Tawas City, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,873 (Urban population: 1,828 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 45 (all nonfarm))

Tawas City, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 965 (757 occupied: 588 owner occupied, 169 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	26%

Housing density: 565 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: $449 (lower quartile is $368, upper quartile is $470)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $459

Median gross rent in Tawas City, MI in 2007: $539

Housing units in Tawas City with a mortgage: 257 (12 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 256

Tawas City,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,327 (it was $69,000 in 2000)

Tawas City:	$94,327
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,321 - $121,138

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $115,935
Here: $115,935
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $210,929
Here: $210,929
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $157,742
Here: $157,742
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $109,697
Here: $109,697
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,620
Here: $221,620
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $18,958
Here: $18,958
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,748

In family households: 1,460 (407 male householders, 104 female householders)
397 spouses, 454 children (388 natural, 14 adopted, 52 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 16 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 288 (115 male householders (99 living alone)), 142 female householders (133 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 269 (245 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 279 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 232 1-person, 22 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

286 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (27 men, 83 women).

96.2% of residents of Tawas City speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 21 (1.0%)
(47.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tawas City, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 60 5 rooms: 133 6 rooms: 153 7 rooms: 105 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 61

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tawas City, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 28
1995 to 1998: 37
1990 to 1994: 29
1980 to 1989: 135
1970 to 1979: 200
1960 to 1969: 92
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 113
1939 or earlier: 226

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tawas City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 162 3 bedrooms: 287 4 bedrooms: 104 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tawas City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 87 3 bedrooms: 34 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Tawas City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 242 2 vehicles: 235 3 vehicles: 69 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Tawas City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 99 2 vehicles: 36 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 9
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 17
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 36
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 62
$90,000 to $99,999: 62
$100,000 to $124,999: 96
$125,000 to $149,999: 46
$150,000 to $174,999: 39
$175,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 5
$300,000 to $399,999: 4
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Tawas City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Tawas City:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 30
$450 to $499: 46
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 5
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 3 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 8

Tawas City, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 15 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 125
5 to 9 minutes: 191
10 to 14 minutes: 116
15 to 19 minutes: 60
20 to 24 minutes: 40
25 to 29 minutes: 33
30 to 34 minutes: 85
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 4
45 to 59 minutes: 9
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 16

Tawas City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 593 (82%)
Carpooled: 85 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Walked: 18 (2%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 15 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 62
$10,000 to $14,999: 84
$15,000 to $19,999: 57
$20,000 to $24,999: 74
$25,000 to $29,999: 61
$30,000 to $34,999: 88
$35,000 to $39,999: 79
$40,000 to $44,999: 59
$45,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 55
$60,000 to $74,999: 79
$75,000 to $99,999: 17
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 339

United States or American: 186

English: 179

Polish: 144

Irish: 113

French Canadian: 78

Other groups: 65

French (except Basque): 62

Italian: 47

Scottish: 24

Canadian: 23

Scotch-Irish: 21

British: 17

Swedish: 17

European: 16

Hungarian: 13

Finnish: 12

Dutch: 10

Russian: 9

Belgian: 8

Slovak: 3

Greek: 3

Danish: 2

Norwegian: 2

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

Canada (43%)
United Kingdom (29%)
Germany (14%)
Philippines (14%)

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

This state: 1690
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 139
South: 81
West: 46

57% of Tawas City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% 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: 17
9th grade: 58
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 267
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 121
Associate degree: 16
Bachelor's degree: 57
Master's degree: 9
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 32
7th and 8th grade: 29
9th grade: 52
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 312
Less than 1 year of college: 41
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 100
Associate degree: 27
Bachelor's degree: 68
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.4%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,953
Asian householders: $50,786
Two or more races householders: $24,317

Tawas City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Tawas City marital status for males

Tawas City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $95,913
Two or more races householders: $131,863

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 699
One, attached: 37
Two: 32
3 or 4: 25
5 to 9: 45
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 29
Mobile homes: 77
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,193

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Tawas City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Electricity (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (86%) Electricity (11%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25

Here:	11.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	20.0%
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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