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Population in July 2007: 2,304. Population change since 2000: -4.6%
 

Males: 1,153  (47.6%)
Females: 1,268  (52.4%)

Branch County

Median resident age:  31.8 years
Michigan median age:  35.5 years

Zip codes: 49028.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,800 (it was $32,035 in 2000)
Bronson  $31,800
Michigan:  $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,800 (it was $65,300 in 2000)
Bronson  $84,800
Michigan:  $149,300

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Races in Bronson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
  • Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Other race (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Bronson: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.3%), Polish (13.4%), Irish (10.4%), United States (6.9%), English (6.7%), French (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 1.36 square miles.

Population density: 1720 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bronson

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bronson city

  • Never married: 25.3%
  • Now married: 50.6%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 12.3%

184 residents are foreign born (7.0% Latin America).

This city:  7.6%
Michigan:  5.3%



According to our research there were 26 registered sex offenders living in Bronson, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bronson to the number of sex offenders is 90 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bronson:  1.3% ($853)
Michigan:  1.3% ($1,461)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Battle Creek, MI (30.3 miles , pop. 53,364).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (55.2 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (170.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Burr Oak, MI (8.8 miles ), Sherwood, MI (9.3 miles ), Orland, IN (10.0 miles ), Colon, MI (10.5 miles ), Union City, MI (13.9 miles ), Coldwater, MI (14.0 miles ), Athens, MI (15.0 miles ), Sturgis, MI (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.87 N, Longitude: 85.19 W


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 517

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Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+4.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Bronson by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 15120
    per 100,000 41.1204.242.184.20.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 22215
    per 100,000 82.281.784.142.1213.7
Burglaries 971237
    per 100,000 369.8285.8504.8126.3299.1
Thefts 8153784458
    per 100,000 3327.92164.13281.41852.62478.6
Auto thefts 41122
    per 100,000 164.340.842.184.285.5
Arson 00200
    per 100,000 0.00.084.10.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 178.4) 221.4289.5220.4165.5169.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.14
US city average:  3.00

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Bronson-area historical tornado activity is above Michigan state average. It is 80% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the Bronson city center killed 23 people and injured 294 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 11.2 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 41 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bronson:
  • COMMUNITY HEALTH CTR OF BRANCH COUNTY (about 10 miles; COLDWATER, MI)
  • STURGIS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; STURGIS, MI)
  • CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; ANGOLA, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bronson:
  • W K KELLOGG (about 30 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID: BTL)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 35 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 57 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bronson:
  • BRANCH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; COLDWATER, MI; ID: OEB)
  • DAVID'S (about 13 miles; ATHENS, MI; ID: 9C2)
  • KIRSCH MUNI (about 18 miles; STURGIS, MI; ID: IRS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bronson:
  • KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,824)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; SPRING ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 54 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
  • JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; JACKSON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
  • LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 8,454)
Public high school in Bronson:
  • BRONSON JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 668; Location: 450 E. GRANT STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bronson:
  • ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 264; Location: 546 E. CHICAGO STREET; Grades: KG - 02)
  • CHICAGO STREET SCHOOL (Students: 209; Location: 501 E. CHICAGO STREET; Grades: 05 - 06)
  • RYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 187; Location: 461 RUDD STREET; Grades: 03 - 04)
Private elementary/middle schools in Bronson:
  • ST. MARY'S ASSUMPTION SCHOOL M (Students: 132; Location: 204 ALBERS RD.; Grades: PK - 8)
  • GOLDEN RULE SCHOOL (Students: 18; Location: RR #1 PLEASANT HILL RD; Grades: 1 - 8)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bronson and their reported violations in the past:

WHITE STAR AUCTION INC (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
PRAIRIE RIVER GOLF CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
L.MAYER GREAT LAKES GLADS, INC (Population served: 85, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-29-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-10-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-10-2004), St Compliance Meeting conducted (APR-27-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
LUV'N SPOONFULS (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bronson that have no violations reported:
  • BRONSON (Population served: 2412, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • PLEASANT HILL MISSION CHURCH (Population served: 205, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HONEY LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.5%
Whole state:  68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.7%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  12.7%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Bronson compared to Michigan state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bronson (2007 data):
  • Century Bank and Trust: Bronson Branch at 106 East Chicago Road, branch established on 1993-09-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $237.4 mil, Deposits: $193.0 mil, headquarters in Coldwater, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Century Financial Corporation
  • Sturgis Bank & Trust Company: Bronson Banking Center at 863 West Chicago, branch established on 1997-12-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $320.8 mil, Deposits: $216.4 mil, headquarters in Sturgis, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Sturgis Bancorp, Inc.
  • National City Bank: Bronson Branch at 120 West Chicago Road, branch established on 1969-07-01. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1$3,021$36,2520$0
Sewerage 1$3,021$36,2520$0
Streets and Highways 4$10,780$32,3400$0
Police - Other 0$0 3$997
Police Protection - Officers 5$25,644$61,5461$372
Other Government Administration 2$6,958$41,7480$0
Financial Administration 1$1,745$20,9400$0
Totals for Government 14$51,168$43,8584$1,369



Bronson government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,239,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $285,000
    Housing & Community Development: $93,000
    All Other: $38,000
  • Construction - Housing & Community Development: $20,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $375,000
    Regular Highways: $309,000
    Sewerage: $165,000
    Housing & Community Development: $156,000
    Central Staff Services: $148,000
    General - Other: $119,000
    Water Utilities: $99,000
    Parks & Recreation: $93,000
    Fire Protection: $40,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $166,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $83,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,334,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $50,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,238,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $46,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
    Interest Earnings: $43,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,216,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $189,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $373,000
    Highways: $166,000
  • Tax - Property: $571,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $633,000

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,115 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.70%
Michigan average:  5.24%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calhoun County, MI  0.83% ($36,729 average AGI)
from Hillsdale County, MI  0.75% ($24,508)
from St. Joseph County, MI  0.54% ($27,299)


6.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,158 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.79%
Michigan average:  5.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Calhoun County, MI  1.06% ($26,789 average AGI)
to St. Joseph County, MI  0.62% ($25,901)
to Hillsdale County, MI  0.61% ($27,596)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bronson:
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTVB (1590 AM; 5 kW; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBCK (930 AM; 5 kW; BATTLE CREEK, MI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKLZ (1470 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSN (1660 AM; 10 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKZO (590 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: FAIRFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOOD (1300 AM; 20 kW; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMSH (1230 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKMI (1360 AM; 5 kW; KALAMAZOO, MI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bronson:
  • WCVM (94.7 FM; BRONSON, MI; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WBOI (91.3 FM; ORLAND, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC)
  • WNWN-FM (98.5 FM; COLDWATER, MI; Owner: MIDWEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WRKR (107.7 FM; PORTAGE, MI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMSH-FM (99.3 FM; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLKI (100.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTHD (105.5 FM; LAGRANGE, IN; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQKO (91.9 FM; HOWE, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WEAX (88.3 FM; ANGOLA, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Bronson:
  • W26BX (Channel 26; KALAMAZOO, MI; Owner: TCT OF MICHIGAN, INC.)

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