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2000 Census Summary for State/County/City

 

State of Michigan

Midland County

City of Midland

Total Population

9,938,444

82,874

41,685

Male

49.0%

49.0%

47.9%

Female

51.0%

51.0%

52.1%

Median Age

35.5

36.3

36.2

Population

 

 

 

0 -5 years

672,005

5,348

2,699

5 – 19 years

2,212,060

19,390

9,533

20 – 64 years

5,835,361

48,161

23,675

65 and older

1,219,018

9,975

5,778

Families

 

 

 

Number of Families

2,575,699

22,691

10,996

Persons per family

3.10

3.04

3.00

Households

 

 

 

Number of Households

3,785,661

31,769

16,743

Persons per household

2.56

2.56

2.42

Income - Median

 

 

 

Per Capita

$22,480

$23,383

$26,818

Per Household

$43,647

$45,674

$48,444

Per Family

$52,978

$55,483

$64,949

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2000 Census Housing and Land Demographics

State of Michigan

Midland County

City of Midland

Housing Units

 

 

 

*Total

4,234,279

33,796

17,773

*Occupied

3,785,661 (89.4%)

31,769 (94.0%)

16,743 (94.2%)

*Vacant

448,618 (10.6%)

2,027 (6.0%)

10,030 (5.8%)

Median Owner-Specified Housing Value

 

$117,360

$101,800

$114,400

Land Area – Square Miles

 

56,804

521

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Persons Per Square Mile

 

175.0

159.1

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Percent of Population Below Poverty Status

 

11.5%

9.0%

 

*Source: Midland County Economic Growth & Development Corp. 6/02

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Industries of the City of Midland/Employment

Industries of the City of Midland

Number Employed

Agriculture, forestry, fishing & mining

40

Construction

970

Manufacturing

5,399

Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities

406

Wholesale Trade

442

Retail Trade

1,875

Information

506

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

800

Arts, Entertainment, Recreation & Food Services

1,764

Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services

1,429

Educational, health and social services

4,766

Public Administration

479

Other Services

871

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Major Employers of Midland County*

Company

Number of Employees

Dow Chemical Company

5,800

MidMichigan Medical Center

3,200

Midland Public Schools

1,700

Dow Corning Corporation

1,350

Meijer

600

City of Midland

490

Quebecor Printing / Pendell Inc.

490

Chemical Bank & Trust Company

420

County of Midland

330

IBM

300

Three Rivers Construction

300

Wal-Mart

300

ITH Staffing, Inc.

290

Northwood University

290

Bullock Creek Schools

260

Huhtamaki Plastics Inc.

260

Bierlein Companies

255

Case Systems Inc.

245

Liquid Molding Systems, Inc.

230

Robinson Industries, Inc.

220

Meridian Public Schools

190

Education and Training Connection

160

Michigan Sugar Company

160

McKay Press

145

Dow Chemical Employees Credit Union

140

Midland Cogeneration Venture

130

Midland County Intermediate School District

130

Gerace Construction

125

Trillium Staffing

125

J.E. Johnson Contracting

120

Thermico

120

Coleman Community Schools

110

Arnold Center, Inc.

105

Midland Daily News

105

Design Craftsmen

105

Adecco/TAD Technical

100

Central Ceiling and Partition

100

International Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.

100

Quality Distribution

100

*Approximate numbers, as of March 2007

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Distribution of Housing by Type in the City of Midland

 

Number of Units

Percent

Single Family

12,792

72.1%

Two Family

491

2.8%

Multi-Family

3,800

21.4%

Mobile Homes

665

3.7%