Branch County, MI Demographic Data
Branch County, MI Summary
Branch County is located in Michigan
- Population: 44,306
- Area: 519.68 sq. miles
- Land Area: 506.37 sq. miles
- Water Area: 13.31 sq. miles
- Population Density: 85.25 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 980.97 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Branch County, MI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
21,063
48%
50.8
Male
22,540
52%
49.2
Total Population
43,603
323,128,000
Branch County, MI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,656
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,878
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,990
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,799
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,377
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
5,175
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,126
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,149
14.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,380
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,778
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,209
9.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,320
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
766
1.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
33,280
76.3%
77.2
Female
16,049
48.2%
51.3
Male
17,231
51.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
31,765
72.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,056
20.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,295
16.7%
15.2
Female
3,966
54.4%
55.8
Male
3,329
45.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Branch County, MI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
42,865
98.3%
96.8
White
41,096
94.3%
72.6
Black or African American
1,004
2.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
119
0.3%
0.8
Asian
186
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
10
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
73
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
32
0.1%
0.2
Korean
13
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
46
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
11
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
449
1.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
738
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,890
4.3%
17.8
Mexican
1,680
3.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
99
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
108
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
41,713
95.7%
82.2
Branch County, MI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,360
4.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
2,209
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,111
40.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,424
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,724
9.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,769
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,306
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,569
11.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
26,334
88.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
4,075
13.7%
31.2
Branch County, MI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,991
25.6%
33.7%
Now Married
18,379
52.4%
47.5
Divorced
5,098
14.5%
11.0%
Separated
522
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
2,089
6.0
5.8%
Branch County, MI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
37,499
91.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,448
8.4%
21.6%
Spanish
1,524
3.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
1,230
3.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
187
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
507
1.2%
1.1%
Branch County, MI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
970
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
913
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,046
12.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,030
12.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,687
16.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,492
21.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,001
12.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,350
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
384
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
245
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
46,428
57,617
Per capita income
21,838
31,128
Branch County, MI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
748
4.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,505
8.1%
9.8
Construction
876
4.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,600
19.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
677
3.6%
6.6
Information
208
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
4,516
24.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
879
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,021
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
672
3.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,546
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
971
5.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
433
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,882
10.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,325
23.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,757
25.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,204
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,484
18.7%
18.1%
Branch County, MI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
18,342
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,098
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,648
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
70
0.4%
5.1
Walked
374
2.0%
2.7
Other means
223
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
929
5.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.9
26.6
Branch County, MI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,075
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,305
32.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,534
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
3,204
19.9%
21.0
Branch County, MI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,118
78.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
12,381
76.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,737
23.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
4,507
21.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Branch County, MI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,625
1 room
347
1.7%
2.4
2 rooms
319
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
1,001
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
2,936
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
4,213
20.4%
19.8
6 rooms
4,147
20.1%
17.8
7 rooms
3,124
15.1%
12.0
8 rooms
2,017
9.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,521
12.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Branch County, MI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,625
1-unit, detached
15,909
77.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
196
1.0%
5.9
2-units
299
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
321
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
468
2.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
380
1.8%
4.4
20 or more units
470
2.3%
9.0
Mobile home
2,573
12.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.0%
0.1
Branch County, MI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,996
24.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
1,099
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,899
9.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,146
10.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,070
14.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,368
11.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,084
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,795
8.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
126
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
42
0.2%
1.4%
Branch County, MI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
9,028
56.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3,195
19.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,271
7.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
758
4.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
48
0.3%
0.1
Wood
1,422
8.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
265
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
131
0.8%
1.1
Branch County, MI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,422
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
90
1.2%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
100
1.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
255
3.4%
11.8%
Less than $500
312
4.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
748
10.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,422
32.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,495
47.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,599
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,126
15.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
866
11.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
436
5.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,339
18.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
56
0.0%
0.0%
Branch County, MI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,336
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
9
0.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
21
0.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
345
10.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
681
20.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,280
68.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
401
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
694
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
339
10.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
473
14.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
500
15.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
380
11.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
344
10.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,200
37.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
501
0.0%
0.0%
Branch County, MI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
12,381
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,025
16.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,500
36.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,498
20.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,301
10.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,096
8.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
631
5.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
284
2.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
46
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,200
205,000
