During the last decade, the countywide population increased by 9.6 %. The 2010 Census population is 17,525. By Township:

Township

% Change

Total

Almira

29.7% 

3645

Benzonia 

-3.9%

2727

Blaine 

12.2% 

551

Colfax 

12.3% 

657

Crystal Lake 

-0.3% 

957

Frankfort City 

-15% 

1286

Gilmore 

-3.4% 

821

Homstead 

13.4% 

2357

Inland 

30.4% 

2070

Joyfield 

2.8% 

799

Lake 

19.5% 

759

Platte 

3.5% 

354

Weldon 

2.3% 

542

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

Benzie County

State of MI

People QuickFacts

Population, 2009 estimate    

17,227

9,969,727

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009    

7.7%

0.3%

Population estimates base (April 1) 2000    

15,998

9,938,492

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009    

5.3%

6.2%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009    

21.2%

23.6%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009    

20.1%

13.4%

Female persons, percent, 2009    

50.4%

50.8%

White persons, percent, 2009 (a)    

96.0%

81.2%

Black persons, percent, 2009 (a)    

0.8%

14.2%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a)    

1.7%

0.6%

Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a)    

0.1%

2.4%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a)    

Z

Z

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009    

1.3%

1.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b)    

2.0%

4.2%

White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009    

94.1%

77.4%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over    

57.7%

57.3%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000    

1.7%

5.3%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000    

3.9%

8.4%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000    

85.4%

83.4%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000    

20.0%

21.8%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000    

2,980

1,711,231

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000    

25.4

24.1

Housing units, 2009    

12,046

4,541,693

Homeownership rate, 2000    

85.7%

73.8%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000    

5.0%

18.8%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000    

$107,400

$115,600

Households, 2000    

6,500

3,785,661

Persons per household, 2000    

2.42

2.56

Median household income, 2008    

$45,309

$48,606

Per capita money income, 1999    

$18,524

$22,168

Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008    

10.3%

14.4%

Business QuickFacts

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007    

480

235,422

Private nonfarm employment, 2007    

2,989

3,687,441

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007    

-6.7%

-9.5%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007    

1,783

648,573

Total number of firms, 2002    

1,935

735,531

Black-owned firms, percent, 2002    

F

6.0%

American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002    

F

0.7%

Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002    

F

2.1%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002    

F

0.0%

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002    

F

1.3%

Women-owned firms, percent, 2002    

S

29.6%

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)    

NA

221,433,262

Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000)    

2,579

165,958,945

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)    

117,146

109,350,139

Retail sales per capita, 2002    

$6,984

$10,889

Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)    

40,267

12,248,269

Building permits, 2009    

86

6,884

Federal spending, 2008    

118,491

82,933,158

Geography QuickFacts

Land area, 2000 (square miles)    

321.31

56,803.82

Persons per square mile, 2000    

49.8

175

FIPS Code    

19

26

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area    

Traverse City, MI Micro Area 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.

(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data

NA: Not available

D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information

X: Not applicable

S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards

Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

F: Fewer than 100 firms