Garfield township, Newaygo County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 33.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,464 (13% urban, 87% rural)

Males: 1,201	(48.7%)
Females: 1,263	(51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,341 (1,997 owner occupied, 344 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	26%

Races in Garfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 90.3%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 42.0

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Average household size: 2.77

Garfield township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.25

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,381 ($38,548 in 1999)

This township:	$41,381
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $383 (lower quartile is $242, upper quartile is $512)

Here:	$383
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $146,203 (it was $102,000 in 2000)

Garfield township:	$146,203
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,079 - $197,380

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $177,593
Here: $177,593
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $225,958
Here: $225,958
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $81,245
Here: $81,245
State: $129,336

Mobile homes: $48,559
Here: $48,559
State: $39,606

Population density: 75 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	9.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 146 (21% naturalized citizens)

Garfield township:	5.9%
State:	5.3%

65% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1971
Northeast: 56
Midwest: 230
South: 70
West: 23

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Garfield township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

123 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 845
One, attached: 4
Two: 7
3 or 4: 9
50 or more: 70
Mobile homes: 137
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Median worth of mobile homes: $43,200

Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 225 (8 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 133

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 33
1995 to 1998: 79
1990 to 1994: 69
1980 to 1989: 189
1970 to 1979: 160
1960 to 1969: 128
1950 to 1959: 119
1940 to 1949: 81
1939 or earlier: 223

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garfield township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 79 5 rooms: 152 6 rooms: 175 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 77

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 74 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 18 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garfield township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 158 3 bedrooms: 362 4 bedrooms: 107 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garfield township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 87 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 172 2 vehicles: 322 3 vehicles: 115 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Garfield township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 94 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Health care (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Food (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:

German (20.6%)
Dutch (12.7%)
United States or American (10.0%)
English (9.6%)
Irish (6.3%)
Polish (4.7%)
Swedish (3.5%)

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

Mexico (75%)
Canada (7%)
Laos (5%)
Germany (3%)
Japan (3%)
Korea (3%)
Russia (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 764 (79%)
Carpooled: 130 (13%)
Walked: 23 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 54 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%) Utility gas (17%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (11%) Electricity (7%) Other fuel (2%)

123 people in nursing homes

87.8% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 23% don't speak English at all).
5.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (46% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,382

In family households: 2,137 (561 male householders, 99 female householders)
548 spouses, 802 children (741 natural, 26 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 46 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 245 (94 male householders (77 living alone)), 118 female householders (111 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 126 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 311 2-persons, 117 3-persons, 95 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 188 1-person, 15 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

523 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (47 men, 45 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59

Here:	16.6%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5

Here:	3.2%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	17.5%
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 Garfield township:

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