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Wheatfield township, MI map Land area: 29.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,641 (all rural)
Males: 816  (49.7%)
Females: 825  (50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,641 (1,556 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

5%
State:

26%


Races in Wheatfield township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
  • Black: 0.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 1.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.8

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Average household size: 2.88

Wheatfield township:

2.9 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.19

Estimated median household income in 2008: $69,226 ($63,636 in 1999)
This township:

$69,226
Michigan:

$48,591

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $723 (lower quartile is $547, upper quartile is $838)
Here:

$723
State:

$589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $236,583 (it was $162,800 in 2000)
Wheatfield township:

$236,583
Michigan:

$151,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,923 - $274,142

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $278,249
Here:

$278,249
State:

$192,870

Townhouses or other attached units: $229,493
Here:

$229,493
State:

$162,147

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here:

$85,000
State:

$39,606
Population density: 56 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

2.1%
Whole state:

10.5%

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

1.0%
Whole state:

4.8%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Wheatfield township: Wheatfield Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Spalding Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (66% naturalized citizens)

Wheatfield township:  2.5%
State:  5.3%

69% of Wheatfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 1362
  • Northeast: 44
  • Midwest: 111
  • South: 48
  • West: 21

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $225,000

Wheatfield township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 577
  • One, attached: 6
  • Two: 2
  • Mobile homes: 2
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000


Housing units in Wheatfield township with a mortgage: 256 (32 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 28
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1980 to 1989: 99
  • 1970 to 1979: 161
  • 1960 to 1969: 77
  • 1950 to 1959: 32
  • 1940 to 1949: 21
  • 1939 or earlier: 133

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wheatfield township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 99
  • 6 rooms: 127
  • 7 rooms: 112
  • 8 rooms: 82
  • 9 or more rooms: 105

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatfield township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 7
  • 6 rooms: 17
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wheatfield township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 57
  • 3 bedrooms: 312
  • 4 bedrooms: 118
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wheatfield township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatfield township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 15
  • 1 vehicle: 65
  • 2 vehicles: 238
  • 3 vehicles: 129
  • 4 vehicles: 62
  • 5 or more vehicles: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Wheatfield township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wheatfield township:

  • German (23.8%)
  • English (18.7%)
  • Irish (9.7%)
  • United States or American (9.0%)
  • Dutch (5.0%)
  • Polish (4.1%)
  • Italian (3.9%)

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

  • Korea (27%)
  • Germany (12%)
  • Philippines (12%)
  • Brazil (10%)
  • Canada (10%)
  • Other Eastern Europe (7%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 727 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 68 (8%)
  • Railroad: 3 (0%)
  • Taxi: 2 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 12 (1%)
  • Other means: 2 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 67 (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Utility gas (14%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (4%)

95.6% of residents of Wheatfield township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,640
  • In family households: 1,500 (430 male householders, 57 female householders)
    427 spouses, 537 children (482 natural, 29 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 140 (48 male householders (30 living alone)), 55 female householders (40 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 128 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person, 28 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons,

395 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (22 men, 22 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
Here:

16.7%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

1.8%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 Wheatfield township:

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