Muskegon County MI Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Muskegon County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	34740
Fips County Code	26121
County Name	Muskegon
State	Michigan

This table provides the FIPS code for Muskegon 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	175,231	337
Population 2005	174,971	N/A
Population 2000	170,200	318
Population 1990	158,983	298

Represents population information for Muskegon 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	994	568.09
Murder	4	2.29
Forcible Rape	141	80.58
Robbery	150	85.73
Aggravated Assault	699	399.49
Total Property Crimes	8,716	4,981.40
Burglary	1,543	881.86
Larceny Theft	6,506	3,718.33
Motor Vehicle Theft	667	381.21

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Muskegon 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	5.5%
Retail Trade	10.7%
Professional & Technical Services	2.7%
Health Care & Social Assistance	14.7%
Government	15.7%

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

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	323 Million
% From Groundwater	4.1%
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	18 Million

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

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	91,030	85,500	5,530
Unemployed Population	6,237	3,489	2,748
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	4.1%	2.8

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

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	6.8%	11,898
Age 5 to 14	14.4%	25,196
Age 15 to 24	14.1%	24,671
Age 25 to 34	13.2%	23,096
Age 35 to 44	14.3%	25,021
Age 45 to 54	14.7%	25,721
Age 55 to 64	9.9%	17,322
Age 65 to 74	5.9%	10,323
Age 75 and up	6.7%	11,723

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

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	83.0%	145,226
African American	14.0%	24,496
Asian American	0.5%	875
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.8%	1,400
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	875

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

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$10.71 Million
Farm Count	545
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	55.2%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	5.1%
Total Farm Acres	73,918
Avg Farm Acres	136
Total Value of Farms	$46.30 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$84,956
% From Crops	63.8%
% From Livestock	36.2%

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