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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,845,961 |
8,157,461 |
10,003,422 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
27,305 |
35,421 |
33,924 |
| 2007 |
27,709 |
35,941 |
34,423 |
| Percent change |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
34,085 |
50,864 |
48,083 |
| 2007 |
34,031 |
50,877 |
48,082 |
| Percent change |
-0.3 |
0.1 |
-0.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.6 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
| 1989 |
14.2 |
12.9 |
13.1 |
| 1999 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
14.1 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| 2006 |
910,240 |
4,583,091 |
5,493,331 |
| 2007 |
905,075 |
4,549,538 |
5,454,613 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
7.8 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
| 2008 |
9.3 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.3 |
-0.0 |
0.0 |
| 2006-2007 |
-1.2 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
| 2007-2008 |
-3.0 |
-3.2 |
-3.2 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
36,357,886 |
36,354,446 |
36,176,779 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
10,443,935 |
10,142,958 |
10,031,807 |
| Percent of total land area |
28.7 |
27.9 |
27.7 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
8,273,748 |
7,983,574 |
7,803,643 |
| Percent of total farmland |
79.2 |
78.7 |
77.8 |
| Percent in pasture |
6.4 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
| Percent irrigated |
4.9 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
6,989,300 |
6,827,903 |
6,859,081 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,243,970 |
1,224,237 |
1,196,212 |
| Percent of total farmland |
11.9 |
12.1 |
11.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
13.1 |
13.2 |
10.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
213,359 |
254,062 |
376,625 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
712,858 |
681,085 |
655,327 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.8 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
322,667 |
296,666 |
302,144 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
195 |
190 |
179 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
55.5 |
61.5 |
65.4 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
35.2 |
29.5 |
26.5 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.1 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
54.7 |
62.2 |
61.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
24.1 |
19.6 |
17.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
4.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
33,464 |
37,089 |
39,311 |
| Percent of total |
62.5 |
69.6 |
70.2 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
17,003 |
14,199 |
14,703 |
| Percent of total |
31.8 |
26.6 |
26.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,052 |
2,027 |
2,000 |
| Percent of total |
5.7 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
47,103 |
48,070 |
48,687 |
| Percent of total |
88.0 |
90.2 |
86.9 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,838 |
1,683 |
2,245 |
| Percent of total |
3.4 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
4,121 |
3,172 |
4,260 |
| Percent of total |
7.7 |
5.9 |
7.6 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
197 |
134 |
249 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
260 |
256 |
573 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.8 |
54.2 |
56.3 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
45.1 |
54.5 |
44.3 |
| Men |
48,580 |
47,411 |
47,739 |
| Women |
4,939 |
5,904 |
8,275 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
56,000 |
55,000 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
3,305,461 |
4,073,981 |
| + Final animal output |
2,430,991 |
2,547,569 |
| + Services and forestry |
855,174 |
1,032,496 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
6,591,626 |
7,654,046 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,443,162 |
3,739,807 |
| + Net government transactions |
-116,268 |
-89,393 |
| = Gross value added |
3,032,196 |
3,824,846 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
784,430 |
829,440 |
| |
| = Net value added |
2,247,766 |
2,995,406 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
1,052,445 |
985,480 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
749,576 |
681,051 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
33,590 |
47,622 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
269,279 |
256,807 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,195,321 |
2,009,926 |
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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, 2008
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Dairy products |
1,485,696 |
22.5 |
4.3 |
| 2. Corn |
1,203,276 |
18.2 |
2.3 |
| 3. Soybeans |
714,784 |
10.8 |
2.5 |
| 4. Greenhouse/nursery |
633,531 |
9.6 |
3.9 |
| 5. Cattle and calves |
384,942 |
5.8 |
0.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
6,605,899 |
|
2.0 |
| |
More information on Michigan's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
13 |
456.8 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
13 |
394.0 |
| 3. Other |
11 |
245.3 |
| 4. Fruits and preparations |
6 |
145.4 |
| 5. Vegetables and preparations |
7 |
143.7 |
| |
| Overall rank |
21 |
1,684.2 |
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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 2007 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Allegan County |
6.9 |
397,533 |
| 2. Ottawa County |
6.8 |
391,093 |
| 3. Huron County |
6.5 |
374,504 |
| 4. Sanilac County |
3.8 |
216,737 |
| 5. Ionia County |
3.5 |
201,226 |
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| State total |
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5,753,219 |
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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 2008, 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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