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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $896 (1.2%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Arenac County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.
Cities in this county include: Standish
, Au Gres
, Sterling
, Omer
, Twining
, Turner
.
Neighboring
counties: Bay County
, Gladwin County
, Iosco County
, Ogemaw County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Arenac County: Sims
Townhall
(A),
Au Gres Boat Club
(B),
Au Gres Townhall
(C),
Point Au Gres Marina
(D),
North Port Marina
(E)
Churches in Arenac County include: Riverside
Church
(A),
Assembly of God Church
(B),
Delano Church
(C),
Tonkey Road Church
(D),
Bethlehem Church
(E),
Melita Church
(F)
Cemeteries: Cedar
Valley Cemetery
(1),
Plains Cemetery
(2),
Woodmere Cemetery
(3),
Saint Johns Cemetery
(4),
Whitney Sims Cemetery
(5),
Saint George Cemetery
(6),
Linwood Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Lost
Lake
(A),
Mud Lake
(B),
Oxbow Lake
(C),
Charlyle, Lake
(D),
Cranberry Lake
(E),
Duck Lake
(F),
Forest Lake
(G),
Au Gres Swamp
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alabaster
Whitney Drain
(A),
Big Creek
(B),
Mansfield Creek
(C),
Bum Drain
(D),
Burch Creek
(E),
Burnt Drain
(F),
Cedar Creek Drain
(G),
Chief Creek Drain
(H),
Chub Creek
(I)
Park in Arenac County: Whitney
Township Park
(1).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 567
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 186 (69% naturalized citizens)
| Arenac
County: |
1.1% | | Whole
state: | 5.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 15
- 1990
to 1994: 10
- 1985
to 1989: 9
- 1980
to 1984: 9
- 1975
to 1979: 19
- 1970
to 1974: 15
- 1970
to 1974: 9
- 1965
to 1969: 100
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Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 7,387
- One,
attached: 109
- Two:
98
- 3
or 4: 82
- 5
to 9: 186
- 10
to 19: 80
- 20
or more: 29
- Mobile
homes: 1,549
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 43
Housing units in Arenac County with a mortgage: 2,032 (96 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,514 Agriculture
in Arenac County
Average size of farms: 220 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $59137
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $297.46
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 27.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $43589
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 65.72%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.10%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61832
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.13%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.95
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 40.62%
Corn for grain: 11113 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5491 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12505 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3279 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acresArenac
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Michigan state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/24/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(14%)
- Transportation
equipment (7%)
- Metal
and metal products (6%)
- Machinery
(5%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (20%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Transportation
equipment (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (5%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(24%)
- Philippines
(12%)
- United
Kingdom (11%)
- Germany
(11%)
- Mexico
(10%)
- Poland
(8%)
- Laos
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Arenac County:
|
- German
(24%)
- Polish
(14%)
- French
(except Basque) (12%)
- United
States or American (11%)
- English
(8%)
- Irish
(7%)
- French
Canadian (5%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 5,314 (82%)
- Carpooled:
695 (11%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
2 (0%)
- Bicycle:
3 (0%)
- Walked:
119 (2%)
- Other
means: 31 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 271 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Arenac County, Michigan
- 515
people in state prisons
- 113
people in nursing homes
- 52
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 39
people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 37
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 36
people in other group homes
- 11
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,139.
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.90% | | Michigan
average: |
5.24% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.04% relocated from other counties in Michigan ($29,164 average AGI)
0.86% relocated from other states ($5,802 average AGI)
| Arenac
County: |
0.86% | | Michigan
average: | 1.38% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Bay County, MI
|
1.28% ($33,390 average AGI) |
| from
Ogemaw County, MI
|
0.47% ($12,733) |
| from
Genesee County, MI
|
0.45% ($34,966) |
| from
Iosco County, MI
|
0.39% ($29,360) |
| from
Saginaw County, MI
|
0.34% ($51,818) |
| from
Wayne County, MI
|
0.31% ($38,550) |
| from
Oakland County, MI
|
0.30% ($41,947) |
6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,292 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.63% | | Michigan
average: |
5.98% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.24% relocated to other counties in Michigan ($25,582 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($6,710 average AGI)
| Arenac
County: |
1.39% | | Michigan
average: | 2.21% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Bay County, MI
|
1.43% ($24,152 average AGI) |
| to
Iosco County, MI
|
0.62% ($29,150) |
| to
Ogemaw County, MI
|
0.46% ($19,567) |
| to
Saginaw County, MI
|
0.40% ($29,500) |
| to
Gladwin County, MI
|
0.26% ($23,706) |
| to
Midland County, MI
|
0.26% ($31,235) |
| to
Genesee County, MI
|
0.25% ($29,813) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5
Births
per 1000 population in Arenac County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Arenac County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Arenac County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,891 (3,238 aged, 653 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 16,462
- In
family households: 14,154 (3,879 male householders, 868 female householders)
3,893
spouses, 4,762 children (4,358 natural, 77 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 76 parents, 95 other relatives, 328 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 2,308 (976 male householders (834 living alone)), 1,009 female householders (891 living alone)), 323 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 807 (676 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,332 2-persons, 953 3-persons, 851 4-persons, 434 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,725 1-person, 218 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
2,729 married couples with children.
