Benzie County

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Benzie County Legal Resources Back to top

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Benzie Lawyers

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US Attorneys [ Grand Rapids - Main Office | Marquette | Lansing ]
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Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Grand Rapids | Marquette ]
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Benzie County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 15,998
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 206 / 161 / 0
Land Area (2000): 832.198 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1,394.251 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 23,000.000 acres (93.058 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 181
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 35.40%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 3.30%
Farm earnings (2005): $2,985,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / irrigation / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 1,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 99.60%
Physicians (2004): 35
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (48)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,479
Federal Spending (2004): $99,061

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	633	1.97%
Rural, Non-farm	31,574	98.03%

Benzie County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Employment Information Back to top
Benzie County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	6,071	5,361	711	11.70%	117
1991	6,098	5,276	822	13.48%	135
1992	6,294	5,529	765	12.16%	122
1993	6,604	5,914	690	10.44%	105
1994	6,853	6,242	611	8.92%	90
1995	7,067	6,431	636	9.00%	90
1996	7,147	6,655	493	6.90%	70
1997	7,534	7,068	466	6.18%	62
1998	7,656	7,226	430	5.62%	56
1999	7,873	7,480	393	5.00%	50
2000	8,387	8,011	376	4.48%	45
2001	8,433	7,941	492	5.83%	59
2002	8,419	7,842	577	6.85%	69
2003	8,765	8,069	696	7.94%	80
2004	8,908	8,233	675	7.58%	76
2005	9,182	8,470	712	7.75%	78
2006	9,226	8,520	706	7.65%	77
2007	9,170	8,452	719	7.84%	79
2008	9,184	8,381	803	8.75%	88

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	5,826	5,149	677	11.62%	116
Feb 1990	5,989	5,056	933	15.58%	156
Mar 1990	5,992	5,069	923	15.40%	154
Apr 1990	5,954	5,107	847	14.23%	142
May 1990	6,026	5,360	666	11.05%	111
Jun 1990	6,272	5,674	598	9.53%	95
Jul 1990	6,538	5,872	666	10.19%	102
Aug 1990	6,487	5,839	648	9.99%	100
Sep 1990	5,965	5,427	538	9.02%	90
Oct 1990	6,030	5,390	640	10.61%	106
Nov 1990	5,861	5,252	609	10.39%	104
Dec 1990	5,916	5,134	782	13.22%	132

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	5,759	4,942	817	14.19%	142
Feb 1991	5,943	4,880	1,063	17.89%	179
Mar 1991	5,988	4,866	1,122	18.74%	187
Apr 1991	6,024	4,976	1,048	17.40%	174
May 1991	6,018	5,253	765	12.71%	127
Jun 1991	6,385	5,564	821	12.86%	129
Jul 1991	6,561	5,907	654	9.97%	100
Aug 1991	6,459	5,789	670	10.37%	104
Sep 1991	5,981	5,404	577	9.65%	96
Oct 1991	5,992	5,347	645	10.76%	108
Nov 1991	6,026	5,219	807	13.39%	134
Dec 1991	6,035	5,160	875	14.50%	145

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	6,095	5,024	1,071	17.57%	176
Feb 1992	6,151	5,014	1,137	18.48%	185
Mar 1992	6,155	5,087	1,068	17.35%	174
Apr 1992	5,993	5,180	813	13.57%	136
May 1992	6,171	5,505	666	10.79%	108
Jun 1992	6,513	5,813	700	10.75%	107
Jul 1992	6,747	6,050	697	10.33%	103
Aug 1992	6,607	6,115	492	7.45%	74
Sep 1992	6,314	5,719	595	9.42%	94
Oct 1992	6,125	5,679	446	7.28%	73
Nov 1992	6,259	5,614	645	10.31%	103
Dec 1992	6,401	5,550	851	13.29%	133

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	6,477	5,443	1,034	15.96%	160
Feb 1993	6,469	5,480	989	15.29%	153
Mar 1993	6,401	5,493	908	14.19%	142
Apr 1993	6,217	5,511	706	11.36%	114
May 1993	6,409	5,831	578	9.02%	90
Jun 1993	6,849	6,236	613	8.95%	90
Jul 1993	6,917	6,423	494	7.14%	71
Aug 1993	6,997	6,554	443	6.33%	63
Sep 1993	6,696	6,064	632	9.44%	94
Oct 1993	6,525	6,004	521	7.98%	80
Nov 1993	6,600	5,967	633	9.59%	96
Dec 1993	6,687	5,964	723	10.81%	108

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	6,767	5,848	919	13.58%	136
Feb 1994	6,722	5,846	876	13.03%	130
Mar 1994	6,697	5,817	880	13.14%	131
Apr 1994	6,592	5,891	701	10.63%	106
May 1994	6,821	6,222	599	8.78%	88
Jun 1994	7,126	6,582	544	7.63%	76
Jul 1994	7,152	6,728	424	5.93%	59
Aug 1994	7,121	6,732	389	5.46%	55
Sep 1994	6,840	6,390	450	6.58%	66
Oct 1994	6,734	6,340	394	5.85%	59
Nov 1994	6,822	6,298	524	7.68%	77
Dec 1994	6,845	6,211	634	9.26%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	7,147	6,142	1,005	14.06%	141
Feb 1995	7,058	6,118	940	13.32%	133
Mar 1995	7,042	6,116	926	13.15%	131
Apr 1995	6,928	6,153	775	11.19%	112
May 1995	7,005	6,407	598	8.54%	85
Jun 1995	7,404	6,760	644	8.70%	87
Jul 1995	7,339	6,863	476	6.49%	65
Aug 1995	7,296	6,904	392	5.37%	54
Sep 1995	6,919	6,483	436	6.30%	63
Oct 1995	6,874	6,492	382	5.56%	56
Nov 1995	6,888	6,389	499	7.24%	72
Dec 1995	6,909	6,349	560	8.11%	81

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	6,887	6,163	724	10.51%	105
Feb 1996	6,882	6,204	678	9.85%	99
Mar 1996	6,854	6,221	633	9.24%	92
Apr 1996	6,838	6,265	573	8.38%	84
May 1996	7,140	6,597	543	7.61%	76
Jun 1996	7,381	6,955	426	5.77%	58
Jul 1996	7,545	7,122	423	5.61%	56
Aug 1996	7,572	7,267	305	4.03%	40
Sep 1996	7,132	6,781	351	4.92%	49
Oct 1996	7,106	6,824	282	3.97%	40
Nov 1996	7,190	6,731	459	6.38%	64
Dec 1996	7,242	6,724	518	7.15%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	7,332	6,659	673	9.18%	92
Feb 1997	7,342	6,655	687	9.36%	94
Mar 1997	7,417	6,727	690	9.30%	93
Apr 1997	7,218	6,697	521	7.22%	72
May 1997	7,437	7,008	429	5.77%	58
Jun 1997	7,756	7,378	378	4.87%	49
Jul 1997	7,884	7,544	340	4.31%	43
Aug 1997	7,827	7,564	263	3.36%	34
Sep 1997	7,537	7,207	330	4.38%	44
Oct 1997	7,464	7,167	297	3.98%	40
Nov 1997	7,603	7,142	461	6.06%	61
Dec 1997	7,587	7,065	522	6.88%	69

