| | People QuickFacts | Mecosta County | Michigan |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 43,318 | 9,883,360 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 42,798 | 9,883,635 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 1.2% | Z |
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Population, 2010 | 42,798 | 9,883,640 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.5% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 15.4% | 14.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 93.2% | 80.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 3.1% | 14.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.8% | 2.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 2.1% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.9% | 4.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 91.7% | 76.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 79.8% | 85.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.9% | 6.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.8% | 9.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 88.7% | 88.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 21.6% | 25.3% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 3,456 | 711,613 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.2 | 23.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 21,049 | 4,525,480 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.1% | 73.5% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 11.2% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $117,500 | $137,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 15,842 | 3,825,182 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.46 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,320 | $25,482 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $37,677 | $48,669 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 23.6% | 15.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Mecosta County | Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 776 | 219,1191 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 9,147 | 3,288,4561 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -3.2 | -19.31 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,206 | 679,752 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,150 | 816,972 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 8.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.4% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 668,177 | 234,455,768 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 107,109,349 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 474,988 | 109,102,594 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $11,352 | $10,855 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 44,055 | 14,536,648 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 32 | 9,341 |