West Branch, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents
| West Branch: | $120,178 |
| Michigan: | $224,400 |
Total population: 2,077 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,941 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 1,142 (983 occupied: 399 owner occupied, 597 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 60% |
| State: | 27% |
Housing density: 858 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $104,767.
Median contract rent in 2022: $641 (lower quartile is $573, upper quartile is $737)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $553
Median gross rent in West Branch, MI in 2022: $803
Housing units in West Branch with a mortgage: 208 (32 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $55,918
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,348
Median monthly housing costs: $771
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E Forest View Dr
West Branch, MI 48661
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Highland Dr
West Branch, MI 48661
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E Houghton Ave Apt B
West Branch, MI 48661
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E Houghton Ave
West Branch, MI 48661
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1/2 State St
West Branch, MI 48661
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Ruby Ct # 1
West Branch, MI 48661
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S 3rd St Apt 7
West Branch, MI 48661
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Columbia Dr
West Branch, MI 48661
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John Vogt Trl
West Branch, MI 48661
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Maple Dr
West Branch, MI 48661
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Maes Rd
West Branch, MI 48661
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Lake George Rd
West Branch, MI 48661
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N 6th St
West Branch, MI 48661
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S M 76
West Branch, MI 48661
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E Peters Rd
West Branch, MI 48661
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W 3rd St
Prescott, MI 48756
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Beals Dr
Prescott, MI 48756
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Linton St
Rose City, MI 48654
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Huntington Cir
Gladwin, MI 48624
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Arntz Rd
Rose City, MI 48654
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Shaftsbury Ct
Gladwin, MI 48624
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Ford Dr
Saint Helen, MI 48656
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Flint Rd
Saint Helen, MI 48656
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W 6th St
Prescott, MI 48756
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Townline Rd
Rose City, MI 48654
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Onaleah Dr
Prescott, MI 48756
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Reasner Rd
Rose City, MI 48654
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Knight Rd
Sterling, MI 48659
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Greenwood Rd
Lupton, MI 48635
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Ash Ct
Gladwin, MI 48624
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Clark Rd
Prescott, MI 48756
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Pinelands Rd
Gladwin, MI 48624
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Brookview Dr W
Prescott, MI 48756
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Mendota Rd
Saint Helen, MI 48656
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Van St
Prescott, MI 48756
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Lucinda Dr
Prescott, MI 48756
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2nd St
Saint Helen, MI 48656
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Lolich Rd
Saint Helen, MI 48656
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Thomas Rd
Prescott, MI 48756
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Maple Ridge Rd
Alger, MI 48610
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Median year apartment built: 1978
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,192- Male householders: 379 (111 living alone), Female householders: 596 (290 living alone)
319 spouses (319 opposite-sex spouses), 112 unmarried partners, (102 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 446 children (393 natural, 4 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 5 foster children, 0 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 183
Size of family households: 230 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 417 1-person, 63 2-persons, 17 3-persons.
227 married couples with children.
139 single-parent households (85 men, 54 women).
93.5% of residents of West Branch speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 117 (5.3%)
(19.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.3 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Branch, Michigan
- 0no bedroom
- 161 bedroom
- 1052 bedrooms
- 2263 bedrooms
- 224 bedrooms
- 305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Michigan
- 8no bedroom
- 1081 bedroom
- 3422 bedrooms
- 933 bedrooms
- 364 bedrooms
- 115+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 12no vehicle
- 1481 vehicle
- 1602 vehicles
- 633 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Branch in renter-occupied apartments
- 148no vehicle
- 3061 vehicle
