COUNTY PROFILE - GENESEE, Michigan
LOCATION SERVICES
Genesee Economic Area Revitalization (GEAR)
412 South Saginaw Street, Suite 207
Flint, Michigan 48502
Contact: Ned Fellers
Phone: 313/238-7803
FAX: 313/238-7866
County Seat: Flint
POPULATION
1970 Census 445589
1980 Census 450449
1990 Census 430459
Median Age (as of 1990) 32. years
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
Total Labor Force 183600
Employed 161500
Total Unemployment 22100
Unemployment Rate 12.1%
3-Year Average 11.5%
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
Firm Employees Product/Service
GM AC Rochester East, Flint 7950 Spark plugs, filters, pumps
GM CLCD Buick City Assembly, Flint 5740 H-car assembly, plastics
St. Joseph Health Care Sys. 4780 Medical services
GM North Amer. Truck. Oper. 4100 G-van assembly
GM Flint Metal Fab N.A.T.O., Flint 4004 Sheet metal stamping
GM Powertrain Div. V-8 3800 5.7 litre engine
GM Powertrain Div. V-6 3500 3300 & 3800 engine
GM Powertrain Div. Trans. 2900 Transmission components
Hurley Medical Center 2900 Medical services
GM AC Rochester West, Flint 2800 Fuel tank, exhaust, eng. valve
GM CLCD Grand Blanc Stamping 2723 Metal fabrication
GM Delco Electronics, Flint 2500 Instrument clusters, chassis
McLaren Regional Medical Center 2300 Medical services
GM AC World Headquarters 2100 Administration
GM EDS, GMAC, GMAC Insurance 1600 Computer support, finance, ins
GM Inland Fisher Guide Div., Flint 1530 Door and seat assembly
Flint Osteopathic Hospital 1400 Medical services
GM CLCD Eng. & Dev. Center 1400 Engineering, design services
GM Service Parts Operations, Flint 1075 Parts distribution
GM Service Parts World HQ 1000 Administration
Vemco, Grand Blanc 600 Plastic moldings
University of Michigan - Flint 480 Higher education
Michigan Bell, Flint 470 Telephone service
Flint Journal, Flint 433 Daily newspaper
GM Buick Motor Div. HQ, Flint 400 Administration
Creative Foam, Fenton 360 Plastic foam parts
Consumers Power, Flint 350 Electric and gas supply
Lear-Siegler, Fenton 335 Metal stampings
C.J. Rogers, Flint 320 Heavy construction
Richfield Iron Works 316 Fabricated metals
McDonald Dairy 300 Dairy products
Baker College - Flint 270 Education
GM CLCD Div. Administration 250 Administration
DuPont DeNemours, E.I., Flint 247 Paints, etc.
Carpenter Enterprises, Fenton 219 Auto parts, accessories
Coca-Cola Bottling, Flint 215 Soft drinks
Atlas Technologies 200 Elect. control, hydraulic unt.
Pepsi-Cola Bottling, Flint 200 Soft drinks
Troy Design 200 Auto design/engineering
Zehnder's Ice Cream 200 Ice cream products
Thomas Design Engineering 185 Auto design/engineering
Prime-Coat Technology 180 Elpo-disposition paint
Machine Tool & Gear 158 Auto pts, gas/induct heat trtg
Consolidated Packaging, Flint 150 Paper products/boxes
Dee Cramer, Flint 150 Commercial heating/air cond.
Universal Systems, Flint 125 Industrial automotive systems
Excel Corp. 120 Conveyor/handling/assembly sys
Flint Coatings, Flint 120 Automotive component coating
Fernco, Davison 110 Flexible sewer/drain connect.
Koegel Meats, Flint 107 Meat, food products
Burkland Inc. 103 Stamping, tooling, machining
Bristol Steel & Conveyor, Burton 100 Conveyors, other equipment
Genesee Packaging 100 Package automotive parts
Hydroclaim Corp. 100 Machinery
I&H Conveying & Machine 100 Food processing, bottle hdl eq
EARNING LEVELS
Average Hourly Rate
Classification Minimum Maximum
Assembler $5.57 $9.30
Clerk, General Office $5.72 $8.43
Computer Technician $7.34 $11.77
Electronic Technician $5.55 $13.47
Forklift Operator $6.94 $10.35
General Laborer $5.94 $9.38
Maintenance, Building $7.60 $10.96
Secretary $6.24 $9.68
Tool & Die Maker $13.67 $18.22
Welder $13.57 $14.85
Source: Based on Michigan Bell retention study, adjusted for inflation to
1991 using Consumer Price Index.
DISTANCE TO:
Miles Kilometers
Chicago 280 450
Cleveland 230 370
Detroit 60 96
Indianapolis 300 482
Lansing 50 80
Toronto 250 402
TRANSPORTATION
Main Highways: I-69, 75, 475; M-13, 15, 21, 54, 57, 121; US-23
Bus Lines: 4
Truck Lines: 38
Rail Lines: C&O; Central Michigan; Grand Trunk Western
Ports: None
Airports: Bishop Airport, Flint (Port of Entry and Foreign Trade Zone)
Airlines: Piedmont, Simmons (Northwest Airlink)
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Flint WSO.
