COUNTY PROFILE - SAGINAW, Michigan

LOCATION SERVICES
 
Saginaw Future Inc.
301 E. Genesee, Third Floor
Saginaw, Michigan 48607
 
Contact:  JoAnn Crary, Executive Vice President
Phone:    517/754-8222
FAX:      517/754-1715
 
 
County Seat:  Saginaw
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                   219743
1980 Census                   228059
1990 Census                   211946
Median Age (as of 1990)         32.7 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            97525
Employed                     89550
Total Unemployment            7975
Unemployment Rate              8.2%
3-Year Average                 8.3%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
GMC Saginaw Div.                         9068  Auto parts
GMC Central Foundry                      6600  Foundry casting
GMC Delco Moraine                        1600  Auto components
Saginaw General Hospital, Saginaw        1200  Health care
St. Mary's Medical Center                1200  Health care
St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw              990  Health care
Saginaw Valley State University           900  Education
Vlasic Food, Saginaw                      680  Pickles, sauces, dressings
Eaton, Saginaw                            670  Fabricated metals
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn, Franken.        650  Restaurant
Michigan Bell                             600  Communications
U.S. Post Office                          563  Government
Zehnder's, Frankenmuth                    500  Restaurant
Michigan Sugar, Saginaw                   480  Process sugar
Consumers Power                           428  Utility
Thompson Boat                             425  Boats
Burger & Company, Saginaw                 375  Grain and dry beans
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland            300  Tourist attraction
Frankenmuth Mutual                        260  Insurance
Hemlock Semi-Conductor                    260  Silicon products
Universal Engineering                     250  Cutting tools
US Graphite                               250  Mechanical graphite
Dow Corning                               220  Medical products
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler                                  $7.18         $9.95
Clerk, General Office                      $5.75         $8.09
Electronic Technician                     $10.64        $15.49
Forklift Operator                          $7.35         $9.61
General Laborer                            $5.90         $8.42
Inspector                                  $8.08        $12.10
Machine Operator                           $7.12        $11.34
Machinist                                  $8.42        $14.36
Secretary                                  $6.60         $9.23
Welder                                     $8.84        $12.64
 
Source:  Based on Michigan Bell retention study, adjusted for inflation to
         1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             320         514
Cleveland           270         434
Detroit             100         160
Indianapolis        340         547
Lansing              70         112
Toronto             270         434
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  I-75, I-675; M-13,15,46,47,52,54,57,58,81,83,84; US-23
Bus Lines:      3
Truck Lines:    54
Rail Lines:     C & O; Grand Trunk Western; Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports:          14 active port facilities - links with St. Lawrence Seaway
Airports:       Saginaw (Tri-City Airport)
Airlines:       American Eagle, Northwest, United
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Saginaw.
 
January Average Minimum:   14 F./-10 C.    Average Maximum:   27 F./ -3 C.
July Average Minimum:      60 F./ 16 C.    Average Maximum:   82 F./ 28 C.
Growing Season:       163 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:    9      Average Annual Rainfall:   30 in./ 76 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:   10      Average Annual Snowfall:   46 in./117 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Bridgeport Twp.              12       332         134              0
Buena Vista Twp.              6        84          34              3
Carrollton Twp.               3        12           5              0
Frankenmuth                   0         0           0              1
Frankenmuth Twp.              1         2           1              0
Kochville Twp.                1         0           0              1
Richland Twp.                 2        66          27              0
Saginaw                      29       177          72              0
Saginaw Twp.                  2         0           0              1
Zilwaukee                     1         2           1              1
     COUNTY TOTAL            57       675         273              7
 
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:              434   $39.34    6    $1.66   15    $6.25   21    $3.42
3-Year Average:    392   $33.15    6    $1.65   16    $4.05   30    $9.80
 
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:    313          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        148          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     8%             55%           4%           18%         15%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:           $2,643,352,716.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                53.96
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Bridgeport Twp.    Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Buena Vista Twp    Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Frankenmuth        Consumers          Consumers          Michigan Bell, D,EA
Saginaw            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.)
 
Bridgeport Twp.  Lake
Buena Vista Twp  Lake
Frankenmuth      Lake            33      19       125      72     50-70
Saginaw          Lake           540     430      2044    1628     60
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Bridgeport Twp.
Buena Vista Twp
Frankenmuth          Act Sl/Sec. Tr.         12      11         45      42
Saginaw                                     750     320       2839    1211
 
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)
 
Bridgeport Twp.  517-777-0940       12747                      14,572
Buena Vista Twp  517-754-6536       10900
Frankenmuth      517-652-9901        4408       yes    yes     26,019
Saginaw          517-776-1480       69512       yes    yes     375,431
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Bridgeport Twp.   6/9                                    5
Buena Vista Twp   8/9          9           17           17
Frankenmuth       7                        30            6     Municipal
Saginaw           3          117                       142     Municipal
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    88      Licensed Landfills in County:    5
 
