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Atlas township, MI map Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 7,257 (8% urban, 92% rural)
Males: 3,746  (51.6%)
Females: 3,511  (48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 7,189 (6,840 owner occupied, 349 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  5%
State:  26%


Races in Atlas township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
  • Black: 0.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.4

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Average household size: 2.94

Atlas township:  2.9 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.24

Estimated median household income in 2008: $80,196 ($73,720 in 1999)
This township:  $80,196
Michigan:  $48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $504 (lower quartile is $310, upper quartile is $564)
Here:  $504
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $247,864 (it was $171,600 in 2000)
Atlas township:  $247,864
Michigan:  $151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $170,212 - $317,698

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $289,292
Here:  $289,292
State:  $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $195,556
Here:  $195,556
State:  $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $113,618
Here:  $113,618
State:  $126,266

Mobile homes: $38,684
Here:  $38,684
State:  $39,606
Population density: 205 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  4.0%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 194 (63% naturalized citizens)

Atlas township:  2.7%
State:  5.3%

63% of Atlas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Michigan.


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

  • This state: 6268
  • Northeast: 102
  • Midwest: 351
  • South: 259
  • West: 36

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,800

Atlas township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

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

People in group quarters in Atlas township, Michigan
  • 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 18 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,390
  • One, attached: 56
  • Two: 57
  • 3 or 4: 2
  • 5 to 9: 15
  • 10 to 19: 15
  • Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,400


Housing units in Atlas township with a mortgage: 1,458 (121 second mortgage, 263 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 314



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 116
  • 1995 to 1998: 409
  • 1990 to 1994: 320
  • 1980 to 1989: 243
  • 1970 to 1979: 634
  • 1960 to 1969: 223
  • 1950 to 1959: 170
  • 1940 to 1949: 78
  • 1939 or earlier: 361


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Atlas township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 61
  • 4 rooms: 61
  • 5 rooms: 364
  • 6 rooms: 613
  • 7 rooms: 527
  • 8 rooms: 301
  • 9 or more rooms: 385



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlas township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 34
  • 4 rooms: 28
  • 5 rooms: 20
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 13
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 2



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Atlas township:
  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 198
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,485
  • 4 bedrooms: 536
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 73



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Atlas township:
  • no bedroom: 12
  • 1 bedroom: 37
  • 2 bedrooms: 45
  • 3 bedrooms: 27
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Atlas township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 51
  • 1 vehicle: 360
  • 2 vehicles: 1,185
  • 3 vehicles: 508
  • 4 vehicles: 159
  • 5 or more vehicles: 52



Cars and other vehicles available in Atlas township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 71
  • 2 vehicles: 44
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (25%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Engineers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Atlas township:
  • German (20.0%)
  • English (14.1%)
  • Irish (11.0%)
  • United States or American (10.6%)
  • Polish (5.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (5.8%)
  • Italian (5.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Germany (23%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (23%)
  • Philippines (11%)
  • Canada (11%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Brazil (5%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,337 (92%)
  • Carpooled: 226 (6%)
  • Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 25 (1%)
  • Other means: 5 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 31 (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (66%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
  • Electricity (2%)

People in group quarters in Atlas township, Michigan
  • 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 18 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 18 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 14 people in other group homes
  • 5 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

95.5% of residents of Atlas township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 46% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 7,188
  • In family households: 6,762 (1,803 male householders, 254 female householders)
    1,824 spouses, 2,650 children (2,401 natural, 97 adopted, 152 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 38 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 426 (238 male householders (194 living alone)), 131 female householders (129 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 69 (19 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 759 2-persons, 440 3-persons, 543 4-persons, 266 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 323 1-person, 34 2-persons, 12 3-persons.

1,878 married couples with children.
205 single-parent households (79 men, 126 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 98
Here:  9.0%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:  1.8%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40
Here:  12.5%
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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