Mecosta County, Michigan (MI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,527
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,976
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,565 (it was 3,939 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 556 sq. mi.
Water area: 15.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 72 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.8%), Manufacturing (14.3%), Retail trade (11.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 15%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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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
Median resident age: | 41.0 years |
Michigan median age: | 40.3 years |
Males: 20,099 | (50.2%) |
Females: 19,934 | (49.8%) |
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Mecosta County: | 2.0 people |
Michigan: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $52,931 ($33,849 in 1999)
This county: | $52,931 |
Michigan: | $66,986 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $688 (lower quartile is $473, upper quartile is $922)
This county: | $688 |
State: | $865 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $170,727 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
Mecosta: | $170,727 |
Michigan: | $224,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,166Detached 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
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $449
Institutionalized population: 220
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 127 buildings, average cost: $218,100
- 2021: 79 buildings, average cost: $244,300
- 2020: 82 buildings, average cost: $221,000
- 2019: 58 buildings, average cost: $222,100
- 2018: 99 buildings, average cost: $206,200
- 2017: 67 buildings, average cost: $152,000
- 2016: 58 buildings, average cost: $139,200
- 2015: 37 buildings, average cost: $148,900
- 2014: 39 buildings, average cost: $136,400
- 2013: 41 buildings, average cost: $161,700
- 2012: 45 buildings, average cost: $131,600
- 2011: 32 buildings, average cost: $145,200
- 2010: 35 buildings, average cost: $115,100
- 2009: 65 buildings, average cost: $145,700
- 2008: 76 buildings, average cost: $165,900
- 2007: 123 buildings, average cost: $129,500
- 2006: 157 buildings, average cost: $148,100
- 2005: 282 buildings, average cost: $83,800
- 2004: 289 buildings, average cost: $86,900
- 2003: 257 buildings, average cost: $83,400
- 2002: 244 buildings, average cost: $70,500
- 2001: 247 buildings, average cost: $72,600
- 2000: 263 buildings, average cost: $68,200
- 1999: 307 buildings, average cost: $69,100
- 1998: 329 buildings, average cost: $66,800
- 1997: 289 buildings, average cost: $67,800
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%)
Mecosta County: | 18.3% |
Michigan: | 13.4% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 41.0 years old
(Males: 40.1 years old, Females: 41.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.7 years old, Black residents: 22.3 years old, American Indian residents: 21.0 years old, Asian residents: 28.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.2 years old, Other race residents: 34.4 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Mecosta County: Gammy Woods Campground (A), Isabella County Fairgrounds (B), Pohlcat Golf Course (C), Holiday Greens Golf Course (D), Riverwood Golf Course (E), Mount Pleasant Country Club (F), Pleasant Hills Golf Course (G), Shardi's Hide Away Campground (H), Bucks Run Golf Club (I), Mount Pleasant Meadows (J), Chippewa Campground (K), Indian Hills Plaza (L), Winding Brook Golf Club (M), Fremont Township Fire Department (N), Shepherd Tri - Township Fire Department Station 2 (O), Shepherd Tri - Township Fire Department Station 3 (P), Blanchard Library (Q), Millbrook / Rolland Township Fire Department (R), Weidman Public Library (S), Nottawa / Sherman Township Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Union Commons Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Mecosta County include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Coomer Church (B), Winn United Methodist Church (C), Church of God (D), United by Faith Christian Church (E), Saint Henry's Church (F), Strickland Baptist Church (G), Leaton United Methodist Church (H), New Life Christian Fellowship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Brown Cemetery (1), Indian Cemetery (2), Green Cemetery (3), Lincoln Cemetery (4), Coe Cemetery (5), Conley Cemetery (6), Broomfield Number One Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Rigglees Lake (A), Marshall Lake (B), Mabel Lake (C), Lyons Lake (D), Lost Lake (E), Long Pond (F), Long Lake (G), Wahl Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Thatcher Creek (A), Figg Drain (B), Tanner Creek (C), Sucker Creek (D), Hogg Creek (E), Stony Brook (F), Parcher Drain (G), Indian Creek (H), Jewel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Mecosta County include: Coldwater Township Park (1), Herrick Recreation Area (2), Deerfield Nature Park (3), Majeske Landing County Park (4), Jameson Park (5), Meridian County Park (6), McDonald Park (7), Memorial Park (8), Sherman City Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Arenac County , Sagadahoc County, Maine , Houston County, Minnesota , Montcalm County , Muskegon County , Newaygo County , Osceola County .
