Forest township, Genesee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 4,738 (all rural)
| Males: 2,408 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 2,330 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,730 (4,347 owner occupied, 383 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Forest township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.77
| Forest township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Forest township: | $41,249 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $541 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,800 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
| : | $82,800 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $107,346
Here: $107,346 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $97,339
Here: $97,339 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $57,979
Here: $57,979 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,759
Here: $70,759 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $79,976
Here: $79,976 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $17,496
Here: $17,496 State: $33,033
| Population density: 132 people per square mile | (average). |
Cities in this township include: Otisville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Forest township: Covenant Hills Campground (A), Genesee-Otter Lake Campground (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Forest township include: West Forest Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Community Bible Church (C), Otisville Church of Christ (D), Otisville Assembly of God Church (E), Lakeville Community Free Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Smith Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Van Natter Lake (A), Gawdy Lake (B), Burroughs Lake (C), Sister Lakes (D), Sand Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barden Branch (A), Jackson Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Forest township: Smith Hill Cemetery Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
55% of Forest township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
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
8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 11
Housing units in Forest township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Forest township:
- Norwegian (100.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Coal or coke (25%)
8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 17- In family households: 14 (5 male householders, 0 female householders)
3 spouses, 3 children (3 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 3 1-person,
901 married couples with children.
174 single-parent households (56 men, 118 women).