Paw Paw, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,222 (Urban population: 3,154 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 68 (all nonfarm))

Paw Paw, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,515 (1,409 occupied: 839 owner occupied, 570 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	26%

Housing density: 569 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: $435 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $578)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $519

Median gross rent in Paw Paw, MI in 2007: $507

Housing units in Paw Paw with a mortgage: 459 (42 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 272

Paw Paw,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,421 (it was $84,300 in 2000)

Paw Paw:	$117,421
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,495 - $161,224

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,127

In family households: 2,303 (634 male householders, 200 female householders)
608 spouses, 775 children (680 natural, 53 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 19 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 824 (218 male householders (162 living alone)), 394 female householders (351 living alone)), 212 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 141 (104 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 463 2-persons, 189 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 10 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 513 1-person, 74 2-persons, 20 4-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

444 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (61 men, 221 women).

95.4% of residents of Paw Paw speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 74 (2.3%)
(31.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paw Paw, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 104 5 rooms: 228 6 rooms: 167 7 rooms: 163 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 120

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paw Paw, Michigan:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 107 3 rooms: 84 4 rooms: 224 5 rooms: 53 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 31

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 39
1995 to 1998: 77
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 97
1970 to 1979: 203
1960 to 1969: 153
1950 to 1959: 186
1940 to 1949: 215
1939 or earlier: 453

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paw Paw:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 209 3 bedrooms: 471 4 bedrooms: 90 5 or more bedrooms: 54

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paw Paw:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 190 2 bedrooms: 283 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Paw Paw in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 284 2 vehicles: 342 3 vehicles: 172 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Paw Paw in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 310 2 vehicles: 119 3 vehicles: 49 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 36
$10,000 to $14,999: 14
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 11
$30,000 to $34,999: 10
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 24
$70,000 to $79,999: 40
$80,000 to $89,999: 43
$90,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 246
$125,000 to $149,999: 138
$150,000 to $174,999: 76
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 48
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Paw Paw rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Paw Paw:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 40
$150 to $199: 35
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 42
$350 to $399: 64
$400 to $449: 64
$450 to $499: 46
$500 to $549: 45
$550 to $599: 54
$600 to $649: 44
$650 to $699: 23
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 20

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 12 1980 to 1984: 9 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 25

Paw Paw, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 46.8%
Number of people working at home: 19 (1.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 51
5 to 9 minutes: 269
10 to 14 minutes: 300
15 to 19 minutes: 93
20 to 24 minutes: 183
25 to 29 minutes: 132
30 to 34 minutes: 274
35 to 39 minutes: 98
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 63
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 26

Paw Paw mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,344 (85%)
Carpooled: 137 (9%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (1%)
Walked: 48 (3%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 19 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 130
$10,000 to $14,999: 73
$15,000 to $19,999: 140
$20,000 to $24,999: 122
$25,000 to $29,999: 111
$30,000 to $34,999: 78
$35,000 to $39,999: 85
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 73
$50,000 to $59,999: 105
$60,000 to $74,999: 199
$75,000 to $99,999: 198
$100,000 to $124,999: 43
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

German: 522

Irish: 318

English: 215

Dutch: 201

Other groups: 187

United States or American: 173

Scottish: 133

Italian: 98

Polish: 94

European: 84

French (except Basque): 78

Finnish: 54

Scotch-Irish: 47

Swedish: 43

Norwegian: 21

Ukrainian: 19

Croatian: 15

Bulgarian: 15

Danish: 14

Czechoslovakian: 12

Lithuanian: 8

Russian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Slovak: 7

Romanian: 6

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

Mexico (54%)
Poland (23%)
Canada (23%)

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

This state: 2238
Northeast: 60
Midwest: 464
South: 356
West: 69

54% of Paw Paw 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, 67% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 19
12th grade, no diploma: 37
High school graduate (or equivalency): 416
Less than 1 year of college: 122
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 115
Associate degree: 61
Bachelor's degree: 147
Master's degree: 51
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 100
9th grade: 64
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 347
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 179
Associate degree: 75
Bachelor's degree: 143
Master's degree: 69
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 23.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,695
Black householders: $36,342
Some other race householders: $30,959
Two or more races householders: $31,194
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,824

Paw Paw household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Paw Paw household income for Black householders

Paw Paw household income for Some other race householders

Paw Paw household income for Two or more races householders

Paw Paw household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Paw Paw marital status for males

Paw Paw marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $120,903

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 877
One, attached: 27
Two: 84
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 236
10 to 19: 70
20 to 49: 20
50 or more: 27
Mobile homes: 74

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,488

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Paw Paw:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (24%) Other fuel (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	8.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	5.2%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	8.4%
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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