Here: | 4.6% |
Michigan: | 3.5% |
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)
Mecosta County: | 1.5% |
Whole state: | 6.9% |
- 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
Here: | 3.1% with mortgage |
State: | 96.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Mecosta County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 5,420 | 39 |
Catholic | 4,796 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,432 | 12 |
Other | 450 | 4 |
None | 29,700 | - |
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:
Mecosta County: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 1.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Mecosta County: | 4.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Michigan: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.67 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Mecosta County: | 8.6% |
Michigan: | 9.7% |
Mecosta County: | 29.2% |
State: | 29.7% |
Here: | 9.6% |
State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Mecosta County:
Average size of farms: 151 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $38,544
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $230.76
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.36%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 56.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $33,489
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.52%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38,160
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 28.34%
Corn for grain: 13696 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1179 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 897 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,239 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 183 acres
Tornado activity:
Mecosta County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Michigan state average. It is 5141853.4 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mecosta County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Michigan state average. It is 42% 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 97.8 miles away from Mecosta County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 256.1 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 293.3 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 221.0 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 382.9 miles away from Mecosta County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 358.9 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 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.
The number of natural disasters in Mecosta County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12,614 (76.1%)
- Carpooled: 1,245 (7.5%)
- Bus: 64 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 227 (1.4%)
- Bicycle: 27 (0.2%)
- Walked: 925 (5.6%)
- Worked at home: 1,205 (7.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Canada (9%)
- India (7%)
- Venezuela (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Bangladesh (5%)
- German (21%)
- English (14%)
- American (10%)
- Irish (6%)
- Dutch (6%)
- Polish (5%)
- Eastern European (3%)
People in group quarters in Mecosta County, Michigan in 2010:
- 3,059 people in college/university student housing
- 145 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 87 people in group homes intended for adults
- 75 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 9 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Mecosta County, Michigan in 2000:
- 3,064 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 213 people in nursing homes
- 41 people in other group homes
- 41 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in religious group quarters
9.47% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,690 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.47% |
Michigan average: | 5.83% |
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%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
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)
Here: | 9.00% |
Michigan average: | 5.95% |
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%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
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
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 7,182 (5,992 aged, 1,190 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 796 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Mecosta County, Michigan in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (696)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (557)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (547)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (340)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (227)
- Congestive heart failure (204)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (197)
- Unspecified dementia (122)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (31)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (28)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,300
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 151
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 47,794
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,054
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 802
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 37
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 54
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 75.6
- Other - 34.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 40,033- 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:
Births: 2,427Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
State: | 68 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,773
Here: | 42 per 1000 residents |
State: | 45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +268
Here: | +6 per 1000 residents |
State: | +12 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +962
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)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.8 |
State: | 4.3 |
- 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 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 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 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.
