Whiteford township, Monroe County, Michigan (MI)

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Land area: 39.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 4,420 (9% urban, 91% rural)

Males: 2,252	(51.0%)
Females: 2,168	(49.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 4,381 (3,928 owner occupied, 453 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	26%

Races in Whiteford township:

White Non-Hispanic: 94.5%
Black: 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.7

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Average household size: 2.77

Whiteford township:	2.8 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.17

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,462 ($56,280 in 1999)

This township:	$58,462
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $470 (lower quartile is $415, upper quartile is $594)

Here:	$470
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,417 (it was $138,000 in 2000)

Whiteford township:	$185,417
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $121,318 - $233,537

Population density: 111 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	5.1%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 116 (43% naturalized citizens)

Whiteford township:	2.6%
State:	5.3%

71% of Whiteford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 990
Northeast: 130
Midwest: 2876
South: 236
West: 72

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $129,200

Whiteford township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

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

39 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,505
One, attached: 35
Two: 11
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 70
50 or more: 6
Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000

Housing units in Whiteford township with a mortgage: 640 (62 second mortgage, 179 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 398

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 145
1990 to 1994: 54
1980 to 1989: 129
1970 to 1979: 273
1960 to 1969: 204
1950 to 1959: 178
1940 to 1949: 167
1939 or earlier: 467

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 227 6 rooms: 364 7 rooms: 351 8 rooms: 159 9 or more rooms: 226

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteford township, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 5 6 rooms: 64 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whiteford township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 196 3 bedrooms: 760 4 bedrooms: 328 5 or more bedrooms: 86

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteford township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 63 2 bedrooms: 31 3 bedrooms: 56 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteford township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 258 2 vehicles: 615 3 vehicles: 283 4 vehicles: 105 5 or more vehicles: 109

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteford township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 72 2 vehicles: 103 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 9

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (20%)
Transportation equipment (18%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Carpenters (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Whiteford township:

German (35.1%)
Polish (11.6%)
English (7.7%)
Irish (7.5%)
United States or American (7.4%)
Italian (5.5%)
French (except Basque) (4.9%)

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

Mexico (36%)
Lebanon (22%)
Germany (16%)
Canada (6%)
El Salvador (5%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Sweden (3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,948 (86%)
Carpooled: 219 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
Other means: 16 (1%)
Worked at home: 70 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (52%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%) Electricity (7%) Wood (1%)

39 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

94.3% of residents of Whiteford township speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,381

In family households: 4,001 (1,031 male householders, 225 female householders)
1,074 spouses, 1,448 children (1,324 natural, 60 adopted, 64 stepchildren), 80 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 45 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 380 (167 male householders (137 living alone)), 167 female householders (149 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 39 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 508 2-persons, 282 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 125 5-persons, 43 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 286 1-person, 48 2-persons.

942 married couples with children.
111 single-parent households (35 men, 76 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44

Here:	7.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	6.1%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Here:	22.9%
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 Whiteford township:

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