Thetford township, Genesee County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 8,277 (34% urban, 66% rural)

Males: 4,134	(49.9%)
Females: 4,143	(50.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,234 (7,498 owner occupied, 736 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	9%
State:	26%

Races in Thetford township:

White Non-Hispanic: 93.3%
Black: 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.5
Median age of females: 36.1

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Average household size: 2.77

Thetford township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.12

Estimated median household income in 2008: $80,635 ($74,124 in 1999)

This township:	$80,635
Michigan:	$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $948 (lower quartile is $699, upper quartile is $1,182)

Here:	$948
State:	$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $241,506 (it was $171,300 in 2000)

Thetford township:	$241,506
Michigan:	$151,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,010 - $308,584

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $261,851
Here: $261,851
State: $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $227,482
Here: $227,482
State: $162,147

In 2-unit structures: $240,924
Here: $240,924
State: $126,266

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,474
Here: $194,474
State: $150,474

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,862
Here: $287,862
State: $135,097

Mobile homes: $137,500
Here: $137,500
State: $39,606

Population density: 239 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	4.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,528 (60% naturalized citizens)

Thetford township:	18.5%
State:	5.3%

69% of Thetford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 17941
Northeast: 5254
Midwest: 541
South: 647
West: 349

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $148,200

Thetford township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

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 Thetford township, Michigan

15 people in homes for the mentally ill
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,701
One, attached: 452
Two: 221
3 or 4: 100
5 to 9: 165
10 to 19: 10
20 to 49: 95
50 or more: 146
Mobile homes: 19

Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500

Housing units in Thetford township with a mortgage: 6,388 (625 second mortgage, 916 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,195

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 106
1995 to 1998: 565
1990 to 1994: 475
1980 to 1989: 1,184
1970 to 1979: 1,152
1960 to 1969: 2,067
1950 to 1959: 2,066
1940 to 1949: 1,079
1939 or earlier: 1,215

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thetford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 212 4 rooms: 757 5 rooms: 1,394 6 rooms: 1,827 7 rooms: 1,597 8 rooms: 1,306 9 or more rooms: 1,095

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thetford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 64 3 rooms: 104 4 rooms: 231 5 rooms: 197 6 rooms: 200 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 38

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thetford township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 360 2 bedrooms: 1,871 3 bedrooms: 3,717 4 bedrooms: 1,984 5 or more bedrooms: 298

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thetford township:
	no bedroom: 35 1 bedroom: 188 2 bedrooms: 358 3 bedrooms: 261 4 bedrooms: 80 5 or more bedrooms: 38

Cars and other vehicles available in Thetford township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 167 1 vehicle: 1,532 2 vehicles: 4,130 3 vehicles: 1,603 4 vehicles: 561 5 or more vehicles: 237

Cars and other vehicles available in Thetford township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 90 1 vehicle: 465 2 vehicles: 301 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 17

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (27%)
Construction (15%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Thetford township:

Italian (23.4%)
Irish (17.8%)
German (15.3%)
Polish (7.2%)
English (5.7%)
Dutch (4.1%)
United States or American (2.9%)

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

Poland (17%)
Germany (14%)
Italy (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Peru (4%)
France (4%)
India (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,492 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,357 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 243 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Railroad: 53 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 190 (1%)
Other means: 28 (0%)
Worked at home: 564 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Electricity (6%) Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Thetford township, Michigan

15 people in homes for the mentally ill
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

90.4% of residents of Thetford township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 26,108

In family households: 23,673 (6,005 male householders, 1,246 female householders)
6,366 spouses, 8,859 children (8,382 natural, 205 adopted, 272 stepchildren), 252 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 237 parents, 375 other relatives, 259 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,435 (985 male householders (764 living alone)), 999 female householders (776 living alone)), 451 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 302 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,533 2-persons, 1,813 3-persons, 1,752 4-persons, 819 5-persons, 252 6-persons, 82 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,540 1-person, 430 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

1,536 married couples with children.
455 single-parent households (114 men, 341 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 416

Here:	12.2%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 108

Here:	7.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 212

Here:	27.5%
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 Thetford township:

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