Housing density: 578 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015 in this county: $151,930.
Median contract rent in 2015: $614 (lower quartile is $447, upper quartile is $1,076)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2015: $1,219
Median gross rent in Chelsea, MI in 2015: $681
Housing units in Chelsea with a mortgage: 702 (20 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 437
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,345
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $35,365
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $205,291 (it was $160,200 in 2000)
Chelsea:
$205,291
Michigan:
$137,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $165,828 - $273,993Median year house/condo built: 1965
Median year apartment built: 1977
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,251
In family households: 3,429 (901 male householders, 245 female householders)
986 spouses, 1,183 children (1,163 natural, 12 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 26 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 822 (266 male householders (211 living alone)), 453 female householders (433 living alone)), 103 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 221 (208 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 539 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 239 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 40 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 644 1-person, 48 2-persons, 27 3-persons.
750 married couples with children.
231 single-parent households (36 men, 195 women).
95.5% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% speak English very well, 84% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 70 (1.6%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chelsea, Michigan:
01 room
02 rooms
493 rooms
754 rooms
2155 rooms
3596 rooms
2317 rooms
1778 rooms
1359+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea, Michigan:
141 room
912 rooms
1493 rooms
1564 rooms
1295 rooms
426 rooms
87 rooms
118 rooms
159+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Year house built
Median 2015 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Chelsea, MI household income distribution
104Less than $10,000
119$10,000 to $14,999
132$15,000 to $19,999
86$20,000 to $24,999
78$25,000 to $29,999
78$30,000 to $34,999
94$35,000 to $39,999
116$40,000 to $44,999
87$45,000 to $49,999
184$50,000 to $59,999
194$60,000 to $74,999
287$75,000 to $99,999
118$100,000 to $124,999
123$125,000 to $149,999
27$150,000 to $199,999
38$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2015 in Chelsea, MI
4$15,000 to $19,999
7$20,000 to $24,999
16$60,000 to $69,999
23$70,000 to $79,999
17$80,000 to $89,999
11$90,000 to $99,999
100$100,000 to $124,999
141$125,000 to $149,999
171$150,000 to $174,999
206$175,000 to $199,999
241$200,000 to $249,999
141$250,000 to $299,999
155$300,000 to $399,999
40$400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2015 in Chelsea, MI
6$150 to $199
15$250 to $299
17$300 to $349
7$400 to $449
31$450 to $499
23$500 to $549
12$550 to $599
57$600 to $649
35$650 to $699
71$700 to $749
42$750 to $799
132$800 to $899
128$900 to $999
143$1,000 to $1,249
51$1,250 to $1,499
10$1,500 to $1,999
41$2,000 to $2,499
38$3,000 to $3,499
18$3,500 or more
13No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
281995 to March 2000
01990 to 1994
71985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
01975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
01965 to 1969
35Before 1965
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 185
5 to 9 minutes: 317
10 to 14 minutes: 180
15 to 19 minutes: 90
20 to 24 minutes: 247
25 to 29 minutes: 121
30 to 34 minutes: 442
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 56
45 to 59 minutes: 171
60 to 89 minutes: 62
90 or more minutes: 17
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.9% Number of people working at home: 63 (3.0% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,735 (84%)
Carpooled: 146 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Walked: 97 (5%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 63 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 1,127
Irish: 408
English: 373
Other groups: 294
United States or American: 211
Polish: 148
French (except Basque): 135
Scottish: 125
French Canadian: 119
Scotch-Irish: 108
Italian: 76
Dutch: 67
Welsh: 55
Swedish: 50
Swiss: 42
Hungarian: 35
Greek: 33
Czechoslovakian: 30
Norwegian: 29
Russian: 26
European: 18
Arab:: 17
Lebanese: 17
British: 13
Danish: 12
Armenian: 12
Slovene: 12
Czech: 9
Slovak: 8
Romanian: 7
Ukrainian: 7
Finnish: 6
Belgian: 6
Portuguese: 6
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
51%Germany
17%Other Northern Europe
11%Poland
10%Hungary
10%Canada
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,089
Northeast: 184
Midwest: 614
South: 399
West: 89
48% of Chelsea residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 25
High school graduate (or equivalency): 233
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 268
Associate degree: 34
Bachelor's degree: 397
Master's degree: 191
Professional school degree: 28
Doctorate degree: 23
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 39
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 483
Less than 1 year of college: 115
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 331
Associate degree: 101
Bachelor's degree: 448
Master's degree: 186
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 28
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.2%Males
2.2%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,197
One, attached: 175
Two: 86
3 or 4: 96
5 to 9: 73
10 to 19: 68
20 to 49: 35
50 or more: 181
Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $7,137
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago
Renter moved in on average 5 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Chelsea:
German: 1,127
