Crystal township, Oceana County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 832 (all rural)
| Males: 432 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 400 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 723 (572 owner occupied, 151 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Crystal township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 66.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.0%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 31.1%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 27.9
Median age of females: 27.6
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Average household size: 3.03
| Crystal township: | 3.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.48
| Crystal township: | $41,068 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $461 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,438 (it was $79,600 in 2000)
| : | $102,438 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Crystal Township Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Crystal township: Crystal Valley Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Indian Cemetery (1), Mount Malissa Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Mud Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Crystal township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 247
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 4
- South: 10
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
People in group quarters in Crystal township, Michigan:
- 83 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in religious group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Crystal township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Metal and metal products (17%)
- Food (14%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Educational services (23%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (9%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Crystal township:
- German (48.5%)
- Dutch (27.0%)
- Czech (8.8%)
- English (5.4%)
- Austrian (3.9%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- Danish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (76%)
- Carpooled: 23 (14%)
- Bicycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Worked at home: 10 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (3%)
People in group quarters in Crystal township, Michigan:
- 83 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12 people in religious group quarters
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 285- In family households: 258 (73 male householders, 7 female householders)
65 spouses, 104 children (102 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person,
174 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (19 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |