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Duncan township, Houghton County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)

Duncan township:

2.9%
Whole state:

5.3%

72% of Duncan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% 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: 217
  • Northeast: 9
  • Midwest: 24
  • South: 8
  • West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Duncan township, MI map Duncan township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $21,800


Housing units in Duncan township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 26
  • 1990 to 1994: 12
  • 1980 to 1989: 16
  • 1970 to 1979: 69
  • 1960 to 1969: 74
  • 1950 to 1959: 56
  • 1940 to 1949: 39
  • 1939 or earlier: 106

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Duncan township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 26
  • 5 rooms: 42
  • 6 rooms: 26
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Duncan township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Duncan township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 44
  • 3 bedrooms: 49
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Duncan township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 43
  • 2 vehicles: 68
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Duncan township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 1
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 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 (28%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Public administration (17%)
  • Truck transportation (15%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (22%)
  • Gasoline stations (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Wood products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Carpenters (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)
  • Other transportation workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
  • Cashiers (14%)
  • Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (8%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Life and physical scientists (6%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Duncan township:

  • Finnish (24.2%)
  • English (16.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (10.0%)
  • Swedish (10.0%)
  • German (7.1%)
  • Irish (6.2%)
  • United States or American (5.7%)

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

  • Thailand (38%)
  • Germany (25%)
  • Korea (25%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
  • Electricity (1%)

96.5% of residents of Duncan township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 274

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 2 2-persons,

31 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 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%

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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Duncan township:

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