Whitewater township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan (MI)

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Whitewater township, MI map Land area: 47.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.8 sq. mi.
Population: 2,467 (all rural)

Males: 1,254	(50.8%)
Females: 1,213	(49.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,433 (2,235 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	26%

Races in Whitewater township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Asian: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 39.2

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Average household size: 2.72

Whitewater township:	2.7 people
Michigan:	2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,970 ($49,572 in 1999)

This township:	$51,970
Michigan:	$47,950

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $552 (lower quartile is $513, upper quartile is $666)

Here:	$552
State:	$573

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $206,222 (it was $143,900 in 2000)

Whitewater township:	$206,222
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,000 - $283,127

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $307,967
Here: $307,967
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $222,247
Here: $222,247
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $181,168
Here: $181,168
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,743
Here: $220,743
State: $151,605

Mobile homes: $68,393
Here: $68,393
State: $39,606

Population density: 52 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	4.9%
Whole state:	10.5%

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

This township:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Lakes: Bissell Pond, Bullhead Lake, Root Lake, Sand Lakes, Skegemog, Lake, Truax Lake, Twin Lakes, Dollar Lake.

Creek: Williamsburg Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 49 (82% naturalized citizens)

Whitewater township:	2.0%
State:	5.3%

61% of Whitewater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.

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

This state: 2052
Northeast: 66
Midwest: 183
South: 73
West: 50

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $156,300

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,093
One, attached: 42
Two: 20
3 or 4: 4
10 to 19: 2
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $52,000

Housing units in Whitewater township with a mortgage: 467 (35 second mortgage, 83 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 126

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 157
1990 to 1994: 132
1980 to 1989: 175
1970 to 1979: 268
1960 to 1969: 116
1950 to 1959: 74
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 153

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitewater township, Michigan:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 61 5 rooms: 193 6 rooms: 213 7 rooms: 143 8 rooms: 109 9 or more rooms: 79

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitewater township, Michigan:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 24 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whitewater township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 157 3 bedrooms: 481 4 bedrooms: 134 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitewater township:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 5 2 bedrooms: 42 3 bedrooms: 36 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitewater township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 151 2 vehicles: 386 3 vehicles: 178 4 vehicles: 58 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Whitewater township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 37 2 vehicles: 40 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Machinery (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Health care (3%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Construction (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (3%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Child care workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Whitewater township:

German (27.5%)
English (14.6%)
Irish (11.3%)
United States or American (9.8%)
Polish (5.6%)
French (except Basque) (3.8%)
French Canadian (2.8%)

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

Mexico (14%)
Iraq (12%)
Panama (12%)
Canada (12%)
Germany (10%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (8%)
Philippines (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,075 (84%)
Carpooled: 103 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 21 (2%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 67 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Wood (7%) Electricity (6%) Utility gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

95.6% of residents of Whitewater township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,481

In family households: 2,210 (629 male householders, 81 female householders)
626 spouses, 787 children (736 natural, 15 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 10 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 271 (110 male householders (76 living alone)), 95 female householders (65 living alone)), 66 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 297 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 141 1-person, 51 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

545 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (42 men, 37 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23

Here:	6.3%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	4.7%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	5.5%
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 Whitewater township:

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