Wakeshma township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (MI)

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Wakeshma township, MI map Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,414 (all rural)

Males: 731	(51.7%)
Females: 683	(48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,401 (1,293 owner occupied, 108 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	26%

Races in Wakeshma township:

White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.0

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Average household size: 2.88

Wakeshma township:	2.9 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.14

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,618 ($52,328 in 1999)

This township:	$54,618
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $465 (lower quartile is $356, upper quartile is $673)

Here:	$465
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,429 (it was $103,500 in 2000)

Wakeshma township:	$150,429
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,641 - $163,761

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $194,020
Here: $194,020
State: $200,820

Mobile homes: $85,408
Here: $85,408
State: $39,606

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	8.7%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Northside Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (17% naturalized citizens)

Wakeshma township:	1.3%
State:	5.3%

68% of Wakeshma 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, 75% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 1214
Northeast: 14
Midwest: 97
South: 56
West: 16

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $70,000

Wakeshma township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 442
One, attached: 3
Mobile homes: 63

Median worth of mobile homes: $76,300

Housing units in Wakeshma township with a mortgage: 184 (14 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 22
1980 to 1989: 40
1970 to 1979: 61
1960 to 1969: 45
1950 to 1959: 31
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 223

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wakeshma township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 36 5 rooms: 67 6 rooms: 127 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 44 9 or more rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakeshma township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 4 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wakeshma township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 91 3 bedrooms: 228 4 bedrooms: 89 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakeshma township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 9 2 bedrooms: 9 3 bedrooms: 19 4 bedrooms: 2 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Wakeshma township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 21 1 vehicle: 91 2 vehicles: 197 3 vehicles: 103 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Wakeshma township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 13 2 vehicles: 10 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 4 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:

Construction (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Paper (6%)
Chemicals (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Chemicals (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wakeshma township:

German (27.4%)
Dutch (13.7%)
English (12.2%)
United States or American (11.7%)
Irish (9.1%)
Polish (4.4%)
French (except Basque) (2.5%)

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

Mexico (44%)
India (22%)
Hungary (17%)
Micronesia (11%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 586 (84%)
Carpooled: 61 (9%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 3 (0%)
Other means: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 40 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%) Wood (12%) Electricity (4%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

97.5% of residents of Wakeshma township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,404

In family households: 1,314 (342 male householders, 71 female householders)
334 spouses, 473 children (435 natural, 4 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 12 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 90 (55 male householders (48 living alone)), 22 female householders (21 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 13 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 167 2-persons, 87 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 6 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

288 married couples with children.
78 single-parent households (33 men, 45 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	8.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	11.5%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	13.6%
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 Wakeshma township:

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