Ellington township, Tuscola County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (86% naturalized citizens)
Ellington township: | 0.5% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
68% of Ellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1199
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 55
- South: 42
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 417
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 119
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,800
Housing units in Ellington township with a mortgage: 159 (20 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Construction (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Engineers (4%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellington township:
- German (35.6%)
- English (13.3%)
- United States or American (12.2%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- Polish (5.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.7%)
- French Canadian (3.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (29%)
- Melanesia (29%)
- Canada (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 528 (84%)
- Carpooled: 69 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 28 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.6% of residents of Ellington township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,307- In family households: 1,152 (313 male householders, 50 female householders)
327 spouses, 409 children (366 natural, 4 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 7 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 155 (78 male householders (58 living alone)), 47 female householders (40 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 146 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 98 1-person, 24 2-persons, 3 5-persons,
267 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (32 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here: | 4.9% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here: | 12.5% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |