Benzie County, Michigan Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Benzie County is 7th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Home ownership rate

Benzie County is 10th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Home median value

Benzie County is 16th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Benzie County is 17th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Benzie County is 17th in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Benzie County, Michigan Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Current population (2012)	17,465	65th	9,883,360	313,914,040
Size in square miles	319.7	83rd	56,538.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	54.8	46th	174.8	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents younger than 5	4.6%	60th	5.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.7%	56th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	22.8%	17th	14.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.2%	21st	88.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	25.2%	16th	25.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Race - White	96.3%	30th	80.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.6%	52nd	14.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.5%	17th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.3%	65th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	63rd	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	65th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	45th	4.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	94.6%	28th	76.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Female residents	50.3%	40th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	61st	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Housing units	12,281	66th	4,525,480	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	4.7%	69th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	7,366	65th	3,825,182	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	85.2%	7th	73.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$156,700	10th	$137,300	$186,200
People per household	2.4	56th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	54	35th	11,692	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Income per capita	$24,267	21st	$25,482	$27,915
Income per household	$47,017	22nd	$48,669	$52,762
Income below poverty line	11.7%	67th	15.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Benzie County	Rank	Michigan	US
Non-farm private establishments	425	64th	217,344	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	2,304	70th	3,379,035	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,918	62nd	816,972	27,092,908
Retail sales	$131,310	68th	$109,102,594	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$7,488	60th	$10,855	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$44,171	43rd	$14,536,648	$613,795,732

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