COUNTY PROFILE - IOSCO, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Region 7B Consortium
402 N. First Street
P.O. Box 408
Harrison, Michigan 48625
 
Contact:  Kevin Hetherington
Phone:    517/539-2173
FAX:      517/539-6053
 
County Seat:  Tawas City
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    24905
1980 Census                    28349
1990 Census                    30209
Median Age (as of 1990)         32.6 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            12050
Employed                     10750
Total Unemployment            1300
Unemployment Rate             10.8%
3-Year Average                 9.9%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda          685  Civil service
Starboard Industries, East Tawas          450  Automotive stampings
Baylock Mfg., Oscoda                      350  Auto parts
Baylock Products, Tawas City              170  Auto parts
RPI, Oscoda                               125  Auto parts
Baylock Mfg., East Tawas                   80  Auto parts
Holiday Inn, East Tawas                    80  Food and lodging
D & M Railway, Tawas City                  78  Transportation & subsidiaries
Tawas Industries, East Tawas               60  Fuel and oil filters
U.S. Gypsum, Tawas City                    50  Crushed gypsum
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $4.75         $5.84
Electrical Technician                      $6.49        $16.24
General Laborer                            $4.75         $6.49
Inspector                                  $5.59         $7.80
Machine Operator                           $5.01        $11.55
Maintenance, Building                      $4.75         $5.84
Painter                                    $6.49        $12.99
Receptionist                               $4.75         $7.80
Tool & Die Maker                           $8.82        $12.99
Welder                                     $8.77        $11.70
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             340         547
Cleveland           340         547
Detroit             170         273
Indianapolis        440         707
Lansing             150         241
Toronto             320         514
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-55, M-65, US-23
Bus Lines:      Indian Trails
Truck Lines:    3
Rail Lines:     Detroit & Mackinac
Ports:          Bay City (65 miles)
Airports:       Tri-City, Saginaw ( 70 miles)
Airlines:       Northwest, Simmons, United
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at East Tawas.
 
January Average Minimum:   11 F./-12 C.    Average Maximum:   29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      56 F./ 13 C.    Average Maximum:   80 F./ 27 C.
Growing Season:       131 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   23      Average Annual Rainfall:   29 in./ 74 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    6      Average Annual Snowfall:   50 in./127 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Ausable Twp.                  0         0           0              1
Baldwin Twp.                  1         0           0              0
Tawas City                    1         0           0              1
Tawas Twp.                    2        72          29              0
Whittemore                    1         3           1              1
     COUNTY TOTAL             5        75          30              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:              204   $10.58    3    $0.49    1    $0.02    3    $0.12
3-Year Average:    233   $11.34    2    $0.33    1    $0.22    6    $0.76
 
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:     42          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        139          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     5%             72%           4%           11%          8%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $473,920,529.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                41.72
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Au Sable Twp.      Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
East Tawas         Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
Oscoda Twp.        Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
Tawas City         Consumers          MichCon            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.)
 
Au Sable Twp.    Wells
East Tawas       Lake            15      15        57      56     47-62
Oscoda Twp       Wells           15      11        57      42     55-60
Tawas City       Lake            15      10        57      38
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Au Sable Twp.
East Tawas                                    8       6         28      23
Oscoda Twp                                   10       8         38      30
Tawas City           Primary                 12       8         45      28
 
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)
 
Au Sable Twp.    517-739-9169        2312
East Tawas       517-362-6161        2887       yes    no      Br. Tawas City
Oscoda Twp.      517-739-4971       11958       yes    no      Br. Tawas City
Tawas City       517-362-8688        2009       yes    yes     91,727
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Au Sable Twp.     8/9                      30
East Tawas        7                        25            4     Independent
Oscoda Twp.       8/9                      30           11     Independent
Tawas City        7                        15                  Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    12      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 
Other communities in Iosco County (1990 population for incorporated communities
in parenthesis):
 
Alabaster Twp. (394), Au Sable, Baldwin Twp. (1670), Burleigh Twp. (695), Grant
Twp. (1154), Hale, McIvor, National City, Plainfield Twp. (3490), Reno Twp.
(572), Sherman Twp. (502), South Branch, Tawas Twp. (1465), Whittemore (463),
Wilber Twp. (638)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
East Tawas       Tawas Area                        1703        72         1
Oscoda           Oscoda Area                       2577       153         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Alpena Community College, Alpena (50 mi.)                             2442
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant (110 mi.)                  17943
Delta College, University Center (70 mi.)                            11190
Kirtland Community College, Roscommon (65 mi.)                        1165
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center (70 mi.)           6416
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:     69
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Bay City (70 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      2     Total Beds:    184
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     28
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     7923 (68.4%)     Median Home Value:   $47,400.00
Renter occupied:    3665 (31.6%)     Median Contract Rent:   $278.00
Churches:      Catholic:    5    Protestant:   32
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Alpena (64 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Huron National Forest; Tawas State Park; Au Sable River; Oscoda and Tawas
Harbors of Refuge; recreational harbor facilities in East Tawas and Oscoda
on Lake Huron; 45 inland lakes; Iargo Natural Springs; Au Sable River
Queens. Tawas Historical Indian Museum; Iosco County Historical Museum;
Perchville USA, E. Tawas; Canoeists' Memorial; Lumberman's Monument;
Kiwanis Monument; Paul Bunyan Statue. Indian Summer Triathalon, Tawas
(Sept.)
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   19
Metalworking Machinery                          6
Commercial Printing                             0
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                 12
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            7
Retail Establishments                         231
Wholesale Establishments                       25
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               628
Television Channels:    7 plus cable
Radio Stations:         5
Newspapers:     Tawas Herald, Iosco County News, Oscoda Press (weeklies); Bay
                City Times
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Hale    Hale                       4
First of America Bank-Mid Michigan, NA      Bay City                   2
Great Lakes Bancorp, A Federal Savings      Ann Arbor                  1
Huron Community Bank                        East Tawas                 3
Mutual Savings Bank, F.S.B.                 Bay City                   1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                12251       14834
Total Income                                              $293.31       $399.54
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $183.73       $262.66
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               10087       12399         $159.22       $223.04
  Proprietors                    2164        2435          $15.28        $23.35
    Farm                          266         231           $0.51         $1.69
    Nonfarm                      1898        2204          $14.77        $21.66
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            350         299           $1.13         $2.38
  Nonfarm                       11901       14535         $182.60       $260.28
    Private                      6366        8493          $80.76       $129.83
      Agric./For./Fish.            54          55           $0.31         $0.23
      Mining
      Construction                422         545           $6.22         $8.82
      Manufacturing               962        1706          $18.94        $37.00
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---
        Durable Goods             ---         ---
      Transp. & Utilities         367         372           $9.76        $12.06
      Wholesale Trade
      Retail Trade               1799        2317          $15.91        $24.61
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         666         821           $3.99         $7.15
      Services                   1881        2435          $20.85        $33.61
    Government                   5535        6042         $101.84       $130.46
      Federal                     859        1236          $16.26        $21.73
      Military, Civilian         3372        3246          $62.86        $75.58
      State and Local            1304        1560          $22.72        $33.15
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $166.12       $228.66
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:     $9,897.00      1990:    $13,195.00