Mecosta County: | 83.5% |
State average: | 88.4% |
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
- 45.5%Utility gas
- 34.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.2%Wood
- 5.5%Electricity
- 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 58.4%Utility gas
- 19.0%Electricity
- 15.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.0%Wood
- 1.7%Other fuel
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 24.9% |
Michigan: | 12.4% |
Here: | 4.3% |
Michigan: | 9.8% |
Here: | 10.7% |
Michigan: | 14.9% |
Mecosta County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $3,323,000
Regular Highways: $1,273,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,633,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,188,000
General - Other: $6,761,000
Police Protection: $3,918,000
Health - Other: $2,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,459,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,060,000
Central Staff Services: $844,000
Public Welfare - Other: $738,000
General Public Buildings: $546,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $435,000
Financial Administration: $365,000
Correctional Institutions: $288,000
Housing and Community Development: $86,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $518,000
Health and Hospitals: $213,000
Housing and Community Development: $80,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $824,000
Other: $340,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,974,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
Sale of Property: $98,000
Special Assessments: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,039,000
General - Other: $240,000
Health - Other: $228,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Hospitals: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,459,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,677,000
Other: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $862,000
Health and Hospitals: $607,000
- Tax - Property: $8,723,000
Other Selective Sales: $425,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $246,000
Other License: $35,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,774,000
Mecosta County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $3,323,000
Regular Highways: $1,273,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,633,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,188,000
General - Other: $6,761,000
Police Protection: $3,918,000
Health - Other: $2,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,459,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,060,000
Central Staff Services: $844,000
Public Welfare - Other: $738,000
General Public Buildings: $546,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $435,000
Financial Administration: $365,000
Correctional Institutions: $288,000
Housing and Community Development: $86,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $518,000
Health and Hospitals: $213,000
Housing and Community Development: $80,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $824,000
Other: $340,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,974,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
Sale of Property: $98,000
Special Assessments: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,039,000
General - Other: $240,000
Health - Other: $228,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Hospitals: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,459,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,677,000
Other: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $862,000
Health and Hospitals: $607,000
- Tax - Property: $8,723,000
Other Selective Sales: $425,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $246,000
Other License: $35,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,774,000
Mecosta County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $3,323,000
Regular Highways: $1,273,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,633,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,188,000
General - Other: $6,761,000
Police Protection: $3,918,000
Health - Other: $2,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,459,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,060,000
Central Staff Services: $844,000
Public Welfare - Other: $738,000
General Public Buildings: $546,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $435,000
Financial Administration: $365,000
Correctional Institutions: $288,000
Housing and Community Development: $86,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $518,000
Health and Hospitals: $213,000
Housing and Community Development: $80,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $824,000
Other: $340,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,974,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
Sale of Property: $98,000
Special Assessments: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,039,000
General - Other: $240,000
Health - Other: $228,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Hospitals: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,459,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,677,000
Other: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $862,000
Health and Hospitals: $607,000
- Tax - Property: $8,723,000
Other Selective Sales: $425,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $246,000
Other License: $35,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,774,000
Mecosta County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $3,323,000
Regular Highways: $1,273,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,264,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $4,633,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,188,000
General - Other: $6,761,000
Police Protection: $3,918,000
Health - Other: $2,652,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,459,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,060,000
Central Staff Services: $844,000
Public Welfare - Other: $738,000
General Public Buildings: $546,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $435,000
Financial Administration: $365,000
Correctional Institutions: $288,000
Housing and Community Development: $86,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $518,000
Health and Hospitals: $213,000
Housing and Community Development: $80,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $20,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Health - Other: $270,000
Other - General - Other: $253,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $824,000
Other: $340,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $226,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $22,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $5,974,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,064,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
Sale of Property: $98,000
Special Assessments: $19,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,039,000
General - Other: $240,000
Health - Other: $228,000
Parks and Recreation: $199,000
Hospitals: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $24,459,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,677,000
Other: $905,000
General Local Government Support: $862,000
Health and Hospitals: $607,000
- Tax - Property: $8,723,000
Other Selective Sales: $425,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $246,000
Other License: $35,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,774,000
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
Most common first names in Mecosta County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 170 | 75.3 years |
William | 161 | 76.4 years |
Robert | 144 | 69.9 years |
Mary | 118 | 81.3 years |
James | 114 | 71.5 years |
George | 105 | 76.9 years |
Charles | 98 | 76.4 years |
Dorothy | 82 | 79.0 years |
Ruth | 80 | 81.6 years |
Richard | 71 | 71.1 years |
Most common last names in Mecosta County, MI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 75 | 74.0 years |
Johnson | 70 | 78.2 years |
Miller | 35 | 78.8 years |
Anderson | 33 | 81.5 years |
Williams | 30 | 69.6 years |
Moore | 28 | 75.1 years |
Brown | 24 | 78.3 years |
Taylor | 23 | 77.4 years |
Nelson | 23 | 79.9 years |
King | 20 | 73.7 years |
Businesses in Mecosta County, MI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 7 | |
Ace Hardware | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Meijer | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Burger King | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
FedEx | 2 | RadioShack | 1 | |
GNC | 1 | Rite Aid | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Sears | 1 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Haworth | 2 | Staples | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Subway | 2 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
La-Z-Boy | 1 | UPS | 6 | |
Lane Furniture | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
Long John Silver's | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Lowe's | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |