De Witt township, Clinton County, Michigan (MI)

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De Witt township, MI map Land area: 31.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 12,143 (82% urban, 18% rural)

Males: 5,959	(49.1%)
Females: 6,184	(50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 12,069 (10,316 owner occupied, 1,753 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

Races in De Witt township:

White Non-Hispanic: 91.9%
Black: 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
Asian: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 4.0%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 38.8

Average houshold size: 2.49
Average family size: 2.94

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Population density: 384 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Cities in this township include: De Witt.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in De Witt township: Saint Anne Church.

Cemetery: Hurd Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 183 (57% naturalized citizens)

De Witt township:	1.5%
State:	5.3%

59% of De Witt township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 9734
Northeast: 287
Midwest: 1035
South: 542
West: 221

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,900

De Witt township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.7%

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

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

People in group quarters in De Witt township, Michigan

32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
8 people in nursing homes
5 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,454
One, attached: 167
Two: 54
3 or 4: 38
5 to 9: 179
10 to 19: 167
20 to 49: 35
50 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 1,009

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,000

Housing units in De Witt township with a mortgage: 2,207 (154 second mortgage, 402 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 786

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 175
1995 to 1998: 522
1990 to 1994: 473
1980 to 1989: 758
1970 to 1979: 872
1960 to 1969: 1,018
1950 to 1959: 536
1940 to 1949: 290
1939 or earlier: 469

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in De Witt township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 18
3 rooms: 50
4 rooms: 412
5 rooms: 784
6 rooms: 1,046
7 rooms: 668
8 rooms: 481
9 or more rooms: 566

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Witt township, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 129
4 rooms: 289
5 rooms: 213
6 rooms: 61
7 rooms: 24
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 25

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in De Witt township:

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 42
2 bedrooms: 922
3 bedrooms: 2,160
4 bedrooms: 810
5 or more bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in De Witt township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 234
2 bedrooms: 385
3 bedrooms: 128
4 bedrooms: 38
5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in De Witt township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 109
1 vehicle: 1,069
2 vehicles: 2,032
3 vehicles: 578
4 vehicles: 181
5 or more vehicles: 56

Cars and other vehicles available in De Witt township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 88
1 vehicle: 396
2 vehicles: 240
3 vehicles: 28
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 25

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (13%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Health care (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Public administration (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
Computer specialists (3%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in De Witt township:

German (29.2%)
English (12.6%)
Irish (10.8%)
United States or American (10.6%)
Polish (3.4%)
French (except Basque) (3.4%)
Dutch (3.3%)

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

Canada (26%)
Mexico (13%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Poland (9%)
Lebanon (7%)
Costa Rica (6%)
Germany (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,202 (86%)
Carpooled: 582 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Walked: 61 (1%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 177 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (87%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in De Witt township, Michigan

32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
8 people in nursing homes
5 people in other group homes

95.5% of residents of De Witt township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,984

In family households: 10,325 (2,749 male householders, 699 female householders)
2,902 spouses, 3,561 children (3,341 natural, 39 adopted, 181 stepchildren), 109 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 69 other relatives, 165 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,659 (624 male householders (466 living alone)), 722 female householders (633 living alone)), 313 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 60 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,638 2-persons, 719 3-persons, 636 4-persons, 359 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,099 1-person, 203 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 6-persons.

2,216 married couples with children.
637 single-parent households (181 men, 456 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93

Here:	6.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	1.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	11.2%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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