Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Census Tract 9606, Mecosta, MI

3,594 Population
2.5 square miles 1,455.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

24.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Big Rapids: 22.9 ±0.6
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Mecosta County: 40 ±0.5

Economics

$31,262 ±$4,978 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Big Rapids: $23,446 † ±$2,497
  • a little higher than the amount in Mecosta County: $29,951 ±$918
$47,616 ±$6,648 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Big Rapids: $43,858 † ±$4,640
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mecosta County: $60,951 ±$2,088

30.3% ±6.7% (1,027  ±245) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Big Rapids: 34.1% † 2,216 (±4.8% / ±314)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Mecosta County: 19.9% 7,752 (±1.9% / ±740)

15.3 minutes ±2.8 (27,950  ±6,550) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Big Rapids: 14.9 † 59,040 (±2.2 / ±10,077)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Mecosta County: 23.7 376,425 (±0.9 / ±19,839)

Families

1,607 ±156 Number of households
  • Big Rapids: 3,133 ±201
  • Mecosta County: 16,708 ±368
2.1 ±0.3 (3,370  ±310) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Big Rapids: 2.1 6,452 (±0.1 / ±76)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mecosta County: 2.3 39,002 (±0.1 / ±65)

3% ±2.7% (31  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Big Rapids: 2.7% † 70 (±2.1% / ±56)
  • about half the rate in Mecosta County: 5.4% † 497 (±1.5% / ±137)

Housing

1,774 ±156 Number of housing units
  • Big Rapids: 3,610 ±222
  • Mecosta County: 21,139 ±59

$181,300 ±$19,995 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Big Rapids: $156,400 ±$10,062
  • about the same as the amount in Mecosta County: $178,900 ±$7,731

43.7% ±9.9% (1,565  ±379.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Big Rapids: 39.7% † 3,345 (±5.3% / ±448)
  • more than double the rate in Mecosta County: 17.2% 7,002 (±1.7% / ±681.4)

Social

94% ±7.1% (1,596  ±225.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Big Rapids: 94.3% 3,239 (±7% / ±351.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mecosta County: 91.4% 24,772 (±2.8% / ±755)
36.8% ±6.9% (624  ±138.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Big Rapids: 26.9% † 924 (±4.9% / ±183.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mecosta County: 22.5% 6,088 (±1.3% / ±358.8)

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

1.6% ±1.1% (59  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Big Rapids: 0.9% † 77 (±0.6% / ±49)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Mecosta County: 2% 837

4% ±1.8% (127  ±58) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Big Rapids: 2.6% † 192 (±1% / ±75)
  • about half the rate in Mecosta County: 7.2% † 2,403 (±0.9% / ±282)
127 Total veterans ±58 106 Male ±49 21 Female ±24

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.