White Lake township, Oakland County, Michigan (MI)

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White Lake township, MI map Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population: 28,219 (92% urban, 8% rural)

Males: 14,119	(50.0%)
Females: 14,100	(50.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 27,936 (26,016 owner occupied, 1,920 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	7%
State:	26%

Races in White Lake township:

White Non-Hispanic: 95.4%
Black: 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.8%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 36.6

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Average household size: 2.77

White Lake township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2007: $70,764 ($65,894 in 1999)

This township:	$70,764
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $680 (lower quartile is $525, upper quartile is $798)

Here:	$680
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $221,547 (it was $172,900 in 2000)

White Lake township:	$221,547
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $175,109 - $327,129

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $274,470
Here: $274,470
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $220,988
Here: $220,988
State: $181,134

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,258
Here: $96,258
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $33,227
Here: $33,227
State: $39,606

Population density: 838 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Twin Lakes Country Club.

Cemeteries: White Lake Cemetery, Lakeside Cemetery.

Lakes: Mandon Lake, McWithy Lake, Mead Lake, Beaty Lake, Mud Lake, Neva, Lake, Ona, Lake, Oxbow Lake.

Number of foreign born residents: 793 (56% naturalized citizens)

White Lake township:	2.8%
State:	5.3%

58% of White Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 23365
Northeast: 691
Midwest: 1538
South: 1230
West: 449

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $154,200

White Lake township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in White Lake township, Michigan

154 people in state prisons
50 people in nursing homes
32 people in other group homes
25 people in homes for the mentally ill
21 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,557
One, attached: 102
Two: 15
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 72
10 to 19: 131
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 1,590
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300

Housing units in White Lake township with a mortgage: 6,116 (490 second mortgage, 1,266 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,242

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 263
1995 to 1998: 1,305
1990 to 1994: 1,439
1980 to 1989: 1,154
1970 to 1979: 2,583
1960 to 1969: 1,538
1950 to 1959: 1,060
1940 to 1949: 572
1939 or earlier: 733

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in White Lake township, Michigan:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 49 3 rooms: 159 4 rooms: 884 5 rooms: 1,657 6 rooms: 2,215 7 rooms: 1,734 8 rooms: 1,483 9 or more rooms: 1,087

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in White Lake township, Michigan:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 78 3 rooms: 130 4 rooms: 208 5 rooms: 150 6 rooms: 136 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 57 9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in White Lake township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 193 2 bedrooms: 1,800 3 bedrooms: 5,129 4 bedrooms: 1,948 5 or more bedrooms: 198

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White Lake township:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 174 2 bedrooms: 351 3 bedrooms: 165 4 bedrooms: 72 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in White Lake township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 161 1 vehicle: 1,940 2 vehicles: 4,619 3 vehicles: 1,714 4 vehicles: 659 5 or more vehicles: 183

Cars and other vehicles available in White Lake township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 331 2 vehicles: 276 3 vehicles: 99 4 vehicles: 23 5 or more vehicles: 17

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (18%)
Construction (15%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Engineers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in White Lake township:

German (20.8%)
Irish (12.2%)
English (10.2%)
Polish (9.1%)
United States or American (8.0%)
Italian (7.1%)
French (except Basque) (4.6%)

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

Canada (27%)
Korea (13%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (9%)
Russia (6%)
Iraq (5%)
Turkey (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,153 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,109 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 69 (0%)
Other means: 35 (0%)
Worked at home: 460 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

People in group quarters in White Lake township, Michigan

154 people in state prisons
50 people in nursing homes
32 people in other group homes
25 people in homes for the mentally ill
21 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.1% of residents of White Lake township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,912

In family households: 24,993 (6,297 male householders, 1,541 female householders)
6,699 spouses, 9,417 children (8,545 natural, 321 adopted, 551 stepchildren), 223 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 168 other relatives, 405 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,919 (1,232 male householders (970 living alone)), 1,054 female householders (824 living alone)), 633 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 285 (203 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,047 2-persons, 1,724 3-persons, 1,933 4-persons, 793 5-persons, 270 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,794 1-person, 400 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

6,259 married couples with children.
1,105 single-parent households (296 men, 809 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 203

Here:	5.5%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 145

Here:	8.3%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 200

Here:	19.1%
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 White Lake township:

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