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Watertown township, MI map Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,162 (2% urban, 98% rural)
Males: 2,107  (50.6%)
Females: 2,055  (49.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,128 (3,914 owner occupied, 214 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  5%
State:  26%


Races in Watertown township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
  • Black: 0.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 0.8%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 2.4%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 39.9

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Average household size: 2.81

Watertown township:  2.8 people
Michigan:  2.6 people

Average family size: 3.11

Estimated median household income in 2008: $72,922 ($67,034 in 1999)
This township:  $72,922
Michigan:  $48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $619 (lower quartile is $538, upper quartile is $769)
Here:  $619
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $213,723 (it was $147,400 in 2000)
Watertown township:  $213,723
Michigan:  $151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $142,309 - $265,827

Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $237,015
Here:  $237,015
State:  $192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,390
Here:  $201,390
State:  $162,147

Mobile homes: $30,362
Here:  $30,362
State:  $39,606
Population density: 116 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  2.2%
Whole state:  10.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:  0.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 32 (44% naturalized citizens)

Watertown township:  0.8%
State:  5.3%

69% of Watertown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.


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

  • This state: 3498
  • Northeast: 80
  • Midwest: 290
  • South: 119
  • West: 72

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500

Watertown township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Watertown township, Michigan
  • 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,381
  • One, attached: 25
  • Two: 14
  • Mobile homes: 81

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100


Housing units in Watertown township with a mortgage: 886 (42 second mortgage, 221 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 208



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 125
  • 1990 to 1994: 130
  • 1980 to 1989: 191
  • 1970 to 1979: 326
  • 1960 to 1969: 218
  • 1950 to 1959: 128
  • 1940 to 1949: 77
  • 1939 or earlier: 272


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Watertown township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 60
  • 5 rooms: 170
  • 6 rooms: 240
  • 7 rooms: 330
  • 8 rooms: 306
  • 9 or more rooms: 289



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown township, Michigan:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 32
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 0



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Watertown township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 140
  • 3 bedrooms: 839
  • 4 bedrooms: 340
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 76



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 24
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 235
  • 2 vehicles: 644
  • 3 vehicles: 364
  • 4 vehicles: 119
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33



Cars and other vehicles available in Watertown township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 34
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Watertown township:
  • German (33.1%)
  • United States or American (11.5%)
  • Irish (9.6%)
  • English (8.9%)
  • Dutch (5.6%)
  • European (5.4%)
  • Polish (3.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • United Kingdom (38%)
  • Vietnam (34%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Jordan (9%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (6%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,842 (85%)
  • Carpooled: 157 (7%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0%)
  • Walked: 43 (2%)
  • Other means: 26 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 95 (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Wood (3%)

People in group quarters in Watertown township, Michigan
  • 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

95.1% of residents of Watertown township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 4,104
  • In family households: 3,811 (1,017 male householders, 166 female householders)
    1,102 spouses, 1,387 children (1,238 natural, 55 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 39 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 40 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 293 (118 male householders (96 living alone)), 138 female householders (125 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 36 (13 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 423 2-persons, 271 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 35 2-persons.

950 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (32 men, 92 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:  3.0%
Michigan:  11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:  5.2%
Michigan:  8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:  3.2%
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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