City of Flushing Michigan

Demographics

February 12, 2011 Business, News

Genesee County is an Automation Alley member, an organization that “drives the growth and image of Southeast Michigan’s technology economy through a collaborative culture that focuses on workforce and business development initiatives”.

We believe our market is your market. Flushing is a city with a broad range of people and local businesses. With a population of just over 25,000, we are sure there is something for everyone. Please have a look at just some of the demographics that we have compiled.

Quick Demographics Summary

Population – 25,121
Households – 11,900
Median age – 40.6
Average Household – 2.56
Owned Homes – 88.8%
High School Graduates – 89.7%
Bachelor Degree – 24.3%
Median Household Income – $55,915
Per Capita Income – $25,278
Families below poverty level – 2.7%
Persons below poverty level – 3.8%

Major Businesses

The Flushing Area is home to many major businesses.
National/International

Coffee Beanery
Pioneer Insurance
Eastman Outdoors
Carbon Express Archery
Ameristep
King Par
Signs by Crannie

Statewide

Pro Clean Cleaners
Campus Den
Gill-Roy’s Hardware

County Wide

Macksood’s
Johnson Pools
Mattis Auto Wash

TRAFFIC STUDY

Pierson Road – East of I-75 = 22,618

Pierson Road – West of I-75 to Linden Rd. = 27,779

Pierson Road – West, Linden to Elms Rd. = 23,317

Pierson Road – West; Elms to Flushing Rd. = 8,125

Flushing Road/Main St. from Pierson to Downtown = 9,517

Main St – West of Downtown to Seymour Rd. = 8,270

Seymour Rd – North of Main St. = 5,743

Seymour Rd – South of Main St. = 6,700

Elms Rd – South of Flushing Rd. = 14,318

Elms Rd – Flushing Rd. to Pierson Rd. = 12,323

Elms Rd – North of Pierson Rd. =11,639

Linden Rd – North of Pierson Rd. = 10,828

Linden Rd. – South of Pierson Rd. = 16,205

FREEWAY-TRUCK

Highways I-69 & I-75 intersect one another 5 miles to the south.

We are located at exit #122 just off I-75.

I-75 Connects Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Miami, Florida and also services Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.

On the west side of the Flushing, State route M-13 runs north and south connecting Saginaw, Michigan and I-69.

I-69, informally referred to as the NAFTA Highway, connects Ontario, Canada and Mexico.

RAILROAD

Canadian National (CN) Railroad runs through the area connecting Vancouver British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia. CN Railroad connects the closest North American Ports to Europe, Halifax, Nova Scotia and Chicago, Illinois.

CSX Railroad connects Bay City, Michigan to Jacksonville, Florida and 23 states east of the Mississippi River.

Central Michigan Railroad running through Flushing and connects the CN and CSX Railroads at both Durand and Bay City, Michigan.

28% of commercial freight between the United States and Canada passes through the Border Crossing at Sarnia, Ontario-Port Huron, Michigan.

SHIP/FREIGHTER

Flushing is within one and a half hours drive of three International Sea Ports: Bay City, Port Huron and Detroit.

AIRPORT

Flushing only 6 miles from Bishop International Airport, the second fastest growing airport in the Nation

FOREIGN TRADE ZONE

Flint also is home to Foreign Trade Zone # 140 – Certain forms of manufacturing activity enjoy significant tax breaks by doing business within the bounds of this zone

EDUCATION/TRAINING

There are the following Institutions of Higher Education:

University of Michigan

Mott Community College

Baker College

Kettering University

Northwood University

Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center

Kettering University is home to the #1 ranked Industrial Manufacturing program in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report) and the home of the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center.

HOSPITALS

There are three major medical centers: Genesys Health System, McLaren Regional Medical Center and Hurley Medical Center

Genesee County rank in the top 10 % of the most productive communities in the Nation (Sprint Business).

General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Daimler Chrysler Corporate Headquarters all are located within one hour drive.

Additional items of economic interest

23% of total U.S. vehicle production occurs in Michigan.

Michigan is home to 50% of the North American auto supplier base.

Michigan ranks fourth in the nation for plastics shipments and number of employees in the plastics industry.

Of $9.0 billion worth of office furniture systems made in the U.S. in 2004, more than half were manufactured by Michigan companies.

Every dollar of manufacturing product sold generates an additional $1.43 of intermediate economic output.

Michigan employs the fifth highest number of manufacturing workers in the U.S. (670,000 plus) or 15% of Michigan’s non-farm employment.

Michigan is the fourth largest high-tech employer in the nation.

Michigan export $3,523 worth of goods for every person in Michigan in 2004, or the sixth highest per capita export rate in the nation. More than $35.6 billion of goods were exported in 2004, the fourth highest rate in the U.S.

Using year 2006 trade numbers as the baseline, it is projected that trade between the U.S. and Canada will increase by 180% by the year 2015. One-third of the $1.6 billion in daily trade between the U.S. and Canada enters or leaves the U.S. via Michigan border crossing points and this trade exceeds the trade between the U.S. and Japan

Michigan companies export to 191 markets worldwide

Michigan ranked second in the nation in 2002 for research and development spending ($18 billion), the last year for which figures are available.

Michigan is ranked first in the nation in industrial R&D intensity according to the National Science Foundation.

85% of North American automotive R&D occurs in Michigan.