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Population (year 2000): 1,334. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,298 (-2.7% change)
 
Males: 631   (47.3%)
Females: 703   (52.7%)

Sanilac County

Median resident age:   33.3 years
Michigan median age:   35.5 years

Zip codes: 48416 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,700 (it was $33,906 in 2000)
Brown City   $33,700
Michigan:   $46,039

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $118,800 (it was $91,500 in 2000)
Brown City   $118,800
Michigan:   $149,300

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Brown City, MI residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Brown City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.7%), United States (13.2%), Irish (11.4%), English (11.3%), Polish (7.6%), Scottish (6.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 813 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 1220 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Brown City

For population 25 years and over in Brown City

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brown City city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 60.1%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

20 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.5%
Michigan:   5.3%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Brown City, Michigan in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brown City to the number of sex offenders is 131 to 1.

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

Brown City:   1.0% ($935)
Michigan:   1.3% ($1,461)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shelby, MI (37.6 miles , pop. 65,159).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (57.6 miles , pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (336.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Melvin, MI (8.8 miles) , Marlette, MI (10.1 miles ), Peck, MI (12.3 miles ), North Branch, MI (14.0 miles ), Yale, MI (14.3 miles ), Capac, MI (14.5 miles ), Imlay City, MI (14.5 miles ), Clifford, MI (14.9 miles ).

Latitude: 43.21 N, Longitude: 82.99 W


10 people in other group homes

Area code: 810


Population change in the 1990s: +108 (+8.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (23%)
  • Construction (19%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)



 

Crime in Brown City by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005
Murders 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 2 0 0
    per 100,000 74.6 148.3 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 75.8
Assaults 4 2 4 0
    per 100,000 298.3 148.3 301.0 0.0
Burglaries 11 4 0 1
    per 100,000 820.3 296.5 0.0 75.8
Thefts 23 31 34 33
    per 100,000 1715.1 2298.0 2558.3 2500.0
Auto thefts 5 0 0 3
    per 100,000 372.9 0.0 0.0 227.3
Arson 1 0 0 0
    per 100,000 74.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.9) 275.2 260.9 162.5 146.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.53
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Brown City, Michigan

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Brown City-area historical tornado activity is near Michigan state average. It is 8% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/8/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.8 miles away from the Brown City city center killed 116 people and injured 844 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/8/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the city center injured 23 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brown City:
  • MARLETTE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MARLETTE, MI)
  • MCKENZIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SANDUSKY, MI)
  • LAPEER REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LAPEER, MI)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brown City:
  • OAKLAND COUNTY INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; PONTIAC, MI; ID: PTK)
  • BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 55 miles; FLINT, MI; ID: FNT)
  • DETROIT CITY (about 56 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brown City:
  • MARLETTE (about 9 miles; MARLETTE, MI; ID: 77G)
  • GAVAGAN FLD (about 11 miles; YALE, MI; ID: 48G)
  • YALE (about 17 miles; YALE, MI; ID: D20)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brown City:
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; PORT HURON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,287)
  • OAKLAND UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; ROCHESTER HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,424)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-DETROIT CAMPUS (about 44 miles; TROY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,090)
  • OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-BLOOMFIELD HILLS CAMPUS (about 47 miles; BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI; FT enrollment: 11,634)
  • MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WARREN, MI; FT enrollment: 11,057)
  • MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,616)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 51 miles; FLINT, MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
Public high school in Brown City:
  • BROWN CITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 4400 SECOND STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Brown City:
  • BROWN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 555; Location: 4290 SECOND STREET; Grades: PK - 06)
  • BROWN CITY ALTERNATIVE H.S. (Students: 101; Location: 4119 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Brown City:
  • BROWN CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $79,252; Location: 4207 MAIN STREET; 14,800 books; 250 audio materials; 240 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)

 

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

BROWN CITY (Population served: 1334, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:   2.5 people
Michigan:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   69.6%
Whole state:   68.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   5.2%
Whole state:   5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   11.7%
Whole state:   10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   2.7%
Whole state:   4.8%

Brown City compared to Michigan state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Brown City (2007 data):
  • Tri-County Bank: at 4222 Main Street, branch established on 1889-05-29; Ben's Supermarket Branch at 4436 Main Street, branch established on 2002-12-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $189.9 mil, Deposits: $165.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Tri-County Bancorp, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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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
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $416
Police Protection - Officers 1 $3,020 $36,240 4 $3,115
Other Government Administration 2 $5,577 $33,462 2 $1,583
Water Supply 0 $0   1 $1,306
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   8 $3,325
Sewerage 0 $0   1 $1,397
Streets and Highways 0 $0   1 $1,406
Police - Other 0 $0   1 $186
Totals for Government 3 $8,597 $34,388 19 $12,735


Brown City government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $41,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $50,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $178,000
    Police Protection: $133,000
    General - Other: $124,000
    Regular Highways: $112,000
    Solid Waste Management: $45,000
    General Public Buildings: $40,000
    Parks & Recreation: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $22,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $333,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $229,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $29,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $160,000
    Interest Earnings: $26,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,159,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $198,000
    Highways: $99,000
  • Tax - Property: $356,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $314,000

5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,644 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.04%
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 St. Clair County, MI  1.36% ($28,646 average AGI)
from Macomb County, MI  0.69% ($47,798)
from Lapeer County, MI  0.48% ($30,835)


5.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.56%
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 St. Clair County, MI  1.34% ($28,750 average AGI)
to Macomb County, MI  0.47% ($28,141)
to Tuscola County, MI  0.40% ($28,582)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brown City:
  • WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
  • WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
  • WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
  • WLSP (1530 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
  • WMIC (660 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SANDUSKY, MI; Owner: SANILAC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUFL (1030 AM; daytime; 5 kW; STERLING HEIGHTS, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPHM (1380 AM; 5 kW; PORT HURON, MI; Owner: LIGGETT COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brown City:
  • WBGV (92.5 FM; MARLETTE, MI; Owner: GB BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHYT (89.1 FM; IMLAY CITY, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RADIO)
  • WTGV-FM (97.7 FM; SANDUSKY, MI; Owner: SANILAC BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQUS (103.1 FM; LAPEER, MI; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FLINT INC.)
  • WNFR (90.7 FM; SANDUSKY, MI; Owner: ROSS BIBLE CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Brown City:
  • WDCP-TV (Channel 35; BAD AXE, MI; Owner: DELTA COLLEGE)
  • WEYI-TV (Channel 25; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: WEYI BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WFUM (Channel 28; FLINT, MI; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN)

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