Housing density: 697 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016 in this county: $273,731.
Median contract rent in 2016: $614 (lower quartile is $447, upper quartile is $1,076)
Median gross rent in Chelsea, MI in 2016: $681
Housing units in Chelsea with a mortgage: 933 (23 second mortgage, 108 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 342
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $107,383
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,308
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $216,651 (it was $160,200 in 2000)
Chelsea:
$216,651
Michigan:
$147,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,192 - $292,994Median year house/condo built: 1970
Median year apartment built: 1976
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,235
In family households: 4,131 (790 male householders, 555 female householders)
1,097 spouses, 1,482 children (1,434 natural, 32 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 106 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 33 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 958 (254 male householders (229 living alone)), 622 female householders (583 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 125
Size of family households: 690 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 315 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 815 1-person, 44 2-persons, 7 4-persons.
955 married couples with children.
149 single-parent households (30 men, 119 women).
100.3% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 135 (2.6%)
(51.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chelsea, Michigan:
01 room
02 rooms
213 rooms
494 rooms
2295 rooms
2356 rooms
2567 rooms
1758 rooms
3229+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea, Michigan:
261 room
742 rooms
1733 rooms
3124 rooms
1635 rooms
756 rooms
597 rooms
178 rooms
69+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
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
9Less than $10,000
64$10,000 to $14,999
57$15,000 to $19,999
100$20,000 to $24,999
93$25,000 to $29,999
132$30,000 to $34,999
57$35,000 to $39,999
129$40,000 to $44,999
105$45,000 to $49,999
162$50,000 to $59,999
263$60,000 to $74,999
268$75,000 to $99,999
175$100,000 to $124,999
186$125,000 to $149,999
239$150,000 to $199,999
152$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Chelsea, MI
5$15,000 to $19,999
6$20,000 to $24,999
15$60,000 to $69,999
22$70,000 to $79,999
6$90,000 to $99,999
70$100,000 to $124,999
118$125,000 to $149,999
164$150,000 to $174,999
191$175,000 to $199,999
239$200,000 to $249,999
143$250,000 to $299,999
173$300,000 to $399,999
52$400,000 to $499,999
11$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Chelsea, MI
14$150 to $199
53$300 to $349
3$350 to $399
7$400 to $449
27$450 to $499
31$500 to $549
25$550 to $599
49$600 to $649
33$650 to $699
59$700 to $749
24$750 to $799
131$800 to $899
111$900 to $999
133$1,000 to $1,249
53$1,250 to $1,499
7$1,500 to $1,999
40$2,000 to $2,499
36$2,500 to $2,999
12$3,000 to $3,499
45$3,500 or more
8No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
332010 or later
42000 to 2009
101990 to 1999
71980 to 1989
01970 to 1979
35Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Chelsea population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 117
5 to 9 minutes: 353
10 to 14 minutes: 221
15 to 19 minutes: 117
20 to 24 minutes: 288
25 to 29 minutes: 224
30 to 34 minutes: 397
35 to 39 minutes: 110
40 to 44 minutes: 141
45 to 59 minutes: 95
60 to 89 minutes: 79
90 or more minutes: 0
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.6% Number of people working at home: 73 (3.2% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,913 (87%)
Carpooled: 587 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 21 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 73 (1%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 387
American: 285
European: 206
Polish: 171
English: 150
Irish: 125
Dutch: 108
Scottish: 86
Russian: 46
British: 41
French Canadian: 31
Swedish: 26
Norwegian: 24
Scotch-Irish: 23
Welsh: 20
French (except Basque): 19
Italian: 19
Czech: 16
Latvian: 14
Scandinavian: 14
Syrian: 10
Slovene: 10
Swiss: 9
Finnish: 8
Belgian: 7
Canadian: 6
Greek: 5
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
18%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
15%Canada
13%Poland
7%Russia
7%Philippines
7%Other South Central Asia
6%Latvia
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,745
Other state: 1,296
Northeast: 115
Midwest: 609
South: 499
West: 104
85% of Chelsea residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Michigan.
Chelsea:
84.9%
State average:
85.2%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 253
Less than 1 year of college: 91
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 231
Associate degree: 158
Bachelor's degree: 381
Master's degree: 256
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 111
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 36
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 373
Less than 1 year of college: 211
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 278
Associate degree: 158
Bachelor's degree: 485
Master's degree: 319
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 64
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
10.9%Males
3.4%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
18.9%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
16.4%Males
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,408
One, attached: 205
Two: 39
3 or 4: 160
5 to 9: 80
10 to 19: 38
20 to 49: 48
50 or more: 347
Mobile homes: 30
Median worth of mobile homes: $4,842
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 2.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Chelsea:
German: 387