Other communities in Saginaw County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Albee Twp. (2402), Arthur, Birch Run (992), Birch Run Twp. (5354), Blumfield
Twp. (1999), Brady Twp. (2396), Brant Twp. (1942), Burt, Carrollton Twp.
(6521), Carrolton, Chapin Twp. (969), Chesaning (2567), Chesaning Twp. (4904),
Fenmore, Fergus, Fosters, Frankenmuth Twp. (2122), Freeland, Fremont Twp.
(2137), Garfield, Gera, Hemlock, Indiantown, James Twp. (2005), Jonesfield Twp.
(1740), Kochville Twp. (2740), Lakefield Twp. (962), Maple Grove Twp. (2830),
Marion Springs, Marion Twp. (928), Merrill (755), Oakley (362), Richland Twp.
(4177), Saginaw Twp. (37684), Spaulding Twp. (2662), St. Charles (2144), St.
Charles Twp. (3505), Swan Creek Twp. (2346), Taymouth Twp. (4524), Thomas Twp.
(10971), Tittabawassee Twp. (4627), Zilwaukee (1850), Zilwaukee Twp. (82)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Bridgeport       Bridgeport-Spaulding Comm         2631       101         1
Frankenmuth      Frankenmuth                       1104        55         1
Saginaw          Saginaw City                     12585       470         2
Saginaw          Saginaw Twp Community             4608       207         2
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant (50 mi.)                   17943
Delta College, University Center (Saginaw)                           11190
Great Lakes Junior College, Saginaw                                   2244
Northwood Institute, Midland (25 mi.)                                 1511
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center/Saginaw            6416
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           4     Total Beds:   1229
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Saginaw
Extended Care Facilities:     11     Total Beds:   1168
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:    381
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    55304 (70.7%)     Median Home Value:   $48,100.00
Renter occupied:   22952 (29.3%)     Median Contract Rent:   $301.00
Churches:      Catholic:   29    Protestant:  129
Synagogues:    2
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Recreational harbor facility at Saginaw on Saginaw River; Green Point
Nature Center, Saginaw. Bronner's Christmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth;
Leelanau Wine Cellars, Frankenmuth; Frankenmuth Flour Mill/General Store;
Frankenmuth Historical Museum; Glockenspiel, Frankenmuth; Historical
Museum-Castle Building, Saginaw; Junction Valley Railroad, Bridgeport;
Historic Chesaning Olde Home Shoppes. Marshall Frederics Gallery; Saginaw
Valley State University; Celebration Square, Saginaw (Japanese Tea House,
rose garden, Anderson Water Park, Saginaw Children's Zoo).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   58
Metalworking Machinery                         32
Commercial Printing                            25
Advertising                                    10
Personnel Supply Services                      10
Computer and Data Processing Services          20
Legal Services                                106
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping           43
Retail Establishments                        1387
Wholesale Establishments                      356
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):              1769
Television Channels:    5 plus cable
Radio Stations:         11
Newspapers:     Bay City Times, Bridgeport-Buena Vista Future, Frankenmuth
                News, Saginaw News, Saginaw Township Times
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Chemical Bank and Trust Company             Midland                    4
Community State Bank of St Charles          Saint Charles              3
First Federal of Michigan                   Detroit                    1
First of America Bank-Mid Michigan, NA      Bay City                   9
Freeland State Bank                         Freeland                   1
Great Lakes Bancorp, A Federal Savings      Ann Arbor                  6
Heritage Federal Savings Bank               Taylor                     9
Michigan National Bank                      Farmington Hills           5
Mutual Savings Bank, F.S.B.                 Bay City                   2
NBD Bank, NA                                Detroit                   10
Second National Bank of Saginaw             Saginaw                   18
Standard Federal Bank                       Troy                       2
The Montrose State Bank                     Montrose                   1
Wolverine Federal Savings & Loan            Midland                    1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                98343      105903
Total Income                                            $2,848.63     $3,582.93
 
Earnings by Place of Work                               $2,330.53     $2,797.78
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               87172       93655       $1,939.36     $2,294.59
  Proprietors                   11171       12248         $120.43       $191.03
    Farm                         1953        1685          $14.06        $26.44
    Nonfarm                      9218       10563         $106.37       $164.59
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                           2321        1978          $17.31        $29.94
  Nonfarm                       96022      103925       $2,313.23     $2,767.84
    Private                     84355       91780       $2,071.50     $2,461.00
      Agric./For./Fish.           366         521           $3.67         $7.54
      Mining                      228         181           $8.44         $4.94
      Construction               3326        4559          $83.54       $137.10
      Manufacturing             26934       23180       $1,164.11     $1,132.68
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $55.74        $63.73
        Durable Goods             ---         ---       $1,108.36     $1,068.95
      Transp. & Utilities        4682        4718         $134.76       $158.11
      Wholesale Trade            3117        4516          $75.03       $125.59
      Retail Trade              19346       21896         $198.66       $255.88
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.        5081        4934          $64.90        $74.56
      Services                  21275       27275         $338.40       $564.60
    Government                  11667       12145         $241.73       $306.84
      Federal                    1391        1424          $40.35        $49.42
      Military, Civilian          506         501           $2.84         $3.54
      State and Local            9770       10220         $198.54       $253.88
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                          $1,959.30     $2,365.07
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $13,197.00      1990:    $16,904.00