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County:

Ottawa County

State:

Michigan

FIPS Code:

26139

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

79,100

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

65.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

26

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

128,181

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

157,174

22.6%

11.6%

11.0%

1990:

187,768

19.5%

7.8%

11.7%

2000:

238,314

26.9%

16.3%

10.7%

2005:

255,406

7.1%

2.7%

4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

211,058

88.6%

0-to-19:

77,861

32.7%

Black:

2,380

1.0%

20-to-39:

70,083

29.4%

Hispanic:

16,692

7.0%

40-to-59:

58,619

24.6%

American Indian:

681

0.3%

60-plus:

31,751

13.3%

Other:

7,503

3.1%

Median Age:

32.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

421.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.0%

Median Family Income:

$59,896

Families Below Poverty Line:

3.1%

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