Acme township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)

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Acme township, MI map Land area: 25.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 4,332 (66% urban, 34% rural)

Males: 2,100	(48.5%)
Females: 2,232	(51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,269 (3,613 owner occupied, 656 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

Races in Acme township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 40.9

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Average household size: 2.56

Acme township:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,865 ($50,425 in 1999)

This township:	$52,865
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $772 (lower quartile is $677, upper quartile is $1,210)

Here:	$772
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $211,954 (it was $147,900 in 2000)

Acme township:	$211,954
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $164,474 - $300,123

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $310,882
Here: $310,882
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $231,874
Here: $231,874
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $181,168
Here: $181,168
State: $129,336

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $188,968
Here: $188,968
State: $149,899

Population density: 172 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	6.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Acme Township Cemetery.

Lake: Petobego Pond.

Creeks: Tobeco Creek, East Arm Acme Creek, West Arm Acme Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 189 (29% naturalized citizens)

Acme township:	4.4%
State:	5.3%

53% of Acme township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 3359
Northeast: 93
Midwest: 373
South: 179
West: 146

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $275,000

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Acme township, Michigan

32 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
21 people in other workers' dormitories
9 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,612
One, attached: 50
Two: 95
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 130
10 to 19: 102
20 to 49: 161
50 or more: 46

Housing units in Acme township with a mortgage: 931 (55 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 237

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 124
1995 to 1998: 300
1990 to 1994: 335
1980 to 1989: 514
1970 to 1979: 540
1960 to 1969: 121
1950 to 1959: 75
1940 to 1949: 87
1939 or earlier: 116

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Acme township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 33 5 rooms: 159 6 rooms: 271 7 rooms: 251 8 rooms: 279 9 or more rooms: 324

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Acme township, Michigan:
	1 room: 12 2 rooms: 35 3 rooms: 25 4 rooms: 87 5 rooms: 61 6 rooms: 44 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 29

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Acme township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 164 3 bedrooms: 671 4 bedrooms: 409 5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Acme township:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 176 3 bedrooms: 51 4 bedrooms: 31 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Acme township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 258 2 vehicles: 747 3 vehicles: 232 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Acme township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 82 1 vehicle: 115 2 vehicles: 99 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Top executives (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Acme township:

German (26.9%)
English (11.1%)
Irish (9.3%)
Polish (8.9%)
United States or American (7.2%)
Dutch (4.4%)
Norwegian (3.5%)

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

Mexico (31%)
Canada (20%)
Poland (19%)
Jamaica (10%)
Iraq (7%)
Vietnam (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,825 (82%)
Carpooled: 180 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (1%)
Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
Walked: 54 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 137 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Electricity (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Acme township, Michigan

32 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
21 people in other workers' dormitories
9 people in other group homes

92.7% of residents of Acme township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well, 25% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,265

In family households: 3,725 (1,101 male householders, 166 female householders)
1,070 spouses, 1,246 children (1,204 natural, 12 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 23 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 15 other relatives, 93 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 540 (199 male householders (136 living alone)), 225 female householders (199 living alone)), 116 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 92 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 634 2-persons, 223 3-persons, 265 4-persons, 115 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 335 1-person, 88 2-persons, 1 3-persons.

913 married couples with children.
140 single-parent households (40 men, 100 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 99

Here:	17.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	10.9%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	3.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Acme township:

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