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Mecosta County, MI

40,051 Population
555.2 square miles 72.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$25,050 ±$946 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $34,768 ±$149
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $37,638 ±$102
$48,440 ±$2,258 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $63,202 ±$242
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $69,021 ±$146

19.1% ±1.5% (7,123  ±577) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.3% 1,310,058 (±0.1% / ±13,726)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,661,636 (±0.1% / ±274,456)

23.1 minutes ±0.8 (359,640  ±18,362) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 103,237,670 (±0.1 / ±459,816)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,757,208,800 (±0.1 / ±8,102,155)

Families

15,800 ±310 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,976,729 ±8,287
  • United States: 124,010,990 ±196,755
2.4 ±0.1 (37,247  ±320) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,845,312 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 321,899,260

4.6% ±1.3% (427  ±122) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.2% 117,552 (±0.1% / ±2,666)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,971,395 (±0% / ±22,692)

Housing

20,888 ±136 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,566,504 ±811
  • United States: 139,647,020 ±3,504

$131,400 ±$5,588 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $172,100 ±$521
  • about half the amount in United States: $244,900 ±$316

18.6% ±1.6% (7,393  ±617.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 12.7% 1,261,145 (±0.1% / ±12,171.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.4% 43,820,703 (±0% / ±133,972.5)

Social

92.4% ±3% (23,419  ±785) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.6% 6,340,231 (±0.3% / ±17,338.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.9% 200,101,962 (±0.1% / ±254,727.4)
24.4% ±1.6% (6,178  ±407.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 30.6% 2,119,662 (±0.2% / ±10,317.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 33.7% 75,808,835 (±0.1% / ±157,731.9)

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

1.6% ±0.3% (652  ±112) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 697,343 (±0.1% / ±7,004)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.6% 44,844,808 (±0% / ±126,423)

8% ±0.7% (2,602  ±238) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.6% 516,924 (±0.1% / ±4,170)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,431,290 (±0% / ±48,418)
2,602 Total veterans ±238 2,403 Male ±221 199 Female ±112

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