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BG 1, Tract 9604, Mecosta, MI

948 Population
11.5 square miles 82.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.8 ±6.6 Median age
  • about double the figure in Big Rapids: 22.9 ±0.6
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Mecosta County: 40 ±0.5
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,587 ±$5,640 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Big Rapids: $23,446 † ±$2,497
  • about the same as the amount in Mecosta County: $29,951 ±$918
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
$65,714 ±$5,841 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Big Rapids: $43,858 † ±$4,640
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Mecosta County: $60,951 ±$2,088
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293

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Families

394 ±105 Number of households
  • Big Rapids: 3,133 ±201
  • Mecosta County: 16,708 ±368
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
2.3 ±0.3 (914  ±266) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Big Rapids: 2.1 6,452 (±0.1 / ±76)
  • about the same as the figure in Mecosta County: 2.3 39,002 (±0.1 / ±65)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281

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Housing

440 ±106 Number of housing units
  • Big Rapids: 3,610 ±222
  • Mecosta County: 21,139 ±59
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795

$228,800 ±$48,477 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Big Rapids: $156,400 ±$10,062
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Mecosta County: $178,900 ±$7,731
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642

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Social

97.3% ±32.6% (676  ±140) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than 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)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
13% ±4.4% (90  ±38.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Big Rapids: 26.9% † 924 (±4.9% / ±183.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mecosta County: 22.5% 6,088 (±1.3% / ±358.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)

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4.9% ±2.9% (37  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in Big Rapids: 2.6% † 192 (±1% / ±75)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Mecosta County: 7.2% † 2,403 (±0.9% / ±282)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
37 Total veterans ±24 36 Male ±24 1 Female ±3

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