Coloma charter township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 18.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 5,217 (59% urban, 41% rural)

Males: 2,567	(49.2%)
Females: 2,650	(50.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 5,153 (4,336 owner occupied, 817 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	16%
State:	26%

Races in Coloma charter township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
Black: 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.6%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.9

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Average household size: 2.44

Coloma charter township:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.90

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,674 ($40,029 in 1999)

This township:	$43,674
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $533 (lower quartile is $453, upper quartile is $671)

Here:	$533
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $139,592 (it was $93,900 in 2000)

Coloma charter township:	$139,592
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,375 - $185,169

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $178,708
Here: $178,708
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $906,036
Here: $906,036
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $179,255
Here: $179,255
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $889,467
Here: $889,467
State: $151,605

Mobile homes: $46,815
Here: $46,815
State: $39,606

Population density: 286 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 130 (45% naturalized citizens)

Coloma charter township:	2.5%
State:	5.3%

62% of Coloma charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 3515
Northeast: 158
Midwest: 936
South: 363
West: 88

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

People in group quarters in Coloma charter township, Michigan

38 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,966
One, attached: 7
Two: 110
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 93
10 to 19: 12
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 278
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000

Housing units in Coloma charter township with a mortgage: 809 (70 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 493

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 48
1995 to 1998: 211
1990 to 1994: 162
1980 to 1989: 336
1970 to 1979: 358
1960 to 1969: 358
1950 to 1959: 512
1940 to 1949: 259
1939 or earlier: 353

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Coloma charter township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 49 4 rooms: 243 5 rooms: 415 6 rooms: 455 7 rooms: 300 8 rooms: 133 9 or more rooms: 167

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coloma charter township, Michigan:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 149 5 rooms: 72 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 54 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Coloma charter township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 52 2 bedrooms: 403 3 bedrooms: 1,005 4 bedrooms: 236 5 or more bedrooms: 72

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coloma charter township:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 53 2 bedrooms: 190 3 bedrooms: 54 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Coloma charter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 475 2 vehicles: 916 3 vehicles: 235 4 vehicles: 55 5 or more vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Coloma charter township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 69 1 vehicle: 153 2 vehicles: 98 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 11 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 (15%)
Machinery (7%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Coloma charter township:

German (24.5%)
United States or American (15.3%)
Irish (11.1%)
English (9.9%)
Italian (7.3%)
Polish (4.2%)
Dutch (3.0%)

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

Mexico (40%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Vietnam (12%)
Philippines (11%)
Germany (10%)
Other South Central Asia (7%)
Hungary (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,275 (88%)
Carpooled: 174 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Walked: 54 (2%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

People in group quarters in Coloma charter township, Michigan

38 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
15 people in unknown juvenile institutions
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

94.2% of residents of Coloma charter township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (21% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 52% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,128

In family households: 4,455 (1,243 male householders, 286 female householders)
1,269 spouses, 1,419 children (1,347 natural, 34 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 68 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 22 other relatives, 93 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 673 (298 male householders (240 living alone)), 297 female householders (287 living alone)), 78 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 65 (17 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 709 2-persons, 387 3-persons, 300 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 527 1-person, 57 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

860 married couples with children.
249 single-parent households (43 men, 206 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124

Here:	23.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	11.9%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	4.8%
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 Coloma charter township:

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