Genesee County, Michigan

Genesee County has a population of 403,305 and has shrunk 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $182,400, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $62,281.

Home price
$182,400
Income
$62,281
Population
403,305
Unemployment
8.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$182,400county
Median gross rent$989county
Median year homes here were built1969county
Share of homes built before 198068.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,087county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,033county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$856county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,272county
Home insurance / yr$2,924(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living90.1(statewide)
Median household income$62,281county
Family health premium / yr$24,252(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,023(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.148(statewide)
Poverty rate16.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.9%county
Unemployment rate8.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government10.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$49,986county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.36%county
Top state income tax4.25%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.25%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport285088county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.4%county
Traffic deaths30.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.9(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county148county
Public school enrollment56829county
Students per full-time teacher17.4county
Free lunch eligible61.0%county
Elementary schools69county
Middle schools24county
High schools36county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public66.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year18.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population403,305county
Land area in square miles637county
People per square mile of land633.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores64county
Convenience stores40county
Share living far from a food store27.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.5%county
Population change since 2020-1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents116county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in7,983county
Households that moved away7,969county
Average income of arriving households$53,996county
Average income of departing households$56,701county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year444county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings17.6%county
Violent crime rate434(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.6 incounty
Annual snowfall39.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing147 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 13county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh19.6¢county
Household electricity use619 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.21(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas81.3%county
Homes heated by propane3.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk52.6county
Hail risk91.1county
Earthquake risk70.8county
Tornado risk98.5county
Tropical cyclone risk45.3county
Extreme heat risk85.6county
Winter weather risk59.0county
Strong wind risk97.9county
Wildfire risk25.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Genesee County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Michigan figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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