Benzie County vs. Manistee County

	Benzie County (MI)	Manistee County (MI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,753	24,528
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.3%	-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,524	24,747
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,525	24,733
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.7%	4.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	17.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	26.1%	25.8%
Female persons, percent	50.4%	48.3%
White alone, percent	95.7%	91.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.5%	2.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.6%	3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.5%	88.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,785	2,350
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	12,611	15,877
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	89.7%	82.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$172,000	$120,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,151	$1,070
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$439	$396
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$755	$699
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	4.5%	8.3%
Building permits, 2018	72	11
Households, 2014-2018	6,733	9,591
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.6%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	83.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.8%	74.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.5%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	29.3%	20.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	12.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	7.4%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.3%	49.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	48.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	50,405	155,408
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	128,039	231,887
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,331	$9,399
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.4	21.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,639	$47,172
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,866	$25,778
Persons in poverty, percent	10.3%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	467	573
Total employment, 2017	3,391	5,891
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	112,947	221,816
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-5.5%	0.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,761	1,692
All firms, 2012	2,162	2,074
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,094	1,064
Women-owned firms, 2012	688	569
Minority-owned firms, 2012	59	89
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,065	1,870
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	247	266
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,859	1,714
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.6%	27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.8	45.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	319.70	542.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Benzie county (MI) and Manistee county (MI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.