Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,606,318 |
7,655,726 |
9,262,044 |
| 1990 |
1,660,530 |
7,634,767 |
9,295,297 |
| 2000 |
1,839,156 |
8,099,288 |
9,938,444 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,856,320 |
8,215,502 |
10,071,822 |
More information on Michigan population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
27,101 |
35,252 |
33,749 |
| 2006 |
27,408 |
35,229 |
33,788 |
| Percent change |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
33,626 |
50,684 |
47,845 |
| 2006 |
32,999 |
49,548 |
46,780 |
| Percent change |
-1.9 |
-2.3 |
-2.3 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.6 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
| 1989 |
14.2 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
| 1999 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
More information on Michigan poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
33.6 |
31.7 |
32.0 |
| 1990 |
24.7 |
22.9 |
23.2 |
| 2000 |
17.1 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
41.0 |
37.3 |
38.0 |
| 1990 |
38.8 |
30.9 |
32.3 |
| 2000 |
38.2 |
29.7 |
31.3 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
13.6 |
16.1 |
15.7 |
| 1990 |
23.6 |
27.9 |
27.1 |
| 2000 |
28.8 |
30.7 |
30.3 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
11.4 |
14.9 |
14.3 |
| 1990 |
12.9 |
18.3 |
17.4 |
| 2000 |
15.8 |
23.1 |
21.8 |
More information on Michigan education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
923,769 |
4,625,885 |
5,549,654 |
| 2006 |
926,959 |
4,615,263 |
5,542,222 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
7.6 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
| 2007 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
More information on Michigan unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.0 |
| 2006-2007 |
-1.3 |
-1.3 |
-1.3 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
16.9 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
| Production |
3.7 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
11.0 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
36.36 |
36.36 |
36.35 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
10.09 |
10.44 |
10.14 |
| Percent of total land area |
27.8 |
28.7 |
27.9 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
8.16 |
8.27 |
7.98 |
| Percent of total farmland |
80.9 |
79.2 |
78.7 |
| Percent in pasture |
6.3 |
6.4 |
5.1 |
| Percent irrigated |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
6.58 |
6.99 |
6.83 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.20 |
1.24 |
1.22 |
| Percent of total farmland |
11.9 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
| Percent in pasture |
16.8 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.20 |
0.21 |
0.25 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.53 |
0.71 |
0.68 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.3 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.13 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
217 |
195 |
190 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
48.8 |
55.5 |
61.5 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
40.2 |
35.2 |
29.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
7.7 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
49.2 |
54.7 |
62.2 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
27.0 |
24.0 |
19.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
8.9 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
13.2 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
27,070 |
33,464 |
37,089 |
| Percent of total |
58.1 |
62.5 |
69.6 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
16,500 |
17,003 |
14,199 |
| Percent of total |
35.4 |
31.8 |
26.6 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
2,992 |
3,052 |
2,027 |
| Percent of total |
6.4 |
5.7 |
3.8 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
40,654 |
47,103 |
48,070 |
| Percent of total |
87.3 |
88.0 |
90.2 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,294 |
1,838 |
1,683 |
| Percent of total |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
4,316 |
4,121 |
3,172 |
| Percent of total |
9.3 |
7.7 |
5.9 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
137 |
197 |
134 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
161 |
260 |
256 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.9 |
52.8 |
54.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
52.4 |
45.1 |
54.5 |
| Men (persons) |
43,435 |
48,580 |
47,411 |
| Women (persons) |
3,127 |
4,939 |
5,904 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
53,000 |
53,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
2,498,476 |
2,881,081 |
| + Final animal output |
1,773,576 |
1,705,595 |
| + Services and forestry |
841,786 |
802,101 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
5,113,837 |
5,388,777 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
2,519,268 |
2,504,899 |
| + Net government transactions |
170,050 |
2,356 |
| = Gross value added |
2,764,619 |
2,886,234 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
719,799 |
754,033 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,044,820 |
2,132,201 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
775,701 |
811,018 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
478,914 |
498,638 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
66,628 |
51,273 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
230,159 |
261,107 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,269,119 |
1,321,183 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
936,320 |
20.9 |
4.0 |
| 2. Greenhouse/nursery |
642,393 |
14.3 |
3.8 |
| 3. Corn |
552,798 |
12.3 |
2.5 |
| 4. Soybeans |
453,919 |
10.1 |
2.7 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
294,626 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
| |
| All commodities |
4,487,765 |
|
1.9 |
| |
More information on Michigan's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
12 |
289.5 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
13 |
242.0 |
| 3. Other |
11 |
221.7 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
5 |
122.0 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
9 |
106.2 |
| |
| Overall rank |
20 |
1,236.7 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Ottawa County |
7.4 |
277.5 |
| 2. Allegan County |
6.1 |
230.3 |
| 3. Huron County |
5.6 |
210.5 |
| 4. Kalamazoo County |
4.1 |
154.6 |
| 5. Kent County |
4.0 |
149.7 |
| |
| State total |
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3,772.4 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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