963 single-parent households (285 men, 678 women).
96.2% of residents of Arenac County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $119,915,000 ($6923 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,821,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,397,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,144,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,501,000
Federal grants: $23,425,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,406,000 ($4,501,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,043,000 ($1,037,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $525,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,227,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,298,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 831
| Here: |
48 per 1000 residents | | State: | 68
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,005
| Here: |
59 per 1000 residents | | State: |
45 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +9
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +12
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +90
| Here: |
+5 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-16 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Arenac County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 36.47 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 167
- 1995
to 1998: 555
- 1990
to 1994: 652
- 1980
to 1989: 1,512
- 1970
to 1979: 2,169
- 1960
to 1969: 1,329
- 1950
to 1959: 1,207
- 1940
to 1949: 719
- 1939
or earlier: 1,253
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Arenac County, Michigan: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 72
- 3
rooms: 190
- 4
rooms: 758
- 5
rooms: 1,561
- 6
rooms: 1,440
- 7
rooms: 845
- 8
rooms: 424
- 9
or more rooms: 362
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arenac County, Michigan: |
- 1
room: 8
- 2
rooms: 72
- 3
rooms: 186
- 4
rooms: 291
- 5
rooms: 287
- 6
rooms: 115
- 7
rooms: 65
- 8
rooms: 23
- 9
or more rooms: 7
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arenac County: |
- no
bedroom: 15
- 1
bedroom: 212
- 2
bedrooms: 1,656
- 3
bedrooms: 2,971
- 4
bedrooms: 658
- 5
or more bedrooms: 144
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Arenac County: |
- no
bedroom: 9
- 1
bedroom: 235
- 2
bedrooms: 486
- 3
bedrooms: 272
- 4
bedrooms: 51
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Arenac County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 235
- 1
vehicle: 1,593
- 2
vehicles: 2,581
- 3
vehicles: 888
- 4
vehicles: 256
- 5
or more vehicles: 103
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Arenac County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 176
- 1
vehicle: 516
- 2
vehicles: 286
- 3
vehicles: 55
- 4
vehicles: 18
- 5
or more vehicles: 3
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65% of Arenac County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.
| Arenac
County: |
65.0% | | State
average: |
58.3% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 15292
- Northeast:
218
- Midwest:
671
- South:
587
- West:
239
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Utility
gas (36%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Wood
(7%)
- Electricity
(3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (46%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity
(9%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood
(6%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
| Here: |
2.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 70
| Here: |
14.0% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
Arenac
County government finances in 2002:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,176,000
- Charges
- All Other: $1,097,000
Regular Highways: $739,000
Solid Waste Management: $92,000
- Construction
- General: $28,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $4,264,000
Police Protection: $1,306,000
General - Other: $1,271,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $810,000
Corrections - Other: $623,000
Housing & Community Development: $388,000
Health Services - Other: $304,000
Central Staff Services: $248,000
General Public Buildings: $233,000
Natural Resources - Other: $217,000
Financial Administration: $174,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $134,000
Welfare - Other: $118,000
Parks & Recreation: $62,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - Highways: $686,000
Housing & Community Development: $237,000
All Other: $180,000
Public Welfare: $3,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $25,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $208,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - Highways: $395,000
All Other: $71,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $469,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $905,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,101,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $246,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $27,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $323,000
Interest Earnings: $92,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $134,000
Police Protection: $22,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $886,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,454,000
All Other: $538,000
General Support: $284,000
Public Welfare: $26,000
Health & Hospitals: $15,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,909,000
NEC: $76,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,926,000
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