Duck Lake's Livability
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B
Affordability -
B
Housing -
C-
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
C+
Crime -
B+
Commute -
D
Education -
C+
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Duck Lake, MI
Duck Lake, MI is located in Calhoun County in the state of Michigan.
The total City Population for Duck Lake is about 3,028 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $106,000, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Home Value of $165,251 for the state of Michigan, and roughly 51% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $57,000, which is roughly 9% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $62,976 for the state of Michigan, and roughly 12% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.63Male Population Estimate: 50.3%
Female Population Estimate: 49.7%
Median Age: 41.2
Male Median Age: 41.4
Female Median Age: 41.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.4%
Indian:1.3%
Black:0.4%
Other:0.4%
Asian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Debbie Stabenow](/assets/images/politicians/senators/debbie_stabenow.jpg)
![Gary Peters](/assets/images/politicians/senators/gary_peters.jpg)
![Gretchen Whitmer](/assets/images/politicians/governors/gretchen_whitmer.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.57%
Libertarian: 1.34%
Other: 0.24%
Green: 0.21%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Duck Lake specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Calhoun County: About 4.937 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Calhoun County: About 475.686 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Calhoun County is about 20% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 39% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Michigan is ranked #29 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 38.48 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 44.13The average living wage for the state of Michigan is $29.66/hr, while the states minimum wage is $9.65/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Michigan a minimum wage score of 55.51 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.67/hr, which gives Michigan a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 20.12 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Michigan is $217.74, resulting in a UI benefit score of 58.18 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Michigan does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Michigan does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Michigan does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Michigan does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Michigan does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Michigan does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Michigan does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Michigan does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Michigan does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Michigan does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Michigan does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Michigan does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Michigan does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Michigan does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Michigan does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Michigan does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Michigan does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Michigan does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 49284Latitude: 42.400000
Longitude: -84.782200
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 972.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 517