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Plainfield township, MI map Land area: 35.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population: 30,195 (86% urban, 14% rural)
Males: 15,002  (49.7%)
Females: 15,193  (50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 30,134 (26,067 owner occupied, 4,067 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

13%
State:

26%


Races in Plainfield township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
  • Black: 1.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.8%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 36.2

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Average household size: 2.73

Plainfield township:

2.7 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.22

Estimated median household income in 2008: $60,028 ($55,181 in 1999)
This township:

$60,028
Michigan:

$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $687 (lower quartile is $579, upper quartile is $830)
Here:

$687
State:

$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $174,125 (it was $128,900 in 2000)
Plainfield township:

$174,125
Michigan:

$151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,425 - $223,378

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $198,334
Here:

$198,334
State:

$192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,336
Here:

$150,336
State:

$162,147

In 2-unit structures: $251,375
Here:

$251,375
State:

$126,266

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $192,032
Here:

$192,032
State:

$150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,727
Here:

$82,727
State:

$135,097

Mobile homes: $26,898
Here:

$26,898
State:

$39,606
Population density: 859 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

4.2%
Whole state:

10.5%

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

2.3%
Whole state:

4.8%

Cities in this township include: Northview.


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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Blythefield Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Mirror Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Scott Lake (C), Clear Bottom Lake (D), Duck Lake (E), Elk Lake (F), Freska Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Rogue River (A), Scott Creek (B), Waddell Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 709 (58% naturalized citizens)

Plainfield township:  2.3%
State:  5.3%

59% of Plainfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 24885
  • Northeast: 769
  • Midwest: 2118
  • South: 770
  • West: 669

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200

Plainfield township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Plainfield township, Michigan:

  • 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 13 people in religious group quarters
  • 9 people in other group homes

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 8,218
  • One, attached: 521
  • Two: 61
  • 3 or 4: 311
  • 5 to 9: 481
  • 10 to 19: 389
  • 20 to 49: 212
  • 50 or more: 150
  • Mobile homes: 1,090

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000


Housing units in Plainfield township with a mortgage: 5,668 (467 second mortgage, 1,050 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,903

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 266
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,142
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,336
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,302
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,357
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,565
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,241
  • 1940 to 1949: 575
  • 1939 or earlier: 649

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Plainfield township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 13
  • 3 rooms: 224
  • 4 rooms: 709
  • 5 rooms: 1,655
  • 6 rooms: 1,873
  • 7 rooms: 1,675
  • 8 rooms: 1,326
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,581

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 69
  • 2 rooms: 204
  • 3 rooms: 443
  • 4 rooms: 447
  • 5 rooms: 406
  • 6 rooms: 152
  • 7 rooms: 160
  • 8 rooms: 39
  • 9 or more rooms: 50

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Plainfield township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 191
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,570
  • 3 bedrooms: 4,690
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,220
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 385

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Plainfield township:

  • no bedroom: 100
  • 1 bedroom: 617
  • 2 bedrooms: 860
  • 3 bedrooms: 323
  • 4 bedrooms: 61
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 214
  • 1 vehicle: 2,111
  • 2 vehicles: 4,533
  • 3 vehicles: 1,602
  • 4 vehicles: 466
  • 5 or more vehicles: 130

Cars and other vehicles available in Plainfield township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 179
  • 1 vehicle: 1,030
  • 2 vehicles: 645
  • 3 vehicles: 102
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Plainfield township:

  • German (18.0%)
  • Dutch (16.5%)
  • Irish (10.6%)
  • English (10.1%)
  • Polish (10.1%)
  • United States or American (7.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.8%)

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

  • Germany (12%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • United Kingdom (7%)
  • Korea (7%)
  • Netherlands (7%)
  • Guatemala (6%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 13,790 (88%)
  • Carpooled: 1,098 (7%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 64 (0%)
  • Walked: 211 (1%)
  • Other means: 25 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 514 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Plainfield township, Michigan:

  • 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 13 people in religious group quarters
  • 9 people in other group homes

96.3% of residents of Plainfield township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 30,044
  • In family households: 26,605 (6,765 male householders, 1,394 female householders)
    6,691 spouses, 10,769 children (9,778 natural, 256 adopted, 735 stepchildren), 196 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 78 parents, 108 other relatives, 486 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 3,439 (1,292 male householders (966 living alone)), 1,559 female householders (1,368 living alone)), 588 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 60 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,036 2-persons, 1,750 3-persons, 1,996 4-persons, 949 5-persons, 346 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2,334 1-person, 438 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 8 5-persons,

7,281 married couples with children.
1,396 single-parent households (273 men, 1,123 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 527
Here:

12.6%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 180
Here:

8.0%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 210
Here:

15.6%
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 Plainfield township:

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