Alabaster township, Iosco County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 503 (12% urban, 88% rural)

Males: 249	(49.5%)
Females: 254	(50.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 503 (471 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	6%
State:	26%

Races in Alabaster township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
Asian: 1.4%
Two or more races: 1.6%

Median age of males: 53.2
Median age of females: 53.3

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Average household size: 2.27

Alabaster township:	2.3 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.55

Estimated median household income in 2008: $47,865 ($44,000 in 1999)

This township:	$47,865
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $591 (lower quartile is $479, upper quartile is $636)

Here:	$591
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $194,896 (it was $135,200 in 2000)

Alabaster township:	$194,896
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,241 - $386,109

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $252,570
Here: $252,570
State: $192,870

Mobile homes: $45,000
Here: $45,000
State: $39,606

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	6.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (56% naturalized citizens)

Alabaster township:	1.8%
State:	5.3%

68% of Alabaster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 463
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 19
South: 10
West: 11

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Alabaster township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 447
Two: 6
5 to 9: 4
Mobile homes: 10

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000

Housing units in Alabaster township with a mortgage: 87 (4 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 23
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 44
1970 to 1979: 44
1960 to 1969: 101
1950 to 1959: 89
1940 to 1949: 77
1939 or earlier: 48

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alabaster township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 23 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 62 7 rooms: 30 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 20

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alabaster township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 117 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alabaster township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 6 3 bedrooms: 10 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Alabaster township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 46 2 vehicles: 111 3 vehicles: 39 4 vehicles: 6 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Alabaster township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 5 2 vehicles: 9 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Construction (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (24%)
Health care (18%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Gasoline stations (4%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Alabaster township:

German (30.3%)
English (14.9%)
Irish (8.7%)
Polish (8.3%)
United States or American (7.8%)
French (except Basque) (5.4%)
Finnish (4.0%)

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

Pakistan (56%)
Canada (44%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 186 (83%)
Carpooled: 17 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Taxi: 2 (1%)
Walked: 3 (1%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%) Electricity (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (2%)

95.1% of residents of Alabaster township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 528

In family households: 465 (137 male householders, 46 female householders)
146 spouses, 105 children (94 natural, 4 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 13 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 63 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 32 female householders (25 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 42 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

57 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (2 men, 10 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5

Here:	11.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	29.4%
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.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Alabaster township:

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