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Population (year 2000): 6,714. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,985 (+18.9% change)
Males: 3,177 (47.3%), Females: 3,537 (52.7%)
Zip code:
48854
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $41,790 (year 2000)
Median house value: $113,300 (year 2000)
Races in Mason:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.3%), English (19.2%),
Irish (12.6%), United States (6.4%), Scottish (4.9%), Italian
(4.7%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mason
- High school or higher: 89.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mason city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.7%
3.4% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 1.1% Europe, 0.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -99 (-1.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mason:
- INGHAM REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
LANSING, MI)
- EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 12
miles; LANSING, MI)
- EATON RAPIDS MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; EATON
RAPIDS, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mason:
- CAPITAL CITY (about 16 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 56 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
- W K KELLOGG (about 59 miles; BATTLE CREEK, MI; ID:
BTL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mason:
- MASON JEWETT FIELD (about 3 miles; MASON, MI; ID:
TEW)
- MAIDENS (about 14 miles; WILLIAMSTON, MI; ID: 89Y)
- SKYWAY ESTATES (about 15 miles; EATON RAPIDS, MI;
ID: 60G)
Amtrak station near Mason:
- 11 miles: EAST LANSING (1240 S. HARRISON ST.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mason:
- LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; LANSING,
MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,454)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- JACKSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; JACKSON,
MI; FT enrollment: 2,756)
- SPRING ARBOR UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SPRING
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 2,266)
- WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ANN
ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 5,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 55 miles;
ANN ARBOR, MI; FT enrollment: 35,684)
- KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BATTLE
CREEK, MI; FT enrollment: 2,824)
Public high school in Mason:
- MASON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,083; Location:
1001 S. BARNES STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mason:
- MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 755; Location:
235 TEMPLE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- INGHAM ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (Students: 592;
Location: 2630 W. HOWELL ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- STEELE STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
350; Location: 531 STEELE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTH AURELIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
349; Location: 115 N. AURELIUS ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CEDAR STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
327; Location: 400 S. CEDAR STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
- ALAIEDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 306;
Location: 1723 N. OKEMOS ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- HEARTWOOD SCHOOL (Students: 95; Location: 625
HAGADORN ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
- SECONDARY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 41;
Location: 611 HAGADORN ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
- CAPITAL AREA CAREER CENTER (Location: 611
HAGADORN ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
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