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	7,665	6,963	702	9.16%	92
Feb 1998	7,621	6,972	649	8.52%	85
Mar 1998	7,655	6,988	667	8.71%	87
Apr 1998	7,417	7,031	386	5.20%	52
May 1998	7,626	7,269	357	4.68%	47
Jun 1998	7,898	7,517	381	4.82%	48
Jul 1998	7,938	7,729	209	2.63%	26
Aug 1998	7,787	7,524	263	3.38%	34
Sep 1998	7,554	7,258	296	3.92%	39
Oct 1998	7,488	7,239	249	3.33%	33
Nov 1998	7,527	7,132	395	5.25%	52
Dec 1998	7,698	7,087	611	7.94%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	7,713	7,044	669	8.67%	87
Feb 1999	7,658	6,997	661	8.63%	86
Mar 1999	7,632	7,036	596	7.81%	78
Apr 1999	7,617	7,205	412	5.41%	54
May 1999	7,867	7,471	396	5.03%	50
Jun 1999	8,094	7,797	297	3.67%	37
Jul 1999	8,292	8,051	241	2.91%	29
Aug 1999	8,153	7,924	229	2.81%	28
Sep 1999	7,788	7,586	202	2.59%	26
Oct 1999	7,798	7,601	197	2.53%	25
Nov 1999	7,870	7,549	321	4.08%	41
Dec 1999	7,996	7,497	499	6.24%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	8,083	7,557	526	6.51%	65
Feb 2000	8,072	7,558	514	6.37%	64
Mar 2000	8,090	7,604	486	6.01%	60
Apr 2000	8,134	7,780	354	4.35%	44
May 2000	8,342	8,051	291	3.49%	35
Jun 2000	8,684	8,380	304	3.50%	35
Jul 2000	8,970	8,653	317	3.53%	35
Aug 2000	8,748	8,471	277	3.17%	32
Sep 2000	8,468	8,170	298	3.52%	35
Oct 2000	8,324	8,066	258	3.10%	31
Nov 2000	8,369	7,932	437	5.22%	52
Dec 2000	8,359	7,909	450	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	8,316	7,649	667	8.02%	80
Feb 2001	8,304	7,618	686	8.26%	83
Mar 2001	8,330	7,622	708	8.50%	85
Apr 2001	8,191	7,691	500	6.10%	61
May 2001	8,434	8,009	425	5.04%	50
Jun 2001	8,734	8,313	421	4.82%	48
Jul 2001	8,923	8,579	344	3.86%	39
Aug 2001	8,745	8,425	320	3.66%	37
Sep 2001	8,404	8,077	327	3.89%	39
Oct 2001	8,257	7,899	358	4.34%	43
Nov 2001	8,274	7,749	525	6.35%	63
Dec 2001	8,282	7,661	621	7.50%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	8,294	7,481	813	9.80%	98
Feb 2002	8,217	7,443	774	9.42%	94
Mar 2002	8,205	7,393	812	9.90%	99
Apr 2002	8,155	7,555	600	7.36%	74
May 2002	8,391	7,874	517	6.16%	62
Jun 2002	8,715	8,192	523	6.00%	60
Jul 2002	8,923	8,415	508	5.69%	57
Aug 2002	8,726	8,308	418	4.79%	48
Sep 2002	8,420	8,031	389	4.62%	46
Oct 2002	8,301	7,932	369	4.45%	44
Nov 2002	8,331	7,792	539	6.47%	65
Dec 2002	8,347	7,688	659	7.90%	79

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	8,463	7,585	878	10.37%	104
Feb 2003	8,497	7,549	948	11.16%	112
Mar 2003	8,484	7,564	920	10.84%	108
Apr 2003	8,451	7,744	707	8.37%	84
May 2003	8,791	8,099	692	7.87%	79
Jun 2003	9,185	8,518	667	7.26%	73
Jul 2003	9,339	8,723	616	6.60%	66
Aug 2003	9,133	8,579	554	6.07%	61
Sep 2003	8,749	8,250	499	5.70%	57
Oct 2003	8,636	8,152	484	5.60%	56
Nov 2003	8,707	8,047	660	7.58%	76
Dec 2003	8,746	8,022	724	8.28%	83

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	8,762	7,865	897	10.24%	102
Feb 2004	8,653	7,783	870	10.05%	101
Mar 2004	8,678	7,763	915	10.54%	105
Apr 2004	8,597	7,949	648	7.54%	75
May 2004	8,903	8,292	611	6.86%	69
Jun 2004	9,283	8,679	604	6.51%	65
Jul 2004	9,397	8,833	564	6.00%	60
Aug 2004	9,196	8,683	513	5.58%	56
Sep 2004	8,865	8,366	499	5.63%	56
Oct 2004	8,710	8,242	468	5.37%	54
Nov 2004	8,870	8,181	689	7.77%	78
Dec 2004	8,986	8,159	827	9.20%	92

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	8,844	7,895	949	10.73%	107
Feb 2005	8,943	7,962	981	10.97%	110
Mar 2005	8,926	7,949	977	10.95%	109
Apr 2005	8,889	8,185	704	7.92%	79
May 2005	9,168	8,538	630	6.87%	69
Jun 2005	9,490	8,880	610	6.43%	64
Jul 2005	9,785	9,197	588	6.01%	60
Aug 2005	9,563	8,995	568	5.94%	59
Sep 2005	9,213	8,634	579	6.28%	63
Oct 2005	9,085	8,581	504	5.55%	55
Nov 2005	9,132	8,455	677	7.41%	74
Dec 2005	9,145	8,370	775	8.47%	85

