Aetna township, Missaukee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 491 (all rural)
| Males: 250 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 241 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 491 (426 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Aetna township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.6%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 36.1
Median age of females: 36.8
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Average household size: 2.96
| Aetna township: | 3.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.50
| Aetna township: | $40,944 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $512 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,970 (it was $78,400 in 2000)
| : | $95,970 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Merritt Speedway (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Aetna township: Aetna Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Aetna Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Aetna township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 412
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 34
- South: 6
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 208
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 69
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Aetna township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Aetna township:
- Dutch (32.4%)
- German (16.2%)
- English (14.7%)
- United States or American (13.0%)
- Danish (4.3%)
- French Canadian (3.9%)
- Irish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 158 (73%)
- Carpooled: 25 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 10 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 19 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
95.9% of residents of Aetna township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 458- In family households: 412 (102 male householders, 19 female householders)
108 spouses, 150 children (136 natural, 8 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 5 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 2 4-persons,
122 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (4 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 16.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |