Monroe charter township, Monroe County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 17.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 13,491 (94% urban, 6% rural)

Males: 6,503	(48.2%)
Females: 6,988	(51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,301 (10,962 owner occupied, 2,339 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

Races in Monroe charter township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.8%
Black: 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.0%
Two or more races: 1.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 37.1

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Average household size: 2.50

Monroe charter township:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,971 ($37,516 in 1999)

This township:	$38,971
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $370 (lower quartile is $267, upper quartile is $468)

Here:	$370
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $132,748 (it was $98,800 in 2000)

Monroe charter township:	$132,748
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,656 - $176,456

Population density: 777 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.5%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	7.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (63% naturalized citizens)

Monroe charter township:	0.2%
State:	5.3%

73% of Monroe charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 4110
Northeast: 91
Midwest: 196
South: 347
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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

People in group quarters in Monroe charter township, Michigan

115 people in nursing homes
33 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
32 people in other group homes
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,552
One, attached: 72
Two: 52
3 or 4: 69
5 to 9: 55
10 to 19: 6
20 to 49: 14
50 or more: 187
Mobile homes: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,800

Housing units in Monroe charter township with a mortgage: 732 (115 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 604

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 43
1990 to 1994: 75
1980 to 1989: 293
1970 to 1979: 331
1960 to 1969: 260
1950 to 1959: 476
1940 to 1949: 211
1939 or earlier: 363

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Monroe charter township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 119 5 rooms: 291 6 rooms: 437 7 rooms: 312 8 rooms: 174 9 or more rooms: 121

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe charter township, Michigan:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 185 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 123 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 37 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 6

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Monroe charter township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 28 2 bedrooms: 389 3 bedrooms: 816 4 bedrooms: 199 5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe charter township:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 227 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 123 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe charter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 61 1 vehicle: 448 2 vehicles: 716 3 vehicles: 178 4 vehicles: 60 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Monroe charter township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 166 1 vehicle: 221 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 7 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 (21%)
Construction (13%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Utilities (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Educational services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Public administration (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe charter township:

German (23.1%)
Italian (15.9%)
Irish (13.2%)
English (9.8%)
Scotch-Irish (6.2%)
Polish (5.8%)
United States or American (5.3%)

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

Italy (38%)
Germany (25%)
Hungary (22%)
Philippines (16%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,876 (88%)
Carpooled: 183 (9%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 49 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (71%) Electricity (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

People in group quarters in Monroe charter township, Michigan

115 people in nursing homes
33 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
32 people in other group homes
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.4% of residents of Monroe charter township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,591

In family households: 3,946 (1,111 male householders, 240 female householders)
1,144 spouses, 1,251 children (1,176 natural, 17 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 45 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 645 (171 male householders (150 living alone)), 433 female householders (424 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 227 (142 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 686 2-persons, 309 3-persons, 230 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 574 1-person, 27 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

2,316 married couples with children.
905 single-parent households (182 men, 723 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28

Here:	5.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

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

Here:	2.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	34.1%
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 Monroe charter township:

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