Mecosta County, Michigan

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Key figures

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	41,242	10,077,761	334,922,499	1183rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,951	$72,875	$80,734	1996th of 3,221
Median Age	40.0	40.2	38.9	2119th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.5%	32.4%	35.7%	1579th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,900	$231,600	$332,700	1655th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$934	$1,129	$1,413	1257th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.9%	13.2%	12.5%	562nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	5.7%	5.2%	1908th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	74.3	178.0	n/a	1208th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.0%	7.2%	14.1%	2014th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1103rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.9%	73.2%	65.2%	1185th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.7	24.2	26.4	1742nd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.7%	13.5%	15.1%	1570th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.5%	n/a	n/a	2663rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.8%	46.1%	46.9%	2248th of 3,222
Broadband Access	78.4%	n/a	n/a	2380th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.1%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.4	45.3	61.4

Age in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	40.0	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.1%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	15.2%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.5%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	16,708	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.6%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.3%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.9%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.6%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	33.2%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,951	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.6%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.5%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.6%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.9%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.9%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.4%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	21,139	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.8%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.5%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.0%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.1%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.0%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,778	$2,904	n/a

Education in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	36.9%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.0%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.8%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.7%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	54.4%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.2%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.4%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.1%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.4%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.1%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Mecosta County, Michigan

Statistic	Mecosta County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.0%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.9%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	8.5%	16.7%

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