Fenton township, Genesee County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 23.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Population: 12,968 (80% urban, 20% rural)

Males: 6,496	(50.1%)
Females: 6,472	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 12,966 (12,351 owner occupied, 615 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	26%

Races in Fenton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 38.1

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Average household size: 2.66

Fenton township:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $73,061 ($71,094 in 1999)

This township:	$73,061
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $695 (lower quartile is $542, upper quartile is $797)

Here:	$695
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $252,904 (it was $177,600 in 2000)

Fenton township:	$252,904
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $180,661 - $333,300

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $311,723
Here: $311,723
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,621
Here: $201,621
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $1,456,501
Here: $1,456,501
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $455,755
Here: $455,755
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $627,377
Here: $627,377
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $40,568
Here: $40,568
State: $39,606

Population density: 543 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.4%
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: 229 (73% naturalized citizens)

Fenton township:	1.8%
State:	5.3%

57% of Fenton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 10645
Northeast: 315
Midwest: 708
South: 721
West: 280

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $319,400

Fenton township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

2 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,548
One, attached: 201
Two: 42
3 or 4: 63
5 to 9: 39
10 to 19: 35
Mobile homes: 320

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,400

Housing units in Fenton township with a mortgage: 3,049 (235 second mortgage, 414 home equity loan, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 872

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 355
1995 to 1998: 728
1990 to 1994: 473
1980 to 1989: 629
1970 to 1979: 1,065
1960 to 1969: 901
1950 to 1959: 457
1940 to 1949: 276
1939 or earlier: 364

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fenton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 116 4 rooms: 319 5 rooms: 790 6 rooms: 1,142 7 rooms: 987 8 rooms: 575 9 or more rooms: 652

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fenton township, Michigan:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 48 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fenton township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 642 3 bedrooms: 2,841 4 bedrooms: 856 5 or more bedrooms: 177

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fenton township:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 57 3 bedrooms: 104 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fenton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 84 1 vehicle: 927 2 vehicles: 2,171 3 vehicles: 1,049 4 vehicles: 275 5 or more vehicles: 95

Cars and other vehicles available in Fenton township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 117 2 vehicles: 104 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (25%)
Construction (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fenton township:

German (19.4%)
United States or American (11.4%)
Irish (11.3%)
English (11.1%)
Polish (8.5%)
French (except Basque) (4.3%)
Italian (4.2%)

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

Canada (14%)
India (12%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Germany (10%)
Philippines (7%)
Russia (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,922 (90%)
Carpooled: 429 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%)
Walked: 33 (1%)
Worked at home: 160 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

2 people in other group homes

96.0% of residents of Fenton township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,930

In family households: 11,586 (3,318 male householders, 516 female householders)
3,366 spouses, 3,973 children (3,602 natural, 54 adopted, 317 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 89 other relatives, 141 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,344 (565 male householders (416 living alone)), 476 female householders (421 living alone)), 303 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,703 2-persons, 850 3-persons, 843 4-persons, 324 5-persons, 97 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 837 1-person, 149 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

2,713 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (137 men, 240 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199

Here:	13.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 103

Here:	12.6%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 88

Here:	15.6%
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.)

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