Swartz Creek, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Back to: Swartz Creek, Michigan main profile, Michigan, Michigan smaller cities, Michigan small towns, Michigan forum, All US cities. Total population: 5,109 (Urban population: 4,992, Rural population: 117 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 2,357 (2,235 occupied: 1,656 owner occupied, 579 renter occupied) % of renters here:   26% State:   26% Housing density: 587 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Swartz Creek, Michigan on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: How bad is the MI economy really getting?  (97 replies) Mourning Flint  (26 replies) Moved to MI from GA  (2 replies) Thinking of Moving to Flint?  (31 replies) Flint MI  (48 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $143,800 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $490 Median gross rent in Swartz Creek, MI in 2000: $507 Housing units in Swartz Creek with a mortgage: 953 (63 second mortgage, 119 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 570 Household type by relationship Households: 5,083 In family households: 4,232 (1,085 male householders, 362 female householders) 1,085 spouses, 1,427 children (1,307 natural, 24 adopted, 96 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 35 other relatives, 55 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 851 (286 male householders (247 living alone)), 481 female householders (438 living alone)), 84 nonrelatives In group quarters: 26 (0 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 737 2-persons, 334 3-persons, 263 4-persons, 84 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 685 1-person, 78 2-persons, 4 5-persons. 705 married couples with children. 344 single-parent households (63 men, 281 women). 96.9% of residents of Swartz Creek speak English at home. 1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well). 1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well). 0.2% 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: 58 (1.1%) (39.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Swartz Creek, MI: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 8 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 6 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 50 $70,000 to $79,999: 69 $80,000 to $89,999: 170 $90,000 to $99,999: 251 $100,000 to $124,999: 402 $125,000 to $149,999: 238 $150,000 to $174,999: 210 $175,000 to $199,999: 71 $200,000 to $249,999: 22 $250,000 to $299,999: 5 $300,000 to $399,999: 6 $400,000 to $499,999: 7 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Swartz Creek: Less than $100: 21 $100 to $149: 14 $150 to $199: 21 $200 to $249: 67 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 27 $350 to $399: 42 $400 to $449: 56 $450 to $499: 38 $500 to $549: 64 $550 to $599: 93 $600 to $649: 39 $650 to $699: 10 $700 to $749: 5 $750 to $799: 0 $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: 14 No cash rent: 25

Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.8%
Number of people working at home: 44 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 113 5 to 9 minutes: 329 10 to 14 minutes: 352 15 to 19 minutes: 509 20 to 24 minutes: 473 25 to 29 minutes: 81 30 to 34 minutes: 171 35 to 39 minutes: 29 40 to 44 minutes: 46 45 to 59 minutes: 147 60 to 89 minutes: 167 90 or more minutes: 76

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,267 (89%) Carpooled: 149 (6%) Bus or trolley bus: 35 (1%) Walked: 35 (1%) Other means: 7 (0%) Worked at home: 44 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 96 $10,000 to $14,999: 136 $15,000 to $19,999: 158 $20,000 to $24,999: 183 $25,000 to $29,999: 137 $30,000 to $34,999: 179 $35,000 to $39,999: 109 $40,000 to $44,999: 179 $45,000 to $49,999: 96 $50,000 to $59,999: 187 $60,000 to $74,999: 272 $75,000 to $99,999: 273 $100,000 to $124,999: 122 $125,000 to $149,999: 52 $150,000 to $199,999: 19 $200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

• German: 778
• English: 667
• United States or American: 512
• Other groups: 261
• Irish: 245
• Polish: 239
• Italian: 200
• French Canadian: 152
• French (except Basque): 147
• Scottish: 116
• Hungarian: 80
• Swedish: 59
• Slovak: 58
• Dutch: 50
• Russian: 46
• Welsh: 45
• Czech: 37
• Scotch-Irish: 37
• Finnish: 36
• Norwegian: 35
• European: 33
• Greek: 32
• British: 23
• Czechoslovakian: 17
• Arab:: 17
• Northern European: 17
• Subsaharan African:: 15
• African: 15
• Croatian: 12
• Scandinavian: 11
• Ukrainian: 11
• Lebanese: 9
• Syrian: 8
• Slovene: 7
• Austrian: 6
• Romanian: 6
• Pennsylvania German: 5
• Slavic: 5
• Serbian: 4
• Danish: 3

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

• This state: 4368
• Northeast: 179
• Midwest: 248
• South: 211
• West: 42

52% of Swartz Creek residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 5
• 7th and 8th grade: 18
• 9th grade: 14
• 10th grade: 15
• 11th grade: 32
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 519
• Less than 1 year of college: 133
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 357
• Associate degree: 187
• Bachelor's degree: 154
• Master's degree: 88
• Professional school degree: 14
• Doctorate degree: 7

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 4
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 16
• 7th and 8th grade: 37
• 9th grade: 43
• 10th grade: 51
• 11th grade: 57
• 12th grade, no diploma: 53
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 671
• Less than 1 year of college: 195
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 336
• Associate degree: 217
• Bachelor's degree: 202
• Master's degree: 58
• Professional school degree: 34
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race 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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $42,800
• Black householders: $15,556
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $75,487
• Asian householders: $66,250
• Some other race householders: $28,750
• Two or more races householders: $18,889
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $26,250

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,100
• Black or African American householders: $450,000
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,000
• Some other race householders: $87,700
• Two or more races householders: $147,200
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $85,000

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,514
• One, attached: 213
• Two: 58
• 3 or 4: 56
• 5 to 9: 193
• 10 to 19: 130
• 50 or more: 90
• Mobile homes: 103

Median worth of mobile homes: $56,600

Here:	9.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Here:	5.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Here:	23.1%
Michigan:	16.5%

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