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Ray township, MI map Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,740 (all rural)
Males: 1,913  (51.1%)
Females: 1,827  (48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,709 (3,371 owner occupied, 338 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  9%
State:  26%


Races in Ray township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
  • Black: 0.2%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.4%
  • Two or more races: 0.9%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.1

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Average household size: 2.84

Ray township:  2.8 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.17

Estimated median household income in 2008: $76,237 ($70,081 in 1999)
This township:  $76,237
Michigan:  $48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $796 (lower quartile is $685, upper quartile is $954)
Here:  $796
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $283,086 (it was $194,800 in 2000)
Ray township:  $283,086
Michigan:  $151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,199 - $348,530

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $329,413
Here:  $329,413
State:  $192,870

In 2-unit structures: $186,381
Here:  $186,381
State:  $126,266

Mobile homes: $82,955
Here:  $82,955
State:  $39,606
Population density: 102 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  1.8%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 67 (82% naturalized citizens)

Ray township:  1.8%
State:  5.3%

70% of Ray township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Michigan.


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

  • This state: 3133
  • Northeast: 59
  • Midwest: 239
  • South: 192
  • West: 22

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500

Ray township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%

No gay or lesbian households reported

People in group quarters in Ray township, Michigan
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,300
  • One, attached: 12
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 8
  • Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $127,100


Housing units in Ray township with a mortgage: 592 (39 second mortgage, 109 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 244



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 26
  • 1995 to 1998: 138
  • 1990 to 1994: 150
  • 1980 to 1989: 140
  • 1970 to 1979: 331
  • 1960 to 1969: 143
  • 1950 to 1959: 145
  • 1940 to 1949: 121
  • 1939 or earlier: 155


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ray township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 48
  • 5 rooms: 330
  • 6 rooms: 327
  • 7 rooms: 196
  • 8 rooms: 117
  • 9 or more rooms: 166



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ray township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 20
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 18
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 34



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ray township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 155
  • 3 bedrooms: 757
  • 4 bedrooms: 210
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 62



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ray township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 33
  • 3 bedrooms: 26
  • 4 bedrooms: 25
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18



Cars and other vehicles available in Ray township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 22
  • 1 vehicle: 154
  • 2 vehicles: 626
  • 3 vehicles: 241
  • 4 vehicles: 71
  • 5 or more vehicles: 75



Cars and other vehicles available in Ray township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 44
  • 2 vehicles: 43
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (15%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ray township:
  • German (39.1%)
  • Polish (11.1%)
  • Irish (7.1%)
  • English (7.0%)
  • Italian (6.1%)
  • United States or American (5.8%)
  • French (except Basque) (5.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Canada (34%)
  • United Kingdom (21%)
  • Poland (19%)
  • Other Southern Europe (13%)
  • Other Western Europe (7%)
  • Italy (4%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,688 (90%)
  • Carpooled: 147 (8%)
  • Walked: 18 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 32 (2%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Ray township, Michigan
  • 19 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

94.6% of residents of Ray township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 3,709
  • In family households: 3,449 (1,007 male householders, 70 female householders)
    996 spouses, 1,301 children (1,195 natural, 21 adopted, 85 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 19 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 260 (143 male householders (124 living alone)), 90 female householders (83 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 31 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 412 2-persons, 247 3-persons, 229 4-persons, 136 5-persons, 53 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 26 2-persons.

851 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (31 men, 45 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:  9.4%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 70
Here:  26.4%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 44
Here:  22.9%
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.)




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