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Mecosta, MI

464 Population
1.1 square miles 417.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±7.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 40 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,353 ±$5,174 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: $29,951 ±$918
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$73,516 ±$14,498 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: $60,951 ±$2,088
  • about the same as the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.5% ±8.7% (86  ±54) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 19.9% 7,752 (±1.9% / ±740)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.4 minutes ±12.5 (4,725  ±1,623) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 23.7 376,425 (±0.9 / ±19,839)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

179 ±58 Number of households
  • the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 16,708 ±368
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.7 (464  ±193) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 2.3 39,002 (±0.1 / ±65)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

20.2% ±16.4% (20  ±19) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 5.4% † 497 (±1.5% / ±137)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

193 ±60 Number of housing units
  • the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 21,139 ±59
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$96,200 ±$6,083 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: $178,900 ±$7,731
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.8% ±4.3% (26  ±22.4) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 17.2% 7,002 (±1.7% / ±681.4)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.9% ±51.4% (353  ±116.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 91.4% 24,772 (±2.8% / ±755)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.6% ±10.6% (40  ±43.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 22.5% 6,088 (±1.3% / ±358.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

N/A Foreign-born population

3.3% ±2.4% (13  ±11) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Big Rapids, MI Micro Area: 7.2% † 2,403 (±0.9% / ±282)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
13 Total veterans ±11 13 Male ±11 N/A Female ±11

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