Economic Profile – Charlevoix County Updated 2016 County Highlights Charlevoix County is located in the northwestern part of the lower peninsula, east of Lake Michigan and traversed by US-31 and US-131. In addition to the mainland, the county includes Beaver Island some 25 miles offshore in Lake Michigan. The county is 416 square miles and is the state's fourth smallest. Lake Charlevoix, the third largest in the state with a surface area of over 17,200 acres, is in Charlevoix County. The county seat is Charlevoix. The retail and service industries dominate this tourist economy, though there is some manufacturing of automotive stampings, wiring devices, and engineering and scientific instruments. Fisherman's Island State Park, Young State Park, and the Mackinaw State Forest occupy many acres within the county. Skiing, hunting, fishing, and boating are all offered in abundance in the county. Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2015 Transportation Main Highways US-31, US-131 Michigan State Trunklines M-32, M-66, M-75 Char. County Intercounty Highways C-48, C-56, C-65, C-71, C-73, C-81 Bus Lines Charlevoix County Transit, Indian Trails Truck Lines Road Way Solutions Rail Lines Tuscola & Saginaw Bay Ports Charlevoix (Round Lake), Ironton (Lake Charlevoix), Saint James & St. Mary’s Cement (Lake Michigan) Airports Boyne City Municipal Airport, Boyne Mountain Airport (Boyne Falls); Charlevoix Municipal Airport, East Jordan City Airport, Welke Airport, Beaver Island Municipal Airport, Pellston Regional Airport, Cherry Capital Airport (Traverse City) Ferry Beaver Island Boat Company maintains a regular auto ferry from Charlevoix; Also, the Ironton Ferry at Ironton, MI crosses the south arm of Lake Charlevoix. Source: Wikipedia.org 2015 Adjacent Counties Emmet County (north) Cheboygan County (northeast) Otsego County (southeast) Antrim County (south) Charlevoix County Profile - 1 of 5 Cities Boyne City Charlevoix East Jordan Villages Boyne Falls Unincorporated Bay Shore Norwood Walloon Horton Bay Ironton Advance Clarion Townships Bay Township Boyne Valley Township Chandler Township Charlevoix Township Evangeline Township Eveline Township Hayes Township Hudson Township Marion Township Melrose Township Norwood Township Peaine Township South Arm Township St. James Township Wilson Township General Data Population 2010 2013 % Change Boyne City 3,735 3,760 .7% Boyne Falls Village 294 294 0% Charlevoix City 2,513 2,529 .6% East Jordan City 2,351 2,361 .4% Charlevoix County 25,949 26,030 0.003% Source: American Community Survey, 2013 Charlevoix County Profile - 2 of 5 Quality of Life Social Characteristics Households 10,667 Percent High School Graduate or higher (people 25 years and over) 91.6% Percent Bachelor’s Degree or higher (people 25 years and over) 26.9% Median Household Income $45,949 Persons below poverty, percent 13.3% Homeownership Rate 81.6% Median Value of owner-occupied housing $151,400 Source: census.gov Workforce (Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted) Labor 2014 Total Workforce 13,115 Number Employed 12,061 Number Unemployed 1,054 Unemployment Rate 8% Source: www.milmi.org Public School District Information School District Students Instructors Buildings Beaver Island Community School 60 12 1 Boyne City Public Schools 1,335 78 5 Boyne Falls Public School 198 13 1 Charlevoix Public Schools 1,034 67 4 East Jordan Public Schools 976 56 3 Source: usa.com 2015 Colleges and Universities Name Location Enrollment North Central Michigan College Petoskey (Emmet County) 2,581 Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City (Grand 4,502 Traverse County) Source: www.collegeboard.com 2015 Charlevoix County Profile - 3 of 5 Major Employers – Charlevoix County Company Name Location # Emp. Industry/Product Boyne USA Inc. Boyne Falls 565 Recreation Resort EJ East Jordan 550 Iron Foundry LexaMar Corp Boyne City 345 Plastic Products Manufacturer Grandvue Medical Care Facility East Jordan 240 Assisted Living Facility Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix 229 Hospital; Health Services Summertree Residential Centers Boyne City 170 Mental Health Facilities NW MI Comm. Mental Health Charlevoix 169 Preventative Health Services Harbor Industries Inc. Charlevoix 160 Window & Lobby Display Manuf. Honeywell International Inc. Boyne City 160 Aircraft Equip. & Parts Manuf. St. Mary’s Cement Inc. Charlevoix 124 Cement Manufacturer De-Sta-Co/CPI Products Charlevoix 120 Automation Sys. & Equip Manuf. Great Lakes Energy Boyne City 90 Utility Services Wojan Window & Door Corp. Charlevoix 80 Glass Products Manufacturer ALP Lighting Components Charlevoix 78 Plastic Lighting Manufacturer Manthei Development Corp. Charlevoix 70 Heavy Construction Industrial Magnetics Inc. Boyne City 68 Magnets & Mag. Device Manuf. East Jordan Plastics East Jordan 65 Plastics Product Manufacturing DCL Inc. Charlevoix 65 Machinery/Machine Tools Jervis B. Webb Company Boyne City 53 Conveyors & Equip. Manuf. Burnette Foods East Jordan 50 Food Processing, Canning Michigan Scientific Corp. Charlevoix 45 Design & Manuf. instrumentation slip ring assemblies Bay Shore Steel Works Bay Shore 35 Structural Steel Manufacturer Classic Instruments Boyne City 24 Manufacture Custom Auto Controls Nu-Core Inc Charlevoix 11 Machine Shop Arete Boyne City 10 Plastic Mold Manufacturer Van Dam Woodcraft Boyne City 10 Custom Boat Manufacturer Market Technologies Inc. Charlevoix 10 Marketing Technology Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2015 Charlevoix County Contacts Cherie Browe, County Clerk Phone: (231) 547-7200 Fax: (231) 547-7217 Email: [email protected] 203 Antrim St., Charlevoix, MI 49720 County Economic Development Contact Andy Hayes, President, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance P.O. Box 8, Boyne City, MI 49712 Phone (231) 582-6482 Fax (231) 582-3213 Email: [email protected] Website: www.northernlakes.net Charlevoix County Profile - 4 of 5 City Offices Boyne City Address: 319 North Lake Street * Boyne City, MI 49712 Phone: (231) 582-6597 City Manager: Michael Cain (231) 582-0337 Clerk/Treasurer: Cindy Grice (231) 582-0334 Charlevoix Address: 210 State Street * Charlevoix, MI 49720 City Manager: Mark Heydlauff (231) 547-3270 Clerk: Joyce Golding (231) 547-3250 East Jordan Address: 201 Main Street, PO Box 499 * East Jordan, MI 49727 City Administrator: Tom Cannon (231) 536-3381 Clerk: Cheltzi Wilson (231) 536-3381 Charlevoix County Profile - 5 of 5 .