Wayland township, Allegan County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 32.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 3,013 (9% urban, 91% rural)

Males: 1,576	(52.3%)
Females: 1,437	(47.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,985 (2,772 owner occupied, 213 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	26%

Races in Wayland township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.3%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.3%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 35.3

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Average household size: 2.83

Wayland township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,881 ($46,853 in 1999)

This township:	$51,881
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $532 (lower quartile is $458, upper quartile is $635)

Here:	$532
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $161,685 (it was $116,100 in 2000)

Wayland township:	$161,685
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $119,027 - $209,622

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $190,408
Here: $190,408
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,095
Here: $126,095
State: $181,134

Mobile homes: $39,105
Here: $39,105
State: $39,606

Population density: 92 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.8%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 21 (29% naturalized citizens)

Wayland township:	0.7%
State:	5.3%

63% of Wayland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 2646
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 206
South: 105
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500

Wayland township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.6%

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

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

16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in other workers' dormitories

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 891
One, attached: 12
Two: 17
5 to 9: 5
Mobile homes: 236

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000

Housing units in Wayland township with a mortgage: 384 (30 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 132
1990 to 1994: 131
1980 to 1989: 109
1970 to 1979: 210
1960 to 1969: 161
1950 to 1959: 52
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 257

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayland township, Michigan:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 113 5 rooms: 207 6 rooms: 229 7 rooms: 136 8 rooms: 88 9 or more rooms: 123

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayland township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayland township:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 231 3 bedrooms: 476 4 bedrooms: 157 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayland township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 62 3 bedrooms: 27 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayland township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 236 2 vehicles: 407 3 vehicles: 180 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Wayland township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 39 2 vehicles: 52 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 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 (17%)
Furniture and related products (11%)
Educational services (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wayland township:

German (23.8%)
Dutch (22.2%)
Irish (8.8%)
United States or American (8.6%)
English (8.0%)
Polish (6.3%)
French (except Basque) (4.4%)

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

India (29%)
Other Western Asia (29%)
Ireland (24%)
Other Northern Europe (19%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,323 (83%)
Carpooled: 210 (13%)
Other means: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 56 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (49%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Wood (2%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%)

16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
12 people in other workers' dormitories

95.0% of residents of Wayland township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,018

In family households: 2,734 (693 male householders, 154 female householders)
731 spouses, 973 children (911 natural, 2 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 36 other relatives, 99 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 284 (136 male householders (85 living alone)), 78 female householders (78 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 29 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 310 2-persons, 207 3-persons, 197 4-persons, 91 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 163 1-person, 36 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

695 married couples with children.
149 single-parent households (62 men, 87 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	8.1%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	24.0%
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 Wayland township:

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