- 1032 vehicles
- 373 vehicles
- 44 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Branch, Michigan
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 103 rooms
- 244 rooms
- 665 rooms
- 1596 rooms
- 667 rooms
- 278 rooms
- 439+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Branch, Michigan
- 81 room
- 222 rooms
- 703 rooms
- 2204 rooms
- 1345 rooms
- 1076 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 98 rooms
- 119+ rooms
West Branch, MI household income distribution
- 23Less than $10,000
- 162$10,000 to $19,999
- 198$20,000 to $29,999
- 81$30,000 to $39,999
- 140$40,000 to $49,999
- 63$50,000 to $59,999
- 167$60,000 to $74,999
- 84$75,000 to $99,999
- 65$100,000 to $124,999
- 5$125,000 to $149,999
- 21$150,000 to $199,999
Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in West Branch, MI
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- 5$25,000 to $29,999
- 3$35,000 to $39,999
- 5$40,000 to $49,999
- 10$50,000 to $59,999
- 31$60,000 to $69,999
- 13$70,000 to $79,999
- 21$80,000 to $89,999
- 52$90,000 to $99,999
- 73$100,000 to $124,999
- 37$125,000 to $149,999
- 8$150,000 to $174,999
- 5$175,000 to $199,999
- 30$200,000 to $249,999
- 33$250,000 to $299,999
- 8$400,000 to $499,999
- 14$500,000 to $749,999
Rent paid by renters in 2022 in West Branch, MI
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- 6$200 to $249
- 4$250 to $299
- 20$300 to $349
- 21$350 to $399
- 34$450 to $499
- 30$500 to $549
- 44$550 to $599
- 163$600 to $649
- 73$650 to $699
- 52$700 to $749
- 14$750 to $799
- 40$800 to $899
- 26$900 to $999
- 14$1,500 to $1,999
- 20No cash rent
Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.9%
Number of people working at home: 17 (2.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 127
- 5 to 9 minutes: 208
- 10 to 14 minutes: 118
- 15 to 19 minutes: 6
- 20 to 24 minutes: 27
- 25 to 29 minutes: 6
- 30 to 34 minutes: 70
- 35 to 39 minutes: 42
- 40 to 44 minutes: 36
- 45 to 59 minutes: 14
- 60 to 89 minutes: 28
- 90 or more minutes: 20
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,919 (87.5%)
- Carpooled: 198 (5.9%)
- Bus: 10 (0.3%)
- Taxi: 18 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0.2%)
- Walked: 38 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 17 (0.5%)
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 8.7%Males
- 2.0%Females
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Branch, Michigan
- 932010 or later
- 72000 to 2009
- 111990 to 1999
- 01980 to 1989
- 31970 to 1979
- 8Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
- German: 160 (20.3%)
- American: 148 (18.8%)
- English: 58 (7.4%)
- Italian: 50 (6.3%)
- Swedish: 48 (6.1%)
- Polish: 46 (5.8%)
- French Canadian: 25 (3.2%)
- French: 20 (2.5%)
- European: 15 (1.9%)
- Irish: 11 (1.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 7 (0.9%)
- Portuguese: 6 (0.8%)
- Russian: 5 (0.6%)
- Lebanese: 4 (0.5%)
- Danish: 4 (0.5%)
- Scottish: 3 (0.4%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Nepal
| West Branch: | 33.3% (39) |
| Michigan: | 0.4% (2,853) |
Guatemala
| West Branch: | 9.4% (11) |
| Michigan: | 1.0% (7,097) |
Peru
| West Branch: | 9.4% (11) |
| Michigan: | 0.2% (1,298) |
Russia
| West Branch: | 5.1% (6) |
| Michigan: | 0.9% (6,326) |
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
| West Branch: | 5.1% (6) |
| Michigan: | 0.2% (1,437) |
Germany
| West Branch: | 5.1% (6) |
| Michigan: | 2.3% (16,126) |
Canada
| West Branch: | 4.3% (5) |
| Michigan: | 5.0% (35,052) |
Other Eastern Europe
| West Branch: | 3.4% (4) |
| Michigan: | 1.0% (6,730) |
Portugal
| West Branch: | 1.7% (2) |
| Michigan: | 0.0% (307) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,828
- Other state: 230
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 40
- South: 85
- West: 67
84.0% of West Branch residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.1% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87.1% lived in Michigan.
| West Branch: | 84.0% |
| State average: | 88.4% |
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 9
- Nursery to 4th grade: 5
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 5
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 11
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 16
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 263
- Less than 1 year of college: 101
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 98
- Associate degree: 51
- Bachelor's degree: 78
- Master's degree: 42
- Professional school degree: 9
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 7
- 9th grade: 9
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 48
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 296
- Less than 1 year of college: 61
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 135
- Associate degree: 63
- Bachelor's degree: 160
- Master's degree: 23
- Professional school degree: 8
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 623
- One, attached: 56
- Two: 72
- 3 or 4: 73
- 5 to 9: 55
- 10 to 19: 97
- 20 to 49: 63
- 50 or more: 100
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 4.0%
House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago
Renter moved in on average 3 years ago
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 90.6%Utility gas
- 6.1%Electricity
- 1.8%Wood
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 70.1%Utility gas
- 22.5%Electricity
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.9%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 5.7% |
| Michigan: | 12.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 9.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 14.9% |