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	8,945	8,118	827	9.25%	92
Feb 2006	8,989	8,074	915	10.18%	102
Mar 2006	8,985	8,088	897	9.98%	100
Apr 2006	8,921	8,241	680	7.62%	76
May 2006	9,214	8,613	601	6.52%	65
Jun 2006	9,633	9,038	595	6.18%	62
Jul 2006	9,901	9,275	626	6.32%	63
Aug 2006	9,603	9,030	573	5.97%	60
Sep 2006	9,192	8,613	579	6.30%	63
Oct 2006	9,078	8,482	596	6.57%	66
Nov 2006	9,122	8,365	757	8.30%	83
Dec 2006	9,127	8,302	825	9.04%	90

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	8,997	8,075	922	10.25%	102
Feb 2007	8,991	8,074	917	10.20%	102
Mar 2007	8,968	8,053	915	10.20%	102
Apr 2007	8,905	8,136	769	8.64%	86
May 2007	9,124	8,490	634	6.95%	69
Jun 2007	9,539	8,901	638	6.69%	67
Jul 2007	9,761	9,145	616	6.31%	63
Aug 2007	9,545	8,941	604	6.33%	63
Sep 2007	9,141	8,580	561	6.14%	61
Oct 2007	8,959	8,419	540	6.03%	60
Nov 2007	9,017	8,352	665	7.37%	74
Dec 2007	9,097	8,255	842	9.26%	93

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	8,972	8,055	917	10.22%	102
Feb 2008	9,029	8,037	992	10.99%	110
Mar 2008	8,937	8,054	883	9.88%	99
Apr 2008	8,944	8,201	743	8.31%	83
May 2008	9,205	8,417	788	8.56%	86
Jun 2008	9,532	8,789	743	7.79%	78
Jul 2008	9,709	8,964	745	7.67%	77
Aug 2008	9,386	8,674	712	7.59%	76
Sep 2008	8,946	8,238	708	7.91%	79
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Benzie County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,630	21.39%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	482	6.33%
3.	Public Administration	380	4.99%
4.	Food Manufacturing	300	3.94%
5.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	290	3.81%
6.	Educational Services	290	3.81%
7.	Machinery Manufacturing	276	3.62%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	272	3.57%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	256	3.36%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	246	3.23%
11.	Health Care	232	3.04%
12.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	222	2.91%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	212	2.78%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	182	2.39%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	182	2.39%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	162	2.13%
17.	Finance and Insurance	144	1.89%
18.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	138	1.81%
19.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	128	1.68%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	118	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,236	17.93%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	714	10.36%
3.	Educational Services	660	9.57%
4.	Public Administration	336	4.87%
5.	Social Assistance	336	4.87%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	290	4.21%
7.	Finance and Insurance	256	3.71%
8.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	226	3.28%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	188	2.73%
10.	Department and Other General Stores	186	2.70%
11.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	184	2.67%
12.	Food Manufacturing	182	2.64%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	182	2.64%
14.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	148	2.15%
15.	Construction	138	2.00%
16.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	112	1.62%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	112	1.62%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	96	1.39%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	92	1.33%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	86	1.25%

Benzie County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	418	5.49%
2.	Carpenters	404	5.30%
3.	Other Production Occupations	400	5.25%
4.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	390	5.12%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	366	4.80%
6.	Other Management Occupations	316	4.15%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	300	3.94%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	280	3.67%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	264	3.46%
10.	Other Construction Trades	248	3.25%
11.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	234	3.07%
12.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	206	2.70%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	202	2.65%
14.	Construction Laborers	200	2.62%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	200	2.62%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	162	2.13%
17.	Law Enforcement Workers	150	1.97%
18.	Top Executives	138	1.81%
19.	Electricians	134	1.76%
20.	Assemblers and Fabricators	118	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	356	5.16%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	346	5.02%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	324	4.70%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	298	4.32%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	270	3.92%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	268	3.89%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	260	3.77%
8.	Cashiers	240	3.48%
9.	Registered Nurses	232	3.37%
10.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	220	3.19%
11.	Other Management Occupations	214	3.10%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	214	3.10%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	202	2.93%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	192	2.79%
15.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	192	2.79%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	190	2.76%
17.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	188	2.73%
18.	Other Production Occupations	180	2.61%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	176	2.55%
20.	Child Care Workers	156	2.26%

