Sherman township, Gladwin County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (90% naturalized citizens)
Sherman township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
64% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 849
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 48
- South: 72
- West: 29
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
5 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 838
- One, attached: 2
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 102
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 89 (6 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 115
- Construction (17%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (25.9%)
- United States or American (16.2%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (11.0%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
- Italian (4.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (50%)
- Romania (20%)
- Vietnam (20%)
- Philippines (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 219 (76%)
- Carpooled: 44 (15%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Electricity (3%)
5 people in other group homes
96.1% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,029- In family households: 904 (248 male householders, 66 female householders)
270 spouses, 262 children (233 natural, 7 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 125 (68 male householders (54 living alone)), 35 female householders (30 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 18 2-persons, 1 3-persons,
164 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (9 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 8.4% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 3.1% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here: | 40.9% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |