Bethany township, Gratiot County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,492 (60% urban, 40% rural)
| Males: 2,793 |  (80.0%) |
| Females: 699 |  (20.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,415 (1,244 owner occupied, 171 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Bethany township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 62.8%
- Black: 29.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 3.9%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 34.0
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.73
| Bethany township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Estimated median household income in 2013: ($60,938 in 1999)
Median contract rent in 2013: $437 (lower quartile is $273, upper quartile is $422)| Bethany township: | $41,664 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $437 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,611 (it was $75,900 in 2000)
| : | $83,611 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 99 people per square mile | (average). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bethany township: Bebow Dairy Farm (A), Church of God Camp (B), Saint Louis Correctional Facility (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Bethany Indian Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
100% of Bethany township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 38
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 3
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
2,052 people in state prisons
25 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (17%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bethany township:
- Norwegian (43.8%)
- German (29.2%)
- Scottish (8.3%)
- English (6.3%)
- Irish (6.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 10 (38%)
- Walked: 9 (35%)
- Worked at home: 7 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Electricity (18%)
2,052 people in state prisons
25 people in other group homes
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 48- In family households: 36 (17 male householders, 0 female householders)
12 spouses, 7 children (7 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 4 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
305 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (18 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |