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Alpine township, MI map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 13,976 (80% urban, 20% rural)
Males: 7,032  (50.3%)
Females: 6,944  (49.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,941 (8,342 owner occupied, 5,599 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

40%
State:

26%


Races in Alpine township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 86.7%
  • Black: 3.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
  • Asian: 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 6.6%
  • Two or more races: 1.5%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 29.0
Median age of females: 29.7

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Average household size: 2.51

Alpine township:

2.5 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.04

Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,216 ($42,484 in 1999)
This township:

$46,216
Michigan:

$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $737 (lower quartile is $670, upper quartile is $803)
Here:

$737
State:

$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $153,943 (it was $113,700 in 2000)
Alpine township:

$153,943
Michigan:

$151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,393 - $188,356

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $187,442
Here:

$187,442
State:

$192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,729
Here:

$148,729
State:

$162,147

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $68,003
Here:

$68,003
State:

$150,474

Mobile homes: $27,757
Here:

$27,757
State:

$39,606
Population density: 390 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

8.9%
Whole state:

10.5%

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

4.5%
Whole state:

4.8%

Cities in this township include: Comstock Park.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Alpine Cemetery (1), Englishville Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Mead Lake (A), Baumhoff Lake (B), Stevenson Lake (C), Hopkins Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 699 (15% naturalized citizens)

Alpine township:  5.0%
State:  5.3%

45% of Alpine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 11330
  • Northeast: 250
  • Midwest: 787
  • South: 645
  • West: 295

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,000

Alpine township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

33 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
2 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,654
  • One, attached: 242
  • Two: 36
  • 3 or 4: 40
  • 5 to 9: 287
  • 10 to 19: 1,645
  • 20 to 49: 289
  • 50 or more: 69
  • Mobile homes: 600
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500


Housing units in Alpine township with a mortgage: 1,541 (151 second mortgage, 279 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 766

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 270
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,284
  • 1990 to 1994: 775
  • 1980 to 1989: 879
  • 1970 to 1979: 827
  • 1960 to 1969: 818
  • 1950 to 1959: 453
  • 1940 to 1949: 203
  • 1939 or earlier: 357

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alpine township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 31
  • 3 rooms: 23
  • 4 rooms: 378
  • 5 rooms: 693
  • 6 rooms: 727
  • 7 rooms: 596
  • 8 rooms: 325
  • 9 or more rooms: 359

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpine township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 30
  • 2 rooms: 169
  • 3 rooms: 460
  • 4 rooms: 779
  • 5 rooms: 721
  • 6 rooms: 215
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 37
  • 9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Alpine township:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedroom: 57
  • 2 bedrooms: 726
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,659
  • 4 bedrooms: 625
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alpine township:

  • no bedroom: 68
  • 1 bedroom: 604
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,495
  • 3 bedrooms: 257
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpine township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 84
  • 1 vehicle: 794
  • 2 vehicles: 1,531
  • 3 vehicles: 544
  • 4 vehicles: 134
  • 5 or more vehicles: 45

Cars and other vehicles available in Alpine township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 147
  • 1 vehicle: 1,220
  • 2 vehicles: 890
  • 3 vehicles: 160
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 11

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Alpine township:

  • German (20.6%)
  • Dutch (15.1%)
  • Polish (8.6%)
  • Irish (8.5%)
  • English (8.2%)
  • United States or American (4.2%)
  • Italian (2.9%)

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

  • Mexico (33%)
  • India (16%)
  • Russia (7%)
  • Cuba (5%)
  • Guatemala (4%)
  • Pakistan (4%)
  • Netherlands (3%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,858 (86%)
  • Carpooled: 802 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 45 (1%)
  • Other means: 20 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 187 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (76%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

33 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
2 people in other group homes

91.6% of residents of Alpine township speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,053
  • In family households: 11,070 (2,741 male householders, 848 female householders)
    2,611 spouses, 4,071 children (3,719 natural, 105 adopted, 247 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 70 other relatives, 406 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,983 (1,128 male householders (673 living alone)), 944 female householders (695 living alone)), 911 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 35 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,497 2-persons, 848 3-persons, 756 4-persons, 313 5-persons, 141 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,368 1-person, 536 2-persons, 137 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 4 5-persons,

2,334 married couples with children.
897 single-parent households (258 men, 639 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 225
Here:

15.2%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32
Here:

4.6%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 155
Here:

16.6%
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 Alpine township:

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