Kingsford, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,297 (All urban)

Kingsford, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,571 (2,400 occupied: 1,731 owner occupied, 669 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	26%

Housing density: 596 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $134,913.

Median contract rent in 2007: $446 (lower quartile is $329, upper quartile is $614)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $411

Median gross rent in Kingsford, MI in 2007: $566

Housing units in Kingsford with a mortgage: 969 (63 second mortgage, 53 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 653

Kingsford,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,839 (it was $59,200 in 2000)

Kingsford:	$80,839
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,005 - $107,389

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $98,700
Here: $98,700
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $71,691
Here: $71,691
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $111,774
Here: $111,774
State: $129,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,467

In family households: 4,511 (1,197 male householders, 351 female householders)
1,247 spouses, 1,596 children (1,485 natural, 25 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 23 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 956 (299 male householders (235 living alone)), 559 female householders (531 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 199 (169 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 750 2-persons, 349 3-persons, 299 4-persons, 124 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 766 1-person, 87 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

967 married couples with children.
368 single-parent households (46 men, 322 women).

96.9% of residents of Kingsford speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 39 (0.7%)
(61.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kingsford, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 265 5 rooms: 405 6 rooms: 394 7 rooms: 328 8 rooms: 153 9 or more rooms: 122

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kingsford, Michigan:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 124 4 rooms: 238 5 rooms: 153 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 14
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 187
1980 to 1989: 256
1970 to 1979: 254
1960 to 1969: 292
1950 to 1959: 291
1940 to 1949: 287
1939 or earlier: 890

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kingsford:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 75 2 bedrooms: 503 3 bedrooms: 801 4 bedrooms: 336 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kingsford:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 181 2 bedrooms: 349 3 bedrooms: 72 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kingsford in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 42 1 vehicle: 570 2 vehicles: 854 3 vehicles: 205 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Kingsford in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 359 2 vehicles: 149 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 19 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kingsford, MI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 23
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 172
$60,000 to $69,999: 179
$70,000 to $79,999: 216
$80,000 to $89,999: 192
$90,000 to $99,999: 149
$100,000 to $124,999: 184
$125,000 to $149,999: 91
$150,000 to $174,999: 83
$175,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 to $249,999: 72
$250,000 to $299,999: 16
$300,000 to $399,999: 9
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Kingsford rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kingsford:

Less than $100: 38 people
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 25
$250 to $299: 23
$300 to $349: 71
$350 to $399: 66
$400 to $449: 60
$450 to $499: 58
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 33
$600 to $649: 32
$650 to $699: 21
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 15
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 42
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 17

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 16 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 8 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 15

Kingsford, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 34 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 262
5 to 9 minutes: 848
10 to 14 minutes: 683
15 to 19 minutes: 281
20 to 24 minutes: 153
25 to 29 minutes: 29
30 to 34 minutes: 47
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 47
60 to 89 minutes: 48
90 or more minutes: 34

Kingsford mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,074 (83%)
Carpooled: 340 (14%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 9 (0%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 231
$10,000 to $14,999: 247
$15,000 to $19,999: 232
$20,000 to $24,999: 157
$25,000 to $29,999: 228
$30,000 to $34,999: 177
$35,000 to $39,999: 128
$40,000 to $44,999: 192
$45,000 to $49,999: 143
$50,000 to $59,999: 209
$60,000 to $74,999: 201
$75,000 to $99,999: 165
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 23
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

German: 876

Italian: 749

Swedish: 599

English: 387

French (except Basque): 369

Polish: 275

Finnish: 220

United States or American: 206

Irish: 206

French Canadian: 193

Other groups: 172

Norwegian: 140

Dutch: 48

Croatian: 38

Belgian: 30

Scottish: 30

Ukrainian: 30

Danish: 29

Scotch-Irish: 18

Russian: 15

Hungarian: 10

Arab:: 9

Slavic: 9

Lebanese: 9

British: 8

Slovak: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Swiss: 7

Canadian: 7

Austrian: 6

Greek: 5

Czech: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Haitian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (26%)
Ireland (21%)
France (21%)
Canada (18%)
Russia (15%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3947
Northeast: 97
Midwest: 1343
South: 114
West: 111

59% of Kingsford residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 739
Less than 1 year of college: 154
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 245
Associate degree: 90
Bachelor's degree: 293
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 23
10th grade: 38
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 990
Less than 1 year of college: 167
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 284
Associate degree: 132
Bachelor's degree: 250
Master's degree: 52
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,977
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $36,366
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $21,026
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,332

Kingsford household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kingsford household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Kingsford household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kingsford marital status for males

Kingsford marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,032
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $92,026
Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,041

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,956
One, attached: 70
Two: 155
3 or 4: 91
5 to 9: 99
10 to 19: 65
20 to 49: 81
50 or more: 54

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kingsford:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Electricity (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	3.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	1.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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