Novesta township, Tuscola County, Michigan (MI)

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Novesta township, MI map Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,606 (0% urban, 100% rural)

Males: 821	(51.1%)
Females: 785	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,601 (1,396 owner occupied, 205 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	26%

Races in Novesta township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.7%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.9%

Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 38.2

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Average household size: 2.82

Novesta township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.18

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,418 ($38,583 in 1999)

This township:	$41,418
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $418 (lower quartile is $382, upper quartile is $462)

Here:	$418
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,288 (it was $84,000 in 2000)

Novesta township:	$121,288
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,188 - $142,596

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $159,396
Here: $159,396
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $83,902
Here: $83,902
State: $181,134

Mobile homes: $46,532
Here: $46,532
State: $39,606

Population density: 45 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	11.4%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Rivers and creeks: Greenman Creek, South Branch Cass River, Mud Creek, North Branch Cass River.

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (100% naturalized citizens)

Novesta township:	0.7%
State:	5.3%

68% of Novesta township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1411
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 106
South: 51
West: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,500

Novesta township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 493
One, attached: 4
Two: 2
Mobile homes: 125

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,300

Housing units in Novesta township with a mortgage: 125 (4 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 40
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 87
1970 to 1979: 125
1960 to 1969: 62
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 190

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Novesta township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 115 6 rooms: 137 7 rooms: 103 8 rooms: 58 9 or more rooms: 26

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Novesta township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 11 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Novesta township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 124 3 bedrooms: 272 4 bedrooms: 68 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Novesta township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 19 3 bedrooms: 40 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Novesta township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 230 3 vehicles: 91 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Novesta township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 20 3 vehicles: 6 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 (18%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Transportation equipment (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Novesta township:

German (31.4%)
English (12.4%)
Polish (9.1%)
Irish (8.6%)
United States or American (4.9%)
Scottish (3.7%)
Dutch (3.6%)

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

Poland (58%)
Yugoslavia (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 568 (77%)
Carpooled: 97 (13%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Other means: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Wood (6%) Electricity (4%) Other fuel (1%)

5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

94.0% of residents of Novesta township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,641

In family households: 1,464 (374 male householders, 80 female householders)
360 spouses, 533 children (494 natural, 10 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 21 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 177 (66 male householders (51 living alone)), 67 female householders (56 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 180 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 107 1-person, 18 2-persons, 8 4-persons.

339 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (17 men, 47 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24

Here:	10.9%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	5.9%
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 Novesta township:

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