Mellen township, Menominee County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 30.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,260 (all rural)

Males: 644	(51.1%)
Females: 616	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,260 (1,109 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	26%

Races in Mellen township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
Black: 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 1.3%

Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 40.9

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Average household size: 2.42

Mellen township:	2.4 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 2.94

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,039 ($35,435 in 1999)

This township:	$38,039
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $364 (lower quartile is $290, upper quartile is $423)

Here:	$364
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,411 (it was $82,000 in 2000)

Mellen township:	$118,411
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,596 - $147,519

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $132,182
Here: $132,182
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $118,869
Here: $118,869
State: $181,134

Mobile homes: $43,651
Here: $43,651
State: $39,606

Population density: 41 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.3%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 14 (86% naturalized citizens)

Mellen township:	1.1%
State:	5.3%

70% of Mellen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 544
Northeast: 33
Midwest: 588
South: 52
West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Mellen township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 524
One, attached: 2
Two: 5
3 or 4: 1
5 to 9: 12
Mobile homes: 118
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,600

Housing units in Mellen township with a mortgage: 117 (3 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 84

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 34
1980 to 1989: 99
1970 to 1979: 161
1960 to 1969: 59
1950 to 1959: 64
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 131

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mellen township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 61 5 rooms: 129 6 rooms: 117 7 rooms: 73 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 21

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mellen township, Michigan:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mellen township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 107 3 bedrooms: 229 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mellen township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 37 3 bedrooms: 20 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Mellen township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 122 2 vehicles: 209 3 vehicles: 72 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Mellen township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 47 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 2 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 (18%)
Metal and metal products (18%)
Construction (15%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Machinery (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Machinery (6%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Carpenters (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mellen township:

German (29.4%)
French (except Basque) (13.2%)
Polish (10.9%)
Swedish (10.6%)
Irish (5.0%)
United States or American (4.9%)
Norwegian (4.6%)

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

Korea (29%)
Ireland (14%)
Germany (14%)
Yugoslavia (14%)
Philippines (14%)
Thailand (14%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 464 (80%)
Carpooled: 79 (14%)
Walked: 18 (3%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 19 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%) Utility gas (20%) Wood (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (5%)

97.9% of residents of Mellen township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,254

In family households: 1,095 (310 male householders, 56 female householders)
315 spouses, 385 children (346 natural, 9 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 17 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 159 (90 male householders (83 living alone)), 60 female householders (58 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 200 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 141 1-person, 9 2-persons.

275 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (17 men, 38 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.9%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	5.3%
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 Mellen township:

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