Mason township, Cass County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 20.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 2,514 (14% urban, 86% rural)

Males: 1,260	(50.1%)
Females: 1,254	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,514 (2,043 owner occupied, 471 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	26%

Races in Mason township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.7%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 39.0

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Average household size: 2.64

Mason township:	2.6 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2008: $45,583 ($41,902 in 1999)

This township:	$45,583
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $571 (lower quartile is $500, upper quartile is $631)

Here:	$571
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $136,843 (it was $95,300 in 2000)

Mason township:	$136,843
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,819 - $190,053

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $167,785
Here: $167,785
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $234,789
Here: $234,789
State: $162,147

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,658
Here: $114,658
State: $150,474

Mobile homes: $32,886
Here: $32,886
State: $39,606

Population density: 124 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	6.9%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 57 (67% naturalized citizens)

Mason township:	2.3%
State:	5.3%

60% of Mason township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 682
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 1511
South: 191
West: 29

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,700

Mason township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 693
One, attached: 14
Two: 10
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 6
Mobile homes: 294

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900

Housing units in Mason township with a mortgage: 295 (36 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 88
1990 to 1994: 106
1980 to 1989: 201
1970 to 1979: 206
1960 to 1969: 121
1950 to 1959: 112
1940 to 1949: 36
1939 or earlier: 136

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mason township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 187 6 rooms: 229 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 103

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 11 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 59 6 rooms: 30 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mason township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 186 3 bedrooms: 413 4 bedrooms: 103 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 30 2 bedrooms: 74 3 bedrooms: 82 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 199 2 vehicles: 332 3 vehicles: 151 4 vehicles: 43 5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Mason township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 13 1 vehicle: 80 2 vehicles: 76 3 vehicles: 17 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 (%):

Transportation equipment (19%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Construction (10%)
Machinery (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mason township:

German (32.7%)
United States or American (13.5%)
Irish (10.1%)
English (7.2%)
Dutch (5.7%)
Swedish (3.1%)
Polish (2.9%)

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

Netherlands (42%)
Korea (23%)
Philippines (18%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (5%)
Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,121 (86%)
Carpooled: 121 (9%)
Walked: 29 (2%)
Worked at home: 33 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Electricity (11%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%) Wood (3%)

95.5% of residents of Mason township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,514

In family households: 2,227 (582 male householders, 151 female householders)
581 spouses, 733 children (660 natural, 32 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 71 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 13 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 287 (126 male householders (85 living alone)), 92 female householders (75 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 171 3-persons, 133 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 160 1-person, 47 2-persons, 11 3-persons.

398 married couples with children.
150 single-parent households (57 men, 93 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	3.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	8.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	4.8%
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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