Benton township, Eaton County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,712 (7% urban, 93% rural)

Males: 1,341	(49.4%)
Females: 1,371	(50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,695 (2,473 owner occupied, 222 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	26%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.0%
Black: 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.5

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Average household size: 2.72

Benton township:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.96

Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,806 ($56,815 in 1999)

This township:	$61,806
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $514 (lower quartile is $388, upper quartile is $588)

Here:	$514
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $182,905 (it was $126,700 in 2000)

Benton township:	$182,905
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,983 - $215,148

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $207,336
Here: $207,336
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $105,141
Here: $105,141
State: $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $140,627
Here: $140,627
State: $126,266

Mobile homes: $42,719
Here: $42,719
State: $39,606

Population density: 80 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	2.0%
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: 13 (77% naturalized citizens)

Benton township:	0.5%
State:	5.3%

69% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 2332
Northeast: 70
Midwest: 127
South: 122
West: 38

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,300

Benton 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: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

17 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 888
One, attached: 5
Two: 13
3 or 4: 8
Mobile homes: 101

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 399 (17 second mortgage, 59 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 75
1990 to 1994: 87
1980 to 1989: 155
1970 to 1979: 269
1960 to 1969: 93
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 220

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 49 5 rooms: 202 6 rooms: 188 7 rooms: 197 8 rooms: 130 9 or more rooms: 130

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 5 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 136 3 bedrooms: 543 4 bedrooms: 193 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 30 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 127 2 vehicles: 422 3 vehicles: 227 4 vehicles: 72 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 38 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 10 4 vehicles: 0 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 (%):

Construction (18%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Public administration (12%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Art and design workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (25.6%)
United States or American (14.0%)
English (12.4%)
Irish (6.9%)
Polish (4.6%)
French (except Basque) (4.5%)
Dutch (3.0%)

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

Canada (46%)
Poland (23%)
Philippines (23%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,190 (85%)
Carpooled: 134 (10%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Other means: 21 (2%)
Worked at home: 45 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%) Utility gas (32%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Electricity (4%) Wood (4%) Other fuel (1%)

17 people in other group homes

98.5% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,689

In family households: 2,425 (714 male householders, 101 female householders)
661 spouses, 800 children (683 natural, 31 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 25 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 264 (78 male householders (51 living alone)), 94 female householders (71 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 17 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 377 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 170 4-persons, 60 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 38 2-persons, 4 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

510 married couples with children.
104 single-parent households (33 men, 71 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40

Here:	11.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

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

Here:	5.2%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	20.3%
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 Benton township:

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