Mecosta County, Michigan (MI)

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• • 35,70089.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,4223.6%Two or more races
  • 1,1062.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 9752.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3831.0%Asian alone
  • 2200.6%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 520.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $209,129

Here:	$209,129
State:	$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $438,866

Here:	$438,866
State:	$239,520

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,717

Here:	$122,717
State:	$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $472,964

Here:	$472,964
State:	$192,733

Mobile homes: $99,276

Here:	$99,276
State:	$72,868

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,310

Here:	$31,310
State:	$102,281

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 9
• Thefts: 28
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 56
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 190
• Auto thefts: 15

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,789 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,486 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mecosta County is $441 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Big Rapids, Canadian Lakes, Morley, Mecosta, Barryton, Stanwood.

Neighboring counties: Arenac County , Sagadahoc County, Maine , Houston County, Minnesota , Montcalm County , Muskegon County , Newaygo County , Osceola County .

Current college students: 7,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 585 (59.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1152010 or later
• 1092000 to 2009
• 1431990 to 1999
• 1291980 to 1989
• 401970 to 1979
• 180Before 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: 14,713
• One, attached: 280
• Two: 506
• 3 or 4: 493
• 5 to 9: 428
• 10 to 19: 518
• 20 to 49: 136
• 50 or more: 146
• Mobile homes: 3,829
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Mecosta County with a mortgage: 6,152 (600 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 493 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 190

Religion statistics for Mecosta County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mecosta County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Michigan Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4494, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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, 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
• 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,690 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.54% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($43,226 average AGI)
1.93% relocated from other states ($15,464 average AGI)

Mecosta County:	1.93%
Michigan average:	1.78%

from Kent County, MI	1.48% ($69,578 average AGI)
from Montcalm County, MI	0.79% ($43,819)
from Osceola County, MI	0.77% ($42,885)
from Newaygo County, MI	0.54% ($48,338)
from Isabella County, MI	0.51% ($41,387)
from Ottawa County, MI	0.29% ($70,714)
from Oakland County, MI	0.25% ($95,333)

9.00% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,117 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.26% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($33,781 average AGI)
1.74% relocated to other states ($10,336 average AGI)

Mecosta County:	1.74%
Michigan average:	1.91%

to Kent County, MI	1.25% ($36,198 average AGI)
to Osceola County, MI	0.77% ($44,177)
to Isabella County, MI	0.66% ($33,740)
to Montcalm County, MI	0.62% ($35,322)
to Newaygo County, MI	0.53% ($37,808)
to Lake County, MI	0.28% ($36,195)
to Oakland County, MI	0.21% ($38,065)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mecosta 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: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,929 (2,290 living alone), Female householders: 8,500 (2,562 living alone)

• 7,364 spouses (7,314 opposite-sex spouses), 1,608 unmarried partners, (1,577 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,073 children (8,315 natural, 180 adopted, 578 stepchildren), 701 grandchildren, 207 brothers or sisters, 265 parents, 19 foster children, 337 other relatives, 1,701 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,364

Size of family households: 4,940 2-persons, 2,313 3-persons, 1,451 4-persons, 702 5-persons, 217 6-persons, 265 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,852 1-person, 1,300 2-persons, 199 3-persons, 203 4-persons, 26 5-persons.

4,942 married couples with children.
1,839 single-parent households (683 men, 1,156 women).

95.3% of residents of Mecosta speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $180,987,000 ($4,269 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,849,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,438,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,087,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,839,000
Federal grants: $28,351,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,554,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,718,000 ($476,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $45,172,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,359,000
Federal Government insurance: $11,143,000

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

Here:	+23 per 1000 residents
State:	-16 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.36 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

• Year house built in Mecosta County, Michigan
• 162020 or later
• 1,4792010 to 2019
• 2,6692000 to 2009
• 3,7711990 to 1999
• 3,0831980 to 1989
• 3,4451970 to 1979
• 1,9161960 to 1969
• 1,4771950 to 1959
• 8501940 to 1949
• 2,3301939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mecosta County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mecosta County, Michigan
• 111 room
• 592 rooms
• 5483 rooms
• 1,2004 rooms
• 2,3245 rooms
• 2,5096 rooms
• 2,1717 rooms
• 1,6368 rooms
• 2,1619+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mecosta County, Michigan
• 1861 room
• 1502 rooms
• 3963 rooms
• 7984 rooms
• 1,0245 rooms
• 6406 rooms
• 2767 rooms
• 2058 rooms
• 1259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mecosta County, Michigan

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mecosta County, Michigan
• 22no bedroom
• 4611 bedroom
• 2,8562 bedrooms
• 5,9583 bedrooms
• 2,6054 bedrooms
• 7075+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mecosta County, Michigan
• 202no bedroom
• 6431 bedroom
• 1,3042 bedrooms
• 1,0363 bedrooms
• 5794 bedrooms
• 805+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mecosta County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 471no vehicle
• 3,7961 vehicle
• 5,2132 vehicles
• 2,1383 vehicles
• 7164 vehicles
• 2555+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mecosta County in renter-occupied apartments
• 516no vehicle
• 1,7591 vehicle
• 1,1422 vehicles
• 1983 vehicles
• 1804 vehicles
• 595+ vehicles

83.5% of Mecosta County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Michigan.

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

• This state: 33,251
• Other state: 5,885
• Northeast: 790
• Midwest: 2,546
• South: 1,453
• West: 1,119

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 936
• Number of aged recipients: 42
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 894
• Number of recipients under 18: 151
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 663
• Number of recipients older than 64: 122
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 343
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 459