COUNTY PROFILE - EMMET, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance, Inc.
1048 East Main Street
P.O. Box 8
Boyne City, Michigan 49712-0008
 
Contact:  Thomas Johnson
Phone:    616/582-6482
FAX:      616/582-3213
 
County Seat:  Petoskey

 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    18331
1980 Census                    22992
1990 Census                    25040
Median Age (as of 1990)         34.5 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            15700
Employed                     13850
Total Unemployment            1850
Unemployment Rate             11.7%
3-Year Average                10.7%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Northern Mich. Hospitals, Petoskey       1000  Medical care
Boyne USA, Petoskey                       600  Hotel/resort/ski/golf complex
Control Engrg, Petoskey/Harbor Spr.       368  Design/make automated vehicles
Stafford's                                160  Hotel
Manthei Veneer Mills, Petoskey            136  Face veneer
Northern Die Cast, Harbor Springs         118  Magnesium diecasting
Mich. Rivet (McLaughlin), Petoskey        110  Auto fasteners
Petoskey Plastics, Petoskey               102  Plastic bags & sheeting
Holiday Inn                                85  Hotel/convention center
Michigan Maple Block, Petoskey             85  Laminated wood products
Circuit Controls, Petoskey                 82  Stamp wiring terminals
Hodgkiss & Douma, Petoskey                 75  Heavy construction contractors
Glass Alternatives, Inc.                   73  Injection molded plastics
Town & Country Log Homes, Petoskey         70  Custom log & timber homes
Barnum Bros. Fibre, Petoskey               57  Plastic fan shrouds
Moeller Aerospace Tech, Harbor Spr.        46  Aircraft engine components
Demmer, Petoskey                           20  Automobile jigs and fixtures
Irish Boatworks                            20  Custom boat bldg/engineering
Petoskey Mfg., Petoskey                    20  Zinc die casting
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $6.24         $8.68
Clerk, General Office                      $8.27        $11.51
Electronic Technician                     $10.11        $14.94
Forklift Operator                          $7.87         $9.44
General Laborer                            $4.85         $4.95
Inspector                                  $9.44        $11.64
Machine Operator                           $5.69         $8.05
Machinist                                  $6.95        $10.99
Secretary                                  $5.90         $7.08
Welder                                     $8.33        $11.60
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             360         579
Cleveland           420         675
Detroit             260         418
Indianapolis        430         691
Lansing             200         321
Toronto             450         724
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  I-75, M-68, M-108, M-119, US-31, US-131
Bus Lines:      1
Truck Lines:    2 local firms; serviced by 7 others
Rail Lines:     Tuscola-Saginaw-Bay Railroad
Ports:          None
Airports:       Pellston Regional
Airlines:       Great Lakes, Northwest Airlink
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Petoskey.
 
January Average Minimum:   15 F./ -9 C.    Average Maximum:   27 F./ -3 C.
July Average Minimum:      58 F./ 14 C.    Average Maximum:   78 F./ 26 C.
Growing Season:       158 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   11      Average Annual Rainfall:   30 in./ 76 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    5      Average Annual Snowfall:  100 in./254 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Alanson                       5        20           8              1
Bear Creek Twp.               5        20           8              1
Little Traverse Twp.         10        70          28              1
Petoskey                      1         1           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            21       111          45              3
 
Zero acres indicates less than half an acre or no information available.
 
 
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
 
                   Residential   Industrial      Office      Mercantile
                  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value
 
1991:              153   $16.00    2    $0.15    2    $0.24    1    $0.09
3-Year Average:    155   $13.93    5    $0.31    1    $0.13    3    $1.37
 
Values are reported in millions of dollars. A 3-year average value of 1 may
indicate no construction activity in one or more of the last three years.
 
 
NEW INCORPORATIONS
 
Incorporations in 1992:     79          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        315          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     4%             69%           1%           15%         11%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $768,335,876.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                39.74
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Bear Creek Twp.    CP/Top O'Mich.     MichCon
Harbor Springs     Local              MichCon            Michigan Bell
Petoskey           Local              MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
Resort Twp         CP/Top O'Mich.     MichCon
 
* D=digital switching; EA=equal access to interexchange carriers;
  see Source List note.
 
 
WATER
                                 Gallons           Liters         Pressure
                 Source      Capacity   Use    Capacity   Use   (lbs./sq.in.)
 
