Cascade township, Kent County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 33.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 15,107 (90% urban, 10% rural)
Males: 7,492 | (49.6%) |
Females: 7,615 | (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 15,087 (14,370 owner occupied, 717 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 5% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Cascade township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.0%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 3.0%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.6
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Average household size: 2.80
Cascade township: | 2.8 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.16
Cascade township: | $51,992 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $645 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,600 (it was $111,600 in 2000)
: | $134,600 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $168,910
Here: $168,910 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $135,258
Here: $135,258 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $79,371
Here: $79,371 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,212
Here: $120,212 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $133,066
Here: $133,066 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $18,630
Here: $18,630 State: $33,033
Population density: 446 people per square mile | (high). |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cascade township: Whitneyville Station (A), McCords Station (B), Cascade Charter Township Fire Department Station 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Cascade township include: Thornapple Community Church (A), Whitneyville Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens (1), Whitneyville Cemetery (2), Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: McCords Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Cascade township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 122
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
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
People in group quarters in Cascade township, Michigan:
- 9 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 50
Housing units in Cascade township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Printing and related support activities (19%)
- Repair and maintenance (16%)
- Construction (11%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Public administration (23%)
- Machinery (15%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food (8%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (22%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (19%)
- Financial managers (15%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cascade township:
- German (62.8%)
- Norwegian (22.5%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- Swiss (1.6%)
- United States or American (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 53 (83%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 9 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (72%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (4%)
People in group quarters in Cascade township, Michigan:
- 9 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 151- In family households: 127 (28 male householders, 0 female householders)
25 spouses, 48 children (38 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (8 male householders (5 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 7 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 3 5-persons,
3,989 married couples with children.
320 single-parent households (67 men, 253 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 schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |