Gaines township, Genesee County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 6,491 (21% urban, 79% rural)

Males: 3,254	(50.1%)
Females: 3,237	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,468 (6,132 owner occupied, 336 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	5%
State:	26%

Races in Gaines township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.3%
Two or more races: 1.2%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.9
Median age of females: 38.0

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Average household size: 2.85

Gaines township:	2.9 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.12

Estimated median household income in 2007: $68,123 ($66,289 in 1999)

This township:	$68,123
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $580 (lower quartile is $429, upper quartile is $716)

Here:	$580
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $192,668 (it was $135,300 in 2000)

Gaines township:	$192,668
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $127,791 - $212,433

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $219,150
Here: $219,150
State: $200,820

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,343
Here: $149,343
State: $151,605

Mobile homes: $50,063
Here: $50,063
State: $39,606

Population density: 184 people per square mile

(high).

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:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 80 (51% naturalized citizens)

Gaines township:	1.2%
State:	5.3%

67% of Gaines township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 5454
Northeast: 129
Midwest: 414
South: 328
West: 104

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,400

Gaines township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

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

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

12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,127
One, attached: 30
Two: 16
3 or 4: 16
5 to 9: 24
10 to 19: 3
Mobile homes: 120

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500

Housing units in Gaines township with a mortgage: 1,195 (77 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 326

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 51
1995 to 1998: 291
1990 to 1994: 227
1980 to 1989: 264
1970 to 1979: 659
1960 to 1969: 304
1950 to 1959: 153
1940 to 1949: 102
1939 or earlier: 285

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gaines township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 103 5 rooms: 470 6 rooms: 525 7 rooms: 524 8 rooms: 274 9 or more rooms: 200

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines township, Michigan:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 34 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gaines township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 50 2 bedrooms: 247 3 bedrooms: 1,317 4 bedrooms: 462 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gaines township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 21 2 bedrooms: 51 3 bedrooms: 47 4 bedrooms: 13 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 25 1 vehicle: 373 2 vehicles: 955 3 vehicles: 487 4 vehicles: 248 5 or more vehicles: 50

Cars and other vehicles available in Gaines township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 30 2 vehicles: 69 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Engineers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Gaines township:

German (22.4%)
English (14.8%)
United States or American (12.0%)
Irish (10.5%)
Polish (4.5%)
Dutch (3.4%)
French (except Basque) (3.1%)

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

Canada (59%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Korea (10%)
Other Northern Europe (9%)
Austria (9%)
Philippines (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,094 (88%)
Carpooled: 304 (9%)
Walked: 12 (0%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 81 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Electricity (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other group homes

96.0% of residents of Gaines township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,500

In family households: 5,925 (1,606 male householders, 227 female householders)
1,621 spouses, 2,193 children (2,008 natural, 75 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 40 other relatives, 109 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 575 (213 male householders (131 living alone)), 231 female householders (214 living alone)), 131 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 22 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 726 2-persons, 382 3-persons, 461 4-persons, 198 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 345 1-person, 67 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 19 4-persons.

1,384 married couples with children.
215 single-parent households (69 men, 146 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 55

Here:	7.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59

Here:	10.6%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

Here:	11.7%
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 Gaines township:

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