Harbor Springs   Wells           25      10        95      38     30-85
Petoskey         Wells           30      24       114      91     40-240
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Harbor Springs       Lagoon                   3       3         12      10
Petoskey             Tertiary                50      10        189      38
 
Capacity and present load in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
                                   1990               Master   Public Library
Community        Phone Number   Population    Zoning   Plan      (Volumes)
 
Harbor Springs   616-526-2104        1540       yes    yes
Petoskey         616-347-4105        6056       yes    yes     41,216
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Harbor Springs    7                        23            5     Independent
Petoskey          7            6           18           12     Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    16      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 

Other communities in Emmet County (1990 population for incorporated communities
in parenthesis):
 
Alanson (677), Bay Shore, Bay View, Bear Creek Twp. (3469), Bliss Twp. (483),
Brutus, Carp Lake Twp. (597), Center Twp. (517), Conway, Cross Village Twp.
(201), Epsilon, Friendship Twp. (591), Good Hart, Levering, Little Traverse
Twp. (1805), Littlefield Twp. (2310), Mackinaw City (875), Maple River Twp.
(743), McKinley Twp. (1080), Oden, Pellston (583), Pleasant View, Pleasant View
Twp. (375), Readmond Twp. (374), Resort Twp. (2068), Springvale Twp. (1300),
Stutsmanville, Wawatam Twp. (563), Wequetonsing, West Traverse Twp. (968)
 

 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Harbor Springs   Harbor Springs                    1013        52         1
Petoskey         Petoskey Public                   2550       117         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Ferris State University, Big Rapids (85 mi.)                         12422
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie (95 mi.)             3503
North Central Michigan College, Petoskey                              2023
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City (65 mi.)                 4386
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:    285
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Local
Extended Care Facilities:      2     Total Beds:    230
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:    114
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     7057 (74.2%)     Median Home Value:   $64,700.00
Renter occupied:    2459 (25.8%)     Median Contract Rent:   $324.00
Churches:      Catholic:    8    Protestant:   28
Synagogues:    1
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Wilderness State Park; Petoskey State Park; Boyne Highlands and Nub's Nob
Ski Areas - downhill and cross-country; recreational harbor facilities at
Petoskey and Harbor Springs on Lake Michigan. Mackinac Bridge (south end);
'Tunnel of Trees' Shore Drive; North Central Michigan College, Petoskey;
Gaslight District, Petoskey; Little Traverse Historical Society Museum,
Petoskey. Winter Sports Carnival, Petoskey (January).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   38
Metalworking Machinery                          3
Commercial Printing                             3
Advertising                                     6
Personnel Supply Services                       2
Computer and Data Processing Services           2
Legal Services                                 21
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            8
Retail Establishments                         292
Wholesale Establishments                       39
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):              1200
Television Channels:    10
Radio Stations:         5
Newspapers:     Petoskey News Review
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Alden State Bank                            Alden                      1
First of America Bank-Northern Michigan     Traverse City              3
FMB-Northwestern Bank                       Boyne City                 1
Harbor Springs State Bank                   Harbor Springs             3
Heritage Federal Savings Bank               Taylor                     1
NBD Bank, NA                                Detroit                    5
Northwestern Savings Bank & Trust           Traverse City              1
Old Kent Bank of Petoskey                   Petoskey                   3

 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                12140       16416
Total Income                                              $293.20       $469.02
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $193.17       $322.37
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                9635       13404         $151.00       $253.24
  Proprietors                    2505        3012          $28.18        $47.20
    Farm                          280         243           $1.01         $1.87
    Nonfarm                      2225        2769          $27.17        $45.32
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            310         266           $1.33         $2.12
  Nonfarm                       11830       16150         $191.84       $320.24
    Private                     10458       14439         $165.70       $281.10
      Agric./For./Fish.           127         164           $1.22         $2.23
      Mining                       11                       $0.96         $0.53
      Construction               1078        1449          $19.93        $31.45
      Manufacturing              1095        1705          $21.33        $39.72
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $4.04         $9.34
        Durable Goods             ---         ---          $17.29        $30.38
      Transp. & Utilities         259         444           $6.66        $11.35
      Wholesale Trade             448         355           $9.27         $9.17
      Retail Trade               2338        3333          $25.67        $42.08
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         790         887           $5.26         $8.01
      Services                   4312        6097          $75.40       $136.56
    Government                   1372        1711          $26.15        $39.14
      Federal                     107         117           $2.71         $3.22
      Military, Civilian           55          57           $0.29         $0.38
      State and Local            1210        1537          $23.15        $35.55
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $169.04       $276.14
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $12,479.00      1990:    $18,655.00