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Mecosta County, MI

40,128 Population
555.2 square miles 72.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 39.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$27,692 ±$827 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $37,929 ±$155
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $41,261 ±$112
$54,132 ±$3,181 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $68,505 ±$307
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $75,149 ±$152

18% ±1.5% (6,778  ±559) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,293,164 (±0.1% / ±13,321)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,521,584 (±0.1% / ±259,207)

23.5 minutes ±0.7 (363,270  ±14,749) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 101,384,610 (±0.1 / ±438,980)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

16,103 ±377 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,009,253 ±7,688
  • United States: 125,736,350 ±198,714
2.3 ±0.1 (37,717  ±176) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,840,766
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 322,994,300

5.2% ±1.3% (461  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.2% 116,868 (±0.1% / ±2,789)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

20,986 ±135 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,580,447 ±658
  • United States: 140,943,620 ±3,164

$153,000 ±$5,845 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $201,100 ±$796
  • about half the amount in United States: $281,900 ±$221

17.1% ±1.6% (6,783  ±,627.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 12.2% 1,212,435 (±0.1% / ±12,907.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 42,965,005 (±0% / ±,138,498.5)

Social

92% ±2.9% (24,447  ±,770.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.8% 6,366,037 (±0.3% / ±17,580.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.1% 202,001,292 (±0.1% / ±266,504)
23.8% ±1.5% (6,314  ±,388.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 31.1% 2,160,351 (±0.1% / ±10,020.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 34.3% 77,751,346 (±0.1% / ±,166,366.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.5% (585  ±111) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 694,860
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 45,281,072

7.9% ±0.8% (2,553  ±249) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.3% 498,788 (±0.1% / ±4,373)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.6% 17,038,808 (±0% / ±48,952)
2,553 Total veterans ±249 2,358 Male ±219 195 Female ±109

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