January Average Minimum: 14 F./-10 C. Average Maximum: 29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum: 59 F./ 15 C. Average Maximum: 81 F./ 27 C.
Growing Season: 152 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C: 11 Average Annual Rainfall: 29 in./ 74 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C: 8 Average Annual Snowfall: 49 in./124 cm.
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
Community Sites Acres Hectares Industrial Parks
Burton 4 28 11 0
Clio 1 0 0 1
Davison 2 5 2 0
Davison Twp. 4 355 144 0
Fenton 1 0 0 2
Fenton Twp. 2 0 0 0
Flint 17 219 89 5
Flint Twp. 10 78 32 1
Forest Twp. 0 0 0 1
Genesee Twp. 0 0 0 1
Grand Blanc 3 148 60 0
Grand Blanc Twp. 1 18 7 0
Montrose 0 0 0 1
Montrose Twp. 1 60 24 0
Mount Morris 1 0 0 0
Mount Morris Twp. 2 2 1 0
Mundy Twp. 2 27 11 2
Swartz Creek 1 156 63 0
COUNTY TOTAL 52 1096 444 14
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: 800 $69.14 4 $4.64 21 $4.75 23 $5.61
3-Year Average: 844 $77.48 6 $15.40 30 $10.57 39 $13.02
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: 947 State Median: 68
Incorporation Rate: 220 State Median: 183
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
Agricultural Residential Industrial Commercial Other
2% 57% 8% 17% 15%
County Total State Equalized Value: $5,499,880,983.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991): 60.52
UTILITIES
Electric Gas Telephone*
Burton Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Clayton Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Clio Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Davison Consumers Consumers GTE, EA
Davison Twp. Consumers Consumers GTE
Fenton Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Fenton Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Flint Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Flint Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Genesee Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Grand Blanc Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Grand Blanc Twp Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Montrose Twp. Consumers Consumers Central Tel.
Mt. Morris Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Mt. Morris Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
Mundy Twp. Consumers Consumers GTE
Swartz Creek Consumers Consumers GTE, D
Vienna Twp. Consumers Consumers Michigan Bell, D,EA
* 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.)
Burton Wells
Clayton Twp. Lake
Clio Wells 50
Davison Wells 23 10 85 38 44-64
Davison Twp. Detroit 785 286 2971 1083 42-80
Fenton Wells 30 13 114 49 100-110
Fenton Twp. Lake/Wells
Flint Detroit 1200 385 4542 1457 30-58
Flint Twp. Lake
Genesee Twp. Lake
Grand Blanc Wells 57 25 216 95 60-65
Grand Blanc Twp Wells
Montrose Twp. Lake
Mt. Morris Detroit 5 17 60-70
Mt. Morris Twp. Lake
Mundy Twp. Lake
Swartz Creek Wells 45-60
Vienna Twp. Lake
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
SEWER
Gallons Liters
Type Capacity Load Capacity Load
Burton
Clayton Twp.
Clio County
Davison County
Davison Twp. County
Fenton
Fenton Twp.
Flint 870 500 3293 1893
Flint Twp.
Genesee Twp.
Grand Blanc Act. Sludge 200 170 757 643
Grand Blanc Twp
Montrose Twp.
Mt. Morris County
Mt. Morris Twp.
Mundy Twp.
Swartz Creek County
Vienna Twp.
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)
Burton 313-743-1500 27617 no Genesee Dist.
Clayton Twp. 517-445-2526 7368
Clio 313-686-5850 2629 yes yes Genesee Dist.
Davison 313-653-2191 5693 yes no Genesee Dist.
Davison Twp. 313-653-4156 14671 yes no Genesee Dist.
Fenton 313-629-2261 8444 yes yes Genesee Dist.
Fenton Twp. 313-629-1537 10055
Flint 313-766-7346 140761 yes no 411,639
Flint Twp. 313-732-1350 34081
Genesee Twp. 313-640-2000 24093
Grand Blanc 313-694-1118 7760 yes yes Genesee Dist.
Grand Blanc Twp 313-694-5300 25392
Montrose Twp. 313-639-2021 6236
Mt. Morris 313-686-2160 3292 yes yes Genesee Dist.
Mt. Morris Twp. 313-785-0817 25198
Mundy Twp. 313-655-4631 11511
Swartz Creek 313-635-4464 4851 yes yes Genesee Dist.
Vienna Twp. 313-686-7580 13210
------- Fire Department ------- Police
Community Class. FT Paid PT/Volunt. (Full-Time) Solid Waste
Burton 6/9 1 65 37 Municipal
Clayton Twp. 7/9
Clio 7 52 10 Independent
Davison 7 30 7 Independent
Davison Twp. 8/9 1 9 Municipal
Fenton 6/9 1 26 13 Municipal
Fenton Twp. 6/9 21
Flint 3 220 311 Municipal
Flint Twp. 6/9 13 41 31
Genesee Twp. 7/9 47 15
Grand Blanc 6 2 56 16 Municipal
Grand Blanc Twp 6/9 25
Montrose Twp. 6/9 27 5
Mt. Morris 7 24 5 Independent
Mt. Morris Twp. 7/9 35 24
Mundy Twp. 8/9 35 8
Swartz Creek 7 50 7 Municipal
Vienna Twp. 8/9
County Sheriff Officers: 80 Licensed Landfills in County: 2
Other communities in Genesee County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
Argentine Twp. (4651), Atlas Twp. (5551), Davison Twp. (14671), Flushing
(8542), Flushing Twp. (9223), Forest Twp. (4409), Gaines (427), Gaines Twp.
(5391), Goodrich (916), Linden (2415), Montrose (1811), Mount Forest, Otisville
(724), Rankin, Richfield Twp. (7271), Thetford Twp. (8333)
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
K-12 Instruc. High
Community School District Students Staff Schools
Clio Clio Area 3842 162 1
Davison Davison Community 4596 177 1
Fenton Fenton Area Public 2788 121 1
Flint Flint City 24506 856 7
Flint Carman-Ainsworth 5032 214 1
Genesee Genesee 820 38 1
Grand Blanc Grand Blanc Comm 5406 233 1
Mt. Morris Mt. Morris Consolidated 3108 121 1
Swartz Creek Swartz Creek Community 4062 175
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
Name and Location Enrollment
Baker College of Business, Flint 3861
C.S. Mott Community College, Flint 10858
General Motors Institute, Flint 3104
Jordan College, Bad Axe 2090
Michigan State University, East Lansing (50 mi.) 43329
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (50 mi.) 36316
University of Michigan, Flint 6603
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Hospitals in County: 6 Total Beds: 1720
Nearest Large Medical Center: Local
Extended Care Facilities: 17 Total Beds: 1979
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County: 880
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
Owner occupied: 113585 (70.4%) Median Home Value: $50,500.00
Renter occupied: 47711 (29.6%) Median Contract Rent: $328.00
Churches: Catholic: 25 Protestant: 251
Synagogues: 2
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
Sloan Museum; Bray Gallery; DeWaters Art Center; Cross Roads Village; Bower
Theatre; Whiting Auditorium. Events: Air Show; Art Fair; Balloon Classic;
Buick Open; Crim Road Race; Canusa Games; New Vic Theatre; River Fest; Star
Theatre; Dort Music Center.
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
General Building Contractors 91
Metalworking Machinery 25
Commercial Printing 37
Advertising 17
Personnel Supply Services 36
Computer and Data Processing Services 50
Legal Services 199
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping 77
Retail Establishments 2564
Wholesale Establishments 473
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986): 2296
Television Channels: 8 plus cable
Radio Stations: 10
Newspapers: Clio Messenger, Davison Index, Flint Journal, Genesee County
Herald, Grand Blanc News, Suburban News, Swartz Creek News
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993) Offices
Main Office in County
BANK ONE, FENTON, NA Fenton 3
Citizens Commercial & Savings Bank Flint 26
First of America Bank-Mid Michigan, NA Bay City 2
Heritage Federal Savings Bank Taylor 4
Key State Bank Owosso 2
Michigan National Bank Farmington Hills 11
NBD Bank, NA Detroit 28
Old Kent Bank-Central Owosso 5
Republic Bank Flint 2
Standard Federal Bank Troy 1
The Montrose State Bank Montrose 2
The State Bank Fenton 4
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
Earnings
Employment ($ millions)
1985 1990 1985 1990
Total Employment 200830 196999
Total Income $6,277.36 $7,246.64
Earnings by Place of Work $5,567.13 $5,736.17
Components by Type:
Wage and Salary 183055 177032 $4,692.61 $4,737.90
Proprietors 17775 19967 $208.10 $338.48
Farm 1115 964 $5.15 $11.01
Nonfarm 16660 19003 $202.94 $327.47
Components by Industry:
Farm 1519 1288 $7.26 $13.30
Nonfarm 199311 195711 $5,559.87 $5,722.87
Private 175128 171398 $5,052.38 $5,068.94
Agric./For./Fish. 466 691 $5.77 $10.48
Mining 296 258 $10.81 $7.36
Construction 6437 7398 $165.47 $209.87
Manufacturing 67622 49794 $3,190.88 $2,674.53
Non-Durable Goods --- --- $73.05 $110.26
Durable Goods --- --- $3,117.83 $2,564.27
Transp. & Utilities 5132 5147 $149.09 $168.19
Wholesale Trade 11058 7961 $357.77 $285.65
Retail Trade 33941 41522 $375.03 $505.58
Fin./Ins./Real Est. 9223 9570 $107.80 $142.88
Services 40953 49057 $689.78 $1,064.40
Government 24183 24313 $507.48 $653.93
Federal 1489 1569 $42.47 $52.24
Military, Civilian 994 959 $5.24 $6.18
State and Local 21700 21785 $459.78 $595.51
Earnings by Place of Residence $4,585.65 $4,837.70
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
Per Capita Income: 1985: $14,425.00 1990: $16,829.00
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