Ada township, Kent County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 9,882 (59% urban, 41% rural)
Males: 4,936 | (49.9%) |
Females: 4,946 | (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 9,882 (9,443 owner occupied, 439 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 4% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Ada township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 2.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 3.03
Ada township: | 3.0 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.30
Ada township: | $51,992 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $645 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,600 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
: | $134,600 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $168,910
Here: $168,910 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,258
Here: $135,258 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $79,371
Here: $79,371 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,212
Here: $120,212 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,066
Here: $133,066 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $18,630
Here: $18,630 State: $33,033
Population density: 274 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 8.4% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This township: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Forest Hills.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Lakes: Downs Lake (A), Chase Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
79% of Ada township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 694
- Northeast: 33
- Midwest: 25
- South: 45
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 261
- Mobile homes: 62
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100
Housing units in Ada township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (16%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Health care (26%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ada township:
- German (35.5%)
- United States or American (19.6%)
- English (13.2%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Scottish (4.8%)
- Hungarian (3.1%)
- Welsh (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 334 (87%)
- Carpooled: 19 (5%)
- Worked at home: 29 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Wood (11%)
- Other fuel (7%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Coal or coke (4%)
- Solar energy (2%)
92.0% of residents of Ada township speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 797- In family households: 751 (214 male householders, 21 female householders)
210 spouses, 275 children (239 natural, 27 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 25 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (23 male householders (18 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 101 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 63 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 5 2-persons,
2,914 married couples with children.
230 single-parent households (52 men, 178 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22
Here: | 19.5% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here: | 16.0% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |