Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot County is a county located in the United States of Michigan. The county has a population of 42285 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 42245, making it the 40th most populous county in Michigan. The county spans an area of 571.61 mi˛ (1480.46 square kilometre), of which, 570.13 square miles (1476.63 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.48 square miles (3.83 square kilometre) of it is water, giving it the 15th smallest by total area among Michigan's county.

Gratiot County Michigan
Map of Gratiot County, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 42285 people in the county, organized into 14501 households, and 10401 families residing in the county. The population density was 74.2 people per square mile (28.65/km˛), it is the 36th most densely populated county in the U.S. state of Michigan. There were 15516 housing units at an average density of 27.2 per square mile (10.5/km˛). The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02. The population's age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males. Its population was estimated at 42245 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 92.72% White, 4.86% Black or African American, 0.62% American Indian, 0.52% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.26% from two or more races.

Gratiot County Michigan Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gratiot County Michigan School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gratiot County Michigan GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $37262, making it the 41st wealthiest county by median household income among the Michigan. The median income for a family in the county was $43954, it is the 42nd wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $17118, it is 56th wealthiest county by per capita income in Michigan.

In 2000, 11080 pupils and students, of which 5599 are male and 5481 are female, 26.2% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 564 nursery or pri school, 540 kindergarten, 4784 elementary school, 2632 high school and 2560 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Alma CityGratiot County5.465.360.192751729.71821833536
2Ashley VillageGratiot County0.640.640526815.91571432917
3Breckenridge VillageGratiot County1.061.06013391268.41620436200
4Ithaca CityGratiot County4.084.0803098759.91729135045
5Perrinton VillageGratiot County0.630.630439699.41698834500
6St. Louis CityGratiot County3.022.870.1644941568.41419631122
YearPopulation
April 2000 census42285
April 2000 Estimate42285
July 2000 Estimate42476
July 2001 Estimate42469
July 2002 Estimate42322
July 2003 Estimate42343
July 2004 Estimate42327
July 2005 Estimate42158
July 2006 Estimate42254
July 2007 Estimate42288
July 2008 Estimate42245
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school271293564
Kindergarten279261540
Elementary school248223024784
High school151811142632
College or graduate school104915112560
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gratiot County, Michigan$37262$43954$17118
Michigan, United States$44667$53457$22168
United States$41994$50046$21587