Kent County MI Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Kent County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	24340
Fips County Code	26081
County Name	Kent
State	Michigan

This table provides the FIPS code for Kent County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	599,524	98
Population 2005	595,979	N/A
Population 2000	574,335	93
Population 1990	500,631	97

Represents population information for Kent County MI for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	3,018	506.39
Murder	20	3.36
Forcible Rape	266	44.63
Robbery	713	119.64
Aggravated Assault	2,019	338.77
Total Property Crimes	20,098	3,372.27
Burglary	4,670	783.58
Larceny Theft	14,149	2,374.08
Motor Vehicle Theft	1,279	214.60

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Kent County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	5.9%
Retail Trade	6.6%
Professional & Technical Services	7.6%
Health Care & Social Assistance	10.6%
Government	8.1%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Kent County MI in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	76 Million
% From Groundwater	38.3%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	51 Million

This table displays how much water Kent County MI used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	325,350	318,485	6,865
Unemployed Population	18,326	9,890	8,436
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	3.1%	2.5

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Kent County MI. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.8%	46,486
Age 5 to 14	15.2%	90,589
Age 15 to 24	14.6%	87,013
Age 25 to 34	14.1%	84,033
Age 35 to 44	15.1%	89,993
Age 45 to 54	14.2%	84,629
Age 55 to 64	8.7%	51,850
Age 65 to 74	4.9%	29,203
Age 75 and up	5.5%	32,779

This table provides the breakdown of Kent County MI's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	85.9%	511,946
African American	9.5%	56,618
Asian American	2.1%	12,516
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5%	2,980
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	596

This table provides the breakdown of Kent County MI's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$46.46 Million
Farm Count	1,212
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	51.5%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	5.5%
Total Farm Acres	173,381
Avg Farm Acres	143
Total Value of Farms	$149.67 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$123,490
% From Crops	75.5%
% From Livestock	24.5%

Provides data reguarding Kent County MI's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.