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Mecosta County, MI

43,481 Population
555.2 square miles 78.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,748 ±$953 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $32,854 ±$142
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$45,797 ±$1,936 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $59,234 ±$218
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

19.5% ±1.4% (7,895  ±567) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.7% 1,337,256 (±0.2% / ±14,613)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

23.1 minutes ±0.9 (390,640  ±19,409) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.6 105,557,240 (±0.1 / ±455,943)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

16,276 ±346 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,980,408 ±8,401
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0.1 (40,551  ±336) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,748,164 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.8% ±1.5% (480  ±152) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 119,659 (±0.1% / ±2,557)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

21,741 ±153 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,611,913 ±1,095
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$122,500 ±$4,548 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $162,600 ±$471
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

18.7% ±1.8% (8,036  ±758.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,317,941 (±0.1% / ±13,406.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

91.5% ±3.3% (25,150  ±903.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.3% 6,257,361 (±0.3% / ±17,586.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
22.9% ±1.7% (6,302  ±464.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,055,131 (±0.2% / ±10,276)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

1.5% ±0.3% (640  ±121) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 686,647 (±0.1% / ±7,455)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

8.4% ±0.9% (2,962  ±317) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 532,394 (±0.1% / ±4,849)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
2,962 Total veterans ±317 2,766 Male ±265 196 Female ±130

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