Benzie County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	13,181	51.48%
15-35 hours	3,531	13.79%
1-14 hours	772	3.02%
No regular hours	8,118	31.71%

Benzie County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	394	2.87%
5 AM-5:29 AM	380	2.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	497	3.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,233	8.99%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,519	11.07%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,019	14.71%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,410	17.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,463	10.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	618	4.50%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	805	5.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	348	2.54%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	116	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,052	7.67%
4 PM-11:59 PM	868	6.33%

Benzie County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	941	6.86%
5-9	1,803	13.14%
10-14	1,857	13.53%
15-19	1,694	12.35%
20-24	1,797	13.10%
25-29	898	6.54%
30-34	1,796	13.09%
35-39	464	3.38%
40-44	492	3.59%
45-59	1,094	7.97%
60-89	503	3.67%
At least 90	383	2.79%

Benzie County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	30	0.22%	8,960	65.30%
30-44	18	0.13%	2,734	19.92%
45-59	22	0.16%	1,072	7.81%
At least 60	8	0.06%	878	6.40%

Benzie County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	30	0.21%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,596	11.13%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,486	80.06%
Motorcycle	12	0.08%
Other	94	0.66%
Public transportation	78	0.54%
Walked	426	2.97%
Worked at home	624	4.35%

Benzie County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Family Information Back to top
: 12,996 (31,472 people)
: 9,140 (26,282 people)
: 3,624
: 17,556
Benzie County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	882	6.74%
$10,000-$14,999	868	6.63%
$15,000-$19,999	1,018	7.78%
$20,000-$24,999	1,127	8.61%
$25,000-$29,999	1,107	8.46%
$30,000-$34,999	1,040	7.95%
$35,000-$39,999	1,005	7.68%
$40,000-$44,999	851	6.50%
$45,000-$49,999	971	7.42%
$50,000-$59,999	1,345	10.28%
$60,000-$74,999	1,248	9.53%
$75,000-$99,999	899	6.87%
$100,000-$124,999	334	2.55%
$125,000-$149,999	138	1.05%
$150,000-$199,999	136	1.04%
$200,000 or more	120	0.92%

Benzie County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,567	24.11%
Family, 2 people	2,393	36.82%
Nonfamily, 2 people	298	4.58%
Family, 3 people	901	13.86%
Nonfamily, 3 people	28	0.43%
Family, 4 people	803	12.35%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.11%
Family, 5 people	339	5.22%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.11%
Family, 6 people	106	1.63%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	51	0.78%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Benzie County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,778	26.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,432	14.50%
Public Assistance	264	0.70%
Retirement	3,360	8.97%
Self Employment	2,019	5.39%
Social Security	4,524	12.08%
Supplemental Security	486	1.30%
Wage / Salary	9,323	24.89%
Other	2,275	6.07%

Benzie County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,821	61.67%
With children under 18	2,996	38.33%

Benzie County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,379	10.84%
Married	8,250	64.83%
Never Married	2,708	21.28%
Widowed	388	3.05%

Benzie County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,372	10.34%
Married	8,247	62.14%
Never Married	2,099	15.82%
Widowed	1,553	11.70%

Benzie County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Education Information Back to top
Benzie County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	834	3.37%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	2,954	11.95%
High school diploma or equivalent	9,035	36.55%
Some college, no degree	5,686	23.00%
Associate degree	1,583	6.40%
Bachelors degree	3,087	12.49%
Graduate or professional degree	1,543	6.24%

Benzie County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	278	1.74%	154	0.96%	432	2.70%
Kindergarten	350	2.19%	28	0.18%	378	2.36%
Grades 1-4	1,598	9.99%	159	0.99%	1,757	10.98%
Grades 5-8	1,672	10.45%	130	0.81%	1,802	11.26%
Grades 9-12	1,552	9.70%	124	0.78%	1,676	10.48%
Undergrad college	721	4.51%	82	0.51%	803	5.02%
Graduate or professional school	60	0.38%	18	0.11%	78	0.49%
Total	6,231	38.95%	695	4.34%	6,926	43.29%

