Big Rapids Metro Area, Michigan
Metro Area Overview
As of 2007, Big Rapids Metro Area's population is 42,252 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of 4.19 percent.
The median home cost in Big Rapids Metro Area is $135,900. Home appreciation the last year has been 7.65 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Big Rapids Metro Area's cost of living is 18.45% Lower than the U.S. average.
Big Rapids Metro Area public schools spend $5,128 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 17 students per teacher in Big Rapids Metro Area.
The unemployment rate in Big Rapids Metro Area is 7.00 percent(U.S. avg. is 4.60%). Recent job growth is Positive. Big Rapids Metro Area jobs have Increased by 0.03 percent.
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Economy
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| Unemployment Rate | 7.00% | 4.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 0.03% | 1.40% |
| Future Job Growth | 12.76% | 11.90% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.40% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $19,224 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $38,636 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 18.08% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.38% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.75% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.05% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 18.16% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.39% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 6.44% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.02% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.58% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.14% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 9.09% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 18.10% | 20.24% |
| Service | 17.80% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 24.15% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.91% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.78% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 20.16% | 14.44% |
Housing
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| Median Home Age | 30 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $135,900 | $217,200 |
| Home Appreciation | 7.65% | 9.80% |
| Homes Owned | 56.41% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 23.64% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 19.39% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $10.53 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 3.98% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 6.83% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 9.36% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 11.77% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 13.59% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 25.78% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 13.12% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 10.97% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 3.16% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.70% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.34% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.22% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 10.66% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 7.63% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 7.31% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 13.05% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 20.85% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 12.63% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 7.79% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 4.92% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 15.17% | 13.55% |
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Cost of Living
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Religion
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| Percent Religious | 27.14% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 7.56% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 13.56% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.83% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 0.83% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.65% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 0.76% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 4.65% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 6.08% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 0.58% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 5.16% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.00% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 0.00% | 0.54% |
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