Fabius township, St. Joseph County, Michigan (MI)

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Fabius township, MI map Land area: 32.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,285 (5% urban, 95% rural)

Males: 1,662	(50.6%)
Females: 1,623	(49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,268 (2,919 owner occupied, 349 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	26%

Races in Fabius township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
Black: 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 43.1

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Average household size: 2.51

Fabius township:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.86

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,628 ($50,888 in 1999)

This township:	$54,628
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $570 (lower quartile is $508, upper quartile is $595)

Here:	$570
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $160,957 (it was $111,700 in 2000)

Fabius township:	$160,957
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,222 - $218,175

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $208,060
Here: $208,060
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $191,988
Here: $191,988
State: $181,134

Mobile homes: $33,723
Here: $33,723
State: $39,606

Population density: 102 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	1.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Fabius township: Saint Gregorys Priory.

Cemetery: Morrison Cemetery.

Lakes: Mohney Lake, Mud Lake, Boot Lake, Pleasant Lake, Clear Lake, Corey Lake, Four, Lake, Goose Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 79 (66% naturalized citizens)

Fabius township:	2.4%
State:	5.3%

68% of Fabius 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, 58% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 2109
Northeast: 88
Midwest: 809
South: 138
West: 78

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $160,000

Fabius township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

17 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,523
One, attached: 8
Two: 16
20 to 49: 6
Mobile homes: 191
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,000

Housing units in Fabius township with a mortgage: 525 (47 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 348

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 44
1995 to 1998: 118
1990 to 1994: 35
1980 to 1989: 236
1970 to 1979: 440
1960 to 1969: 319
1950 to 1959: 226
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 211

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fabius township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 149 5 rooms: 312 6 rooms: 240 7 rooms: 165 8 rooms: 165 9 or more rooms: 105

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fabius township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 42 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 13

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fabius township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 247 3 bedrooms: 576 4 bedrooms: 267 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fabius township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 67 3 bedrooms: 75 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Cars and other vehicles available in Fabius township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 229 2 vehicles: 668 3 vehicles: 181 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Fabius township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 75 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 10 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:

Metal and metal products (19%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Construction (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Health care (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (9%)
Social assistance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fabius township:

German (27.1%)
English (12.8%)
United States or American (11.0%)
Irish (9.9%)
Dutch (7.6%)
Polish (6.6%)
Latvian (3.8%)

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

Other Eastern Europe (61%)
Japan (13%)
Australia (11%)
Russia (9%)
Other Eastern Africa (6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,479 (88%)
Carpooled: 118 (7%)
Walked: 23 (1%)
Worked at home: 60 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (10%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (1%)

17 people in other group homes

94.2% of residents of Fabius township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,291

In family households: 2,934 (914 male householders, 110 female householders)
943 spouses, 859 children (806 natural, 7 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 15 other relatives, 47 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 357 (176 male householders (131 living alone)), 121 female householders (105 living alone)), 60 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 539 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 163 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 61 2-persons.

585 married couples with children.
90 single-parent households (32 men, 58 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	16.7%
Michigan:	11.2%

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

Here:	4.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	28.9%
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 Fabius township:

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