Benzie County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Business Information Back to top
: $2,579,000
: $117,146,000
: $40,267,000
: 2,875
Benzie County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	2	2	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	1
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	1	2	4
1999 - Construction	11	3	23	21	21
1999 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	4	5	5
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	12	6	10
1999 - Information	0	0	1	2	3
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	4	2	2	11	7
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	1	10	9	16
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	6	3	6	7
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	1	2	9
1999 - Retail Trade	5	4	15	11	24
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
1999 - Unclassified	3	1	1	0	1
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	0	6
1999 - Total	36	23	77	78	120
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	0	3	3	4
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	1	4
2000 - Construction	11	7	37	10	24
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	0	5	2	8
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	10	3	15
2000 - Information	0	0	0	2	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	1	4	4	10	6
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	3	13	4	19
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	1	4	2	11
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	3	9
2000 - Retail Trade	5	6	20	16	15
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	1	1	3	3
2000 - Total	33	26	99	60	128
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	3	7	2
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	1	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	3	3
2001 - Construction	12	8	17	28	28
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Finance & Insurance	1	2	2	6	7
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	6	11	12
2001 - Information	1	0	0	1	5
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	4	1	5	9	7
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	5	9	9	14
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	2	6	6	6
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	1	2	3	6
2001 - Retail Trade	5	8	14	17	18
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	1	0	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	3	1	4
2001 - Total	47	31	70	102	117
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	2	4	0	6
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	4	1	3	1
2002 - Construction	14	18	22	15	32
2002 - Educational Services	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	3	4	9
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	9	11	12
2002 - Information	0	2	2	1	2
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	0	5	5	8	6
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	2	11	5	21
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	10	2	5
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	2	2	3	8
2002 - Retail Trade	4	3	14	21	18
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	1	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	1
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	2	3	2
2002 - Total	38	47	86	78	127
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	6	4	4
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	3	2
2003 - Construction	7	13	27	19	28
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	4	1	9	2	6
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	12	8	10
2003 - Information	1	0	0	0	5
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	2	1	5	9	5
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	14	5	19
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	4	5	4	12
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	1	3	1	9
2003 - Retail Trade	5	3	19	13	22
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	1	1	1
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	1
2003 - Utilities	1	1	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	3	0	4
2003 - Total	36	34	105	69	130
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	4	3	9
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	3	2	2	2	1
2004 - Construction	20	11	24	19	27
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	1	3	3	2	13
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	11	6	11
2004 - Information	0	1	1	2	2
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	1	3	6	8	5
2004 - Mining	1	0	0	0	1
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	8	9	22
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	5	8	9
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	5	1	8
2004 - Retail Trade	7	5	16	17	27
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	1	0	4
2004 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	2	1
2004 - Total	45	35	87	79	142
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	4	2	6	7
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	6	1	2	2	3
2005 - Construction	11	19	16	28	29
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	6	3	8
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	1	8	8	14
2005 - Information	0	0	1	0	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	1	3	6	6	6
2005 - Mining	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	7	5	6	13	15
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	3	5	7	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	2	0	4	8
2005 - Retail Trade	11	11	14	16	26
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	3	1	1
2005 - Unclassified	2	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	4
2005 - Total	55	52	69	96	138

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Benzie County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	29,493	93.01%
Below Poverty Level	2,216	6.99%

Benzie County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$372	$11	$716	$0	$0	$389	$1,477	$742	$185	$458
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$552	$29	$1,758	$0	$0	$414	$2,724	$1,382	$920	$450
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$676	$20	$2,218	$0	$0	$458	$3,352	$1,589	$1,280	$1,561
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$862	$33	$2,496	$0	$0	$588	$3,946	$1,734	$2,360	$1,685
1982	$997	$32	$2,597	$0	$0	$923	$4,517	$1,939	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$1,024	$53	$2,796	$0	$0	$1,055	$4,875	$2,163	$3,535	$1,533
1985	$1,317	$60	$3,103	$0	$0	$939	$5,359	$2,262	$2,590	$1,140
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$1,190	$97	$3,693	$0	$0	$650	$5,533	$2,505	$2,095	$1,041
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$2,252	$101	$3,480	$0	$0	$2,985	$8,717	$3,570	$145	$1,776
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$3,068	$264	$5,390	$0	$0	$4,612	$13,070	$5,365	$2,835	$2,366
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$4,511	$197	$6,313	$0	$0	$13,042	$23,866	$6,141	$7,485	$4,507

