Mason township, Arenac County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 32.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 994 (all rural)

Males: 498	(50.1%)
Females: 496	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 994 (876 owner occupied, 118 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	26%

Races in Mason township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.1%
Two or more races: 2.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 33.3

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Average household size: 2.77

Mason township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.21

Estimated median household income in 2008: $33,023 ($30,357 in 1999)

This township:	$33,023
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $393 (lower quartile is $359, upper quartile is $413)

Here:	$393
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $82,397 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Mason township:	$82,397
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,343 - $104,174

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $104,027
Here: $104,027
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,228
Here: $68,228
State: $162,147

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $66,176
Here: $66,176
State: $150,474

Mobile homes: $42,217
Here: $42,217
State: $39,606

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	17.0%
Whole state:	10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (88% naturalized citizens)

Mason township:	0.8%
State:	5.3%

71% of Mason township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 895
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 15
South: 40
West: 5

Mason township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 330
One, attached: 2
3 or 4: 3
Mobile homes: 97
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800

Housing units in Mason township with a mortgage: 75 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 34
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 68
1970 to 1979: 101
1960 to 1969: 61
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 17
1939 or earlier: 70

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 47 5 rooms: 108 6 rooms: 73 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 13

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 5 5 rooms: 16 6 rooms: 8 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mason township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 165 4 bedrooms: 35 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 14 3 bedrooms: 15 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 89 2 vehicles: 140 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 25 2 vehicles: 10 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 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 (%):

Construction (10%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Wood products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (26%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Child care workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mason township:

German (26.2%)
United States or American (14.3%)
Polish (12.0%)
English (9.0%)
Irish (7.9%)
French Canadian (4.5%)
French (except Basque) (3.9%)

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

Canada (38%)
Germany (25%)
Poland (25%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 280 (83%)
Carpooled: 37 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
Walked: 4 (1%)
Other means: 4 (1%)
Worked at home: 10 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Wood (14%) Electricity (3%) Utility gas (1%)

98.2% of residents of Mason township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 972

In family households: 841 (197 male householders, 59 female householders)
178 spouses, 333 children (314 natural, 4 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 16 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 131 (58 male householders (48 living alone)), 44 female householders (37 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 96 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 85 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 5-persons.

205 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (20 men, 63 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.4%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	8.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	16.1%
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 Mason township:

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