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Census Tract 9609, Mecosta, MI

3,127 Population
36.4 square miles 85.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

56.8 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Canadian Lakes: 63 ±3.8
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Mecosta County: 40 ±0.5

Economics

$32,391 ±$4,174 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Canadian Lakes: $42,579 † ±$5,166
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mecosta County: $29,951 ±$918
$53,049 ±$8,807 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Canadian Lakes: $78,833 † ±$12,742
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Mecosta County: $60,951 ±$2,088

20% ±8.1% (623  ±258) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Canadian Lakes: 12.3% † 367 (±5.6% / ±174)
  • about the same as the rate in Mecosta County: 19.9% 7,752 (±1.9% / ±740)

30.5 minutes ±4.1 (26,200  ±6,070) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Canadian Lakes: 31.9 † 24,510 (±4.8 / ±7,280)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Mecosta County: 23.7 376,425 (±0.9 / ±19,839)

Families

1,564 ±177 Number of households
  • Canadian Lakes: 1,550 † ±191
  • Mecosta County: 16,708 ±368
2 ±0.3 (3,116  ±297) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Canadian Lakes: 1.9 † 2,991 (±0.3 / ±344)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Mecosta County: 2.3 39,002 (±0.1 / ±65)

9.9% ±6.7% (51  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Canadian Lakes: 2.3% † 10 (±3.4% / ±15)
  • nearly double the rate in Mecosta County: 5.4% † 497 (±1.5% / ±137)

Housing

2,335 ±231 Number of housing units
  • Canadian Lakes: 2,211 † ±243
  • Mecosta County: 21,139 ±59

$192,100 ±$16,594 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Canadian Lakes: $270,000 ±$16,239
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mecosta County: $178,900 ±$7,731

11.3% ±5.4% (348  ±171) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Canadian Lakes: 9.8% † 291 (±5.3% / ±160)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mecosta County: 17.2% 7,002 (±1.7% / ±681.4)

Social

88.7% ±4.6% (2,264  ±279.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Canadian Lakes: 99.2% † 2,558 (±15.2% / ±271)
  • a little less than the rate in Mecosta County: 91.4% 24,772 (±2.8% / ±755)
23.7% ±4% (605  ±122.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Canadian Lakes: 37.6% † 970 (±4.9% / ±165.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Mecosta County: 22.5% 6,088 (±1.3% / ±358.8)

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

7.2% ±5.7% (224  ±180) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Canadian Lakes: 2.1% † 62 (±1.5% / ±44)
  • more than double the rate in Mecosta County: 2% 837

7.8% ±3.4% (212  ±95) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Canadian Lakes: 11.6% † 310 (±3.4% / ±97)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mecosta County: 7.2% † 2,403 (±0.9% / ±282)
212 Total veterans ±95 172 Male ±73 40 Female ±37

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