Attica township, Lapeer County, Michigan (MI)

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Attica township, MI map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 4,678 (all rural)

Males: 2,356	(50.4%)
Females: 2,322	(49.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,633 (4,217 owner occupied, 416 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	26%

Races in Attica township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.7%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 35.6

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Average household size: 2.89

Attica township:	2.9 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.21

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,140 ($50,392 in 1999)

This township:	$56,140
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $570 (lower quartile is $470, upper quartile is $735)

Here:	$570
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $174,812 (it was $147,600 in 2000)

Attica township:	$174,812
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,401 - $244,676

Population density: 131 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: South Attica Cemetery.

Lakes: McNally Lake, Pierce Lake, Pleasant, Lake, Russell Lake, Cluebine Lake, Young Lake, Elk Lake, Grass Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Lake Drain.

Number of foreign born residents: 62 (24% naturalized citizens)

Attica township:	1.3%
State:	5.3%

60% of Attica township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 3973
Northeast: 73
Midwest: 153
South: 319
West: 53

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,300

Attica township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

41 people in other group homes
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,593
One, attached: 14
Two: 32
3 or 4: 8
Mobile homes: 134
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $91,200

Housing units in Attica township with a mortgage: 657 (17 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 275

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 45
1995 to 1998: 245
1990 to 1994: 162
1980 to 1989: 143
1970 to 1979: 350
1960 to 1969: 252
1950 to 1959: 100
1940 to 1949: 169
1939 or earlier: 323

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Attica township, Michigan:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 89 5 rooms: 304 6 rooms: 443 7 rooms: 335 8 rooms: 151 9 or more rooms: 74

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Attica township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 45 5 rooms: 38 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Attica township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 260 3 bedrooms: 849 4 bedrooms: 224 5 or more bedrooms: 74

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Attica township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 55 4 bedrooms: 14 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Attica township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 54 1 vehicle: 231 2 vehicles: 663 3 vehicles: 365 4 vehicles: 110 5 or more vehicles: 32

Cars and other vehicles available in Attica township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 53 2 vehicles: 55 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (26%)
Construction (17%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Transportation equipment (18%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Engineers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Attica township:

German (22.7%)
Irish (11.4%)
English (10.2%)
Polish (8.3%)
United States or American (7.7%)
European (5.3%)
French (except Basque) (4.4%)

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

Germany (45%)
Canada (40%)
Yugoslavia (15%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,964 (86%)
Carpooled: 223 (10%)
Walked: 40 (2%)
Worked at home: 49 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Electricity (6%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%) Solar energy (1%)

41 people in other group homes
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.9% of residents of Attica township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,632

In family households: 4,206 (1,094 male householders, 194 female householders)
1,097 spouses, 1,600 children (1,463 natural, 6 adopted, 131 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 30 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 426 (180 male householders (145 living alone)), 144 female householders (105 living alone)), 102 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 46 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 493 2-persons, 292 3-persons, 267 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 250 1-person, 54 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

1,039 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (64 men, 120 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 131

Here:	18.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 29

Here:	11.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	22.6%
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 Attica township:

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