Redford township, Wayne County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 11.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 51,622 (all urban)

Males: 25,300	(49.0%)
Females: 26,322	(51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 51,280 (46,711 owner occupied, 4,569 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	26%

Races in Redford township:

White Non-Hispanic: 86.7%
Black: 8.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 2.0%
Two or more races: 1.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.9
Median age of females: 37.2

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Average household size: 2.54

Redford township:	2.5 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.12

Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,872 ($49,522 in 1999)

This township:	$53,872
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $708 (lower quartile is $605, upper quartile is $848)

Here:	$708
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $138,996 (it was $104,200 in 2000)

Redford township:	$138,996
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $107,198 - $156,290

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $142,401
Here: $142,401
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $122,411
Here: $122,411
State: $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $95,746
Here: $95,746
State: $126,266

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $74,068
Here: $74,068
State: $150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $51,416
Here: $51,416
State: $135,097

Mobile homes: $31,140
Here: $31,140
State: $39,606

Population density: 4597 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,080 (69% naturalized citizens)

Redford township:	4.0%
State:	5.3%

65% of Redford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 42147
Northeast: 1374
Midwest: 2211
South: 2764
West: 894

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,200

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Redford township, Michigan

237 people in nursing homes
42 people in other group homes
36 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in homes for the mentally ill

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,207
One, attached: 207
Two: 101
3 or 4: 140
5 to 9: 310
10 to 19: 166
20 to 49: 52
50 or more: 213
Mobile homes: 209

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units in Redford township with a mortgage: 12,673 (874 second mortgage, 1,658 home equity loan, 43 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,864

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 113
1990 to 1994: 145
1980 to 1989: 215
1970 to 1979: 793
1960 to 1969: 1,917
1950 to 1959: 12,446
1940 to 1949: 3,636
1939 or earlier: 1,327

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Redford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 118 3 rooms: 549 4 rooms: 1,142 5 rooms: 6,812 6 rooms: 5,629 7 rooms: 2,326 8 rooms: 1,053 9 or more rooms: 550

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 81 2 rooms: 121 3 rooms: 274 4 rooms: 413 5 rooms: 567 6 rooms: 345 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 73 9 or more rooms: 47

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Redford township:
	no bedroom: 68 1 bedroom: 442 2 bedrooms: 2,788 3 bedrooms: 13,184 4 bedrooms: 1,363 5 or more bedrooms: 334

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Redford township:
	no bedroom: 102 1 bedroom: 523 2 bedrooms: 622 3 bedrooms: 673 4 bedrooms: 78 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Redford township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 972 1 vehicle: 5,778 2 vehicles: 7,971 3 vehicles: 2,361 4 vehicles: 825 5 or more vehicles: 272

Cars and other vehicles available in Redford township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 203 1 vehicle: 1,093 2 vehicles: 560 3 vehicles: 133 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 14

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (15%)
Construction (12%)
Machinery (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Educational services (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Redford township:

German (15.3%)
Polish (13.4%)
Irish (11.5%)
English (7.4%)
Italian (6.5%)
United States or American (5.8%)
French (except Basque) (3.4%)

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

Canada (24%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Italy (7%)
Poland (4%)
Philippines (4%)
Germany (4%)
Mexico (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 21,820 (88%)
Carpooled: 2,082 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 138 (1%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 275 (1%)
Other means: 58 (0%)
Worked at home: 288 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in Redford township, Michigan

237 people in nursing homes
42 people in other group homes
36 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in homes for the mentally ill

94.0% of residents of Redford township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 51,281

In family households: 43,404 (10,225 male householders, 3,440 female householders)
10,440 spouses, 16,300 children (14,726 natural, 427 adopted, 1,147 stepchildren), 901 grandchildren, 419 brothers or sisters, 351 parents, 667 other relatives, 661 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,877 (2,992 male householders (2,410 living alone)), 3,546 female householders (3,091 living alone)), 1,339 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 341 (244 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,403 2-persons, 3,311 3-persons, 2,967 4-persons, 1,254 5-persons, 570 6-persons, 160 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,501 1-person, 881 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

9,318 married couples with children.
2,626 single-parent households (682 men, 1,944 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 821

Here:	13.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 290

Here:	9.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 469

Here:	19.9%
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 Redford township:

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