  • 5286 rooms
  • 1337 rooms
  • 2458 rooms
  • 3009+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ionia County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 71no bedroom
  • 2671 bedroom
  • 2,5682 bedrooms
  • 9,7773 bedrooms
  • 5,0314 bedrooms
  • 7375+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ionia County, Michigan
  • 71no bedroom
  • 8751 bedroom
  • 1,9692 bedrooms
  • 1,2903 bedrooms
  • 1724 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Ionia County, Michigan in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ionia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ionia County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 401no vehicle
  • 3,6261 vehicle
  • 8,3822 vehicles
  • 4,0813 vehicles
  • 1,6424 vehicles
  • 3195+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ionia County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ionia County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 443no vehicle
  • 2,0261 vehicle
  • 1,5622 vehicles
  • 3963 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Ionia 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, 89% lived in Michigan.

Ionia County:

88.9%
State average:

88.4%

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

  • This state: 57,328
  • Other state: 7,974
  • Northeast: 992
  • Midwest: 1,689
  • South: 2,946
  • West: 2,347
Year householders moved into unit in Ionia County, MI
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Ionia County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 53.6%Utility gas
  • 25.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 8.7%Electricity
  • 7.3%Wood
  • 2.0%Other fuel
  • 2.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.1%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 59.0%Utility gas
  • 19.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.0%Electricity
  • 4.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.7%Wood
  • 0.3%Other fuel
  • 0.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 756
Here:

11.4%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 239
Here:

6.3%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 241
Here:

15.3%
Michigan:

14.9%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Ionia County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $7,652,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,252,000
    General - Other: $6,054,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,684,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $2,190,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,141,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $931,000
    Financial Administration: $787,000
    Central Staff Services: $623,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parks and Recreation: $136,000
    Air Transportation: $80,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,727,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,322,000
    Public Welfare: $315,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,947,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,777,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,531,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $229,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,399,000
    Special Assessments: $880,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $223,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $218,000
    Rents: $116,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $448,000
    General - Other: $188,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,373,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,813,000
    Other: $1,320,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,181,000
    Public Welfare: $324,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,078,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $456,000
    Other License: $205,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,232,000

Ionia County government finances - Revenue in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $7,652,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,252,000
    General - Other: $6,054,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,684,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $2,190,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,141,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $931,000
    Financial Administration: $787,000
    Central Staff Services: $623,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parks and Recreation: $136,000
    Air Transportation: $80,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,727,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,322,000
    Public Welfare: $315,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,947,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,777,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,531,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $229,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,399,000
    Special Assessments: $880,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $223,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $218,000
    Rents: $116,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $448,000
    General - Other: $188,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,373,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,813,000
    Other: $1,320,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,181,000
    Public Welfare: $324,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,078,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $456,000
    Other License: $205,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,232,000

Ionia County government finances - Debt in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $7,652,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,252,000
    General - Other: $6,054,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,684,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $2,190,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,141,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $931,000
    Financial Administration: $787,000
    Central Staff Services: $623,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parks and Recreation: $136,000
    Air Transportation: $80,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,727,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,322,000
    Public Welfare: $315,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,947,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,777,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,531,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $229,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,399,000
    Special Assessments: $880,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $223,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $218,000
    Rents: $116,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $448,000
    General - Other: $188,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,373,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,813,000
    Other: $1,320,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,181,000
    Public Welfare: $324,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,078,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $456,000
    Other License: $205,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,232,000

Ionia County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:

  • Charges - Other: $7,652,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $14,252,000
    General - Other: $6,054,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,684,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,478,000
    Health - Other: $2,190,000
    Police Protection: $1,974,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,141,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $931,000
    Financial Administration: $787,000
    Central Staff Services: $623,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $307,000
    Parks and Recreation: $136,000
    Air Transportation: $80,000
    Housing and Community Development: $70,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $1,727,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,322,000
    Public Welfare: $315,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,947,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,777,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,531,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $475,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $229,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,399,000
    Special Assessments: $880,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $223,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $218,000
    Rents: $116,000
    Interest Earnings: $28,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $448,000
    General - Other: $188,000
    Correctional Institutions: $154,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $15,373,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,813,000
    Other: $1,320,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,181,000
    Public Welfare: $324,000
    Health and Hospitals: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $8,078,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $456,000
    Other License: $205,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $9,232,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 1,066
  • Number of aged recipients: 38
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,028
  • Number of recipients under 18: 169
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 775
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 122
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 395
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 465
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED225$88,480186$89,1771,195$116,042100$25,6201$81,00087$71,51794$60,170
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$77,80012$73,750106$120,5477$15,1430$03$68,00010$66,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED60$80,15059$64,254501$130,46961$38,0000$032$83,40646$66,804
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN43$78,30233$82,636273$128,0779$35,6670$019$105,6329$76,667
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS14$66,92912$64,33362$124,9354$98,5000$04$45,7501$24,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 12 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED24$123,95818$162,8331$90,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED10$107,70010$162,9001$61,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$116,00013$179,8460$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$122,0002$167,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$77,2501$155,0000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ionia, MI
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Ionia, MI - Value
Most common first names in Ionia County, MI among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John26675.4 years
William23874.8 years
Robert23771.5 years
Mary23679.9 years
Charles18975.1 years
George18776.2 years
Richard16668.8 years
James16471.4 years
Harold16474.9 years
Helen13580.0 years
Most common last names in Ionia County, MI among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith24476.0 years
Miller12273.6 years
Johnson9078.3 years
Martin6079.7 years
Cook5977.7 years
Brown5775.1 years
Clark5674.6 years
Wilson5376.8 years
Fox5076.9 years
White4873.4 years
Businesses in Ionia County, MI
NameCountNameCount
Applebee's1Meijer1
Arby's2Menards1
AutoZone1Penske1
Burger King3Pizza Hut1
Chevrolet1RadioShack1
Dairy Queen1Rite Aid3
FedEx2Sears1
GNC2Sprint Nextel2
H&R Block2Subway6
Jimmy John's7Taco Bell1
Jones New York2True Value1
KFC2U-Haul3
La-Z-Boy1UPS4
Little Caesars Pizza2Walgreens1
Lowe's1Walmart1
MasterBrand Cabinets9Wendy's2
McDonald's4YMCA1