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$0	$135	$9	$49	$729	$1	$1,487
1972	$54	$412	$7	$0	$0	$91	$1,487
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$297	$415	$38	$1,225	$0	$3,090
1977	$165	$587	$36	$0	$0	$327	$3,090
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$679	$0	$126	$1,386	$0	$3,511
1979	$180	$942	$47	$0	$0	$151	$3,511
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$492	$78	$158	$1,295	$0	$3,917
1981	$255	$1,020	$171	$0	$0	$448	$3,917
1982	$0	$301	$0	$661	$1,375	$0	$4,545
1982	$351	$343	$0	$0	$0	$1,514	$4,545
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$511	$126	$158	$1,798	$1	$5,110
1984	$509	$1,386	$215	$0	$0	$406	$5,110
1985	$0	$576	$141	$151	$2,184	$1	$5,766
1985	$514	$1,542	$247	$0	$0	$410	$5,766
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$676	$168	$188	$2,293	$1	$6,419
1987	$383	$1,790	$179	$0	$0	$741	$6,419
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$964	$176	$326	$2,222	$0	$11,090
1992	$451	$233	$12	$0	$0	$6,706	$11,090
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$1,173	$214	$241	$3,426	$0	$12,648
1997	$595	$300	$274	$0	$0	$6,425	$12,648
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$1,291	$277	$1,062	$3,939	$609	$22,521
2002	$838	$224	$340	$0	$0	$13,941	$22,521

Benzie County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Criminal Information Back to top
: 39

Benzie County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Benzie County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,008	12.55%
10-19 Years	2,050	12.81%
20-29 Years	1,452	9.08%
30-39 Years	2,281	14.26%
40-49 Years	2,469	15.43%
50-59 Years	2,009	12.56%
60-69 Years	1,732	10.83%
70-79 Years	1,338	8.36%
80-89 Years	558	3.49%
90+ Years	101	0.63%

Benzie County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	7,923	49.52%
Female	8,075	50.48%

Benzie County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	15,270	95.45%
Amerindian	248	1.55%
Hispanic/Latino	233	1.46%
Multiracial	168	1.05%
African-American	43	0.27%
Asian	25	0.16%
Other Race	11	0.07%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%

Benzie County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,470	25.25%
2.	English	4,934	14.71%
3.	Irish	3,747	11.17%
4.	French Non-Basque	2,130	6.35%
5.	Polish	2,043	6.09%
6.	United States Or American	1,823	5.43%
7.	Dutch	1,610	4.80%
8.	Norwegian	1,358	4.05%
9.	Scottish	1,253	3.74%
10.	French Canadian	835	2.49%

Benzie County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	29,131	96.06%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	574	1.89%
3.	German	162	0.53%
4.	French	130	0.43%
5.	Other Native North American	80	0.26%
6.	Polish	64	0.21%
7.	Greek	48	0.16%
8.	Other Indo European	26	0.09%
9.	Hebrew	22	0.07%
10.	Scandinavian	20	0.07%

Benzie County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	31,669	98.33%
Naturalized immigrant	340	1.06%
Not a citizen	198	0.61%

Benzie County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Benzie County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Almira	Elberta	Joyfield
Benzonia	Frankfort	Lake
Beulah	Gilmore	Lake Ann
Blaine	Homestead	Platte
Colfax	Honor	Thompsonville
Crystal Lake	Inland	Weldon

Benzie County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

49616	49635	49683
49617	49640
49628	49650

Almira (2,535)	Joyfield (777)	Honor (299)
Benzonia (2,476)	Blaine (491)	Lake Ann (276)
Homestead (1,779)	Thompsonville (457)	Weldon (220)
Inland (1,587)	Elberta (457)	Gilmore
Frankfort (1,513)	Beulah (363)	Colfax
Crystal Lake (960)	Platte (342)	Lake