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Aetna township, Mecosta County, Michigan (MI)

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Aetna township, MI map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,044 (all rural)
Males: 1,025  (50.1%)
Females: 1,019  (49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,033 (1,671 owner occupied, 362 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  18%
State:  26%


Races in Aetna township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
  • Black: 0.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.5%
  • Asian: 0.0%
  • Two or more races: 1.7%
  • Some other race: 0.4%

Median age of males: 32.9
Median age of females: 33.8

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Average household size: 2.76

Aetna township:  2.8 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.19

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,130 ($28,068 in 1999)
This township:  $30,130
Michigan:  $47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $121 (lower quartile is $121, upper quartile is $262)
Here:  $121
State:  $573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $49,819 (it was $34,500 in 2000)
Aetna township:  $49,819
Michigan:  $153,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,828 - $47,972

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $97,702
Here:  $97,702
State:  $200,820

Mobile homes: $17,500
Here:  $17,500
State:  $39,606
Population density: 57 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  5.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (0% naturalized citizens)

Aetna township:  0.3%
State:  5.3%

45% of Aetna township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Michigan.


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

  • This state: 204
  • Northeast: 11
  • Midwest: 23
  • South: 12
  • West: 3
Aetna township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

11 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 81
  • Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500


Housing units in Aetna township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 19
  • 1960 to 1969: 10
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 41


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aetna township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 15
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aetna township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Aetna township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 18
  • 3 bedrooms: 29
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aetna township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4



Cars and other vehicles available in Aetna township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 16
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Aetna township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (29%)
  • Public administration (24%)
  • Furniture and related products (17%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (24%)
  • Public administration (20%)
  • Furniture and related products (11%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Paper (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Construction laborers (21%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Bus drivers (12%)
  • Life and physical scientists (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Woodworkers (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Aetna township:
  • German (8.8%)
  • Irish (4.0%)
  • Polish (2.0%)
  • Czechoslovakian (1.6%)
  • English (1.6%)
  • Norwegian (1.6%)
  • Dutch (1.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 64 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 38 (37%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Utility gas (3%)

11 people in other group homes

89.8% of residents of Aetna township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
7.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 260
  • In family households: 248 (52 male householders, 18 female householders)
    45 spouses, 105 children (91 natural, 5 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 12 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 6 female householders (4 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 2 2-persons.

408 married couples with children.
131 single-parent households (50 men, 81 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:  0.0%
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: 0
Here:  0.0%
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.)




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