Arcada township, Gratiot County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,708 (14% urban, 86% rural)

Males: 848	(49.6%)
Females: 860	(50.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,703 (1,484 owner occupied, 219 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	26%

Races in Arcada township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.7%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 1.0%

Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 39.8

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Average household size: 2.60

Arcada township:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.01

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,338 ($44,097 in 1999)

This township:	$47,338
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $489 (lower quartile is $420, upper quartile is $531)

Here:	$489
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $129,670 (it was $90,400 in 2000)

Arcada township:	$129,670
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $93,364 - $173,516

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $165,484
Here: $165,484
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $313,049
Here: $313,049
State: $181,134

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $384,070
Here: $384,070
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $46,167
Here: $46,167
State: $39,606

Population density: 52 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	7.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

70% of Arcada township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1492
Northeast: 22
Midwest: 117
South: 49
West: 56

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $106,300

Arcada township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

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Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 632
One, attached: 4
Two: 13
10 to 19: 3
Mobile homes: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,000

Housing units in Arcada township with a mortgage: 287 (24 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 42
1990 to 1994: 63
1980 to 1989: 66
1970 to 1979: 108
1960 to 1969: 110
1950 to 1959: 108
1940 to 1949: 66
1939 or earlier: 123

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Arcada township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 31 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 216 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 86

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arcada township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 24 5 rooms: 15 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 0 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Arcada township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 91 3 bedrooms: 349 4 bedrooms: 127 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Arcada township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 34 3 bedrooms: 22 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Arcada township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 299 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Arcada township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 45 2 vehicles: 9 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 6 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 (%):

Transportation equipment (20%)
Construction (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (15%)
Public administration (10%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Arcada township:

German (24.5%)
United States or American (20.5%)
English (11.8%)
Irish (10.5%)
Polish (4.2%)
French Canadian (2.8%)
French (except Basque) (2.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 722 (85%)
Carpooled: 86 (10%)
Walked: 16 (2%)
Worked at home: 28 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (50%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Wood (3%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%)

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94.6% of residents of Arcada township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 35% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,741

In family households: 1,563 (446 male householders, 70 female householders)
451 spouses, 539 children (527 natural, 6 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 178 (82 male householders (64 living alone)), 71 female householders (65 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 237 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 129 1-person, 19 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

354 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (18 men, 55 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	8.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	35.1%
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 Arcada township:

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