Population 43,108
State Michigan
Current Time
Area 555.07 mi²
Zip Codes 49307
Per capita income $19,184

Cities in Mecosta County

Big Rapids

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 93.3 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.9 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 22.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$474,988
Total number of firms, 2007 3,150
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.2 %
Population, 2013 estimate 43,108
Households, 2008-2012 15,695
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.7 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,269
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $19,184
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 10.9 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 9,944
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.0 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 3.0 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 555.07 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 42,798
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $112,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$668,177
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 739
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 2.0 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $38,332
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 19.1 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$44,055
Female persons, percent, 2013 49.9 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,342
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.4 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 2.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.51
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 21.5 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 79.6 %
Population, 2010 42,798
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 11.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 77.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 91.6 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 72.6 %
Housing units, 2013 20,943
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $11,352
Building permits, 2012 45
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.7 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %