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Marion township, Osceola County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (61% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:

1.1%
Whole state:

5.3%

56% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 1372
  • Northeast: 7
  • Midwest: 84
  • South: 48
  • West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,800


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.5%

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

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

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Marion township, MI map Marion township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000


Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 141 (7 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 21
  • 1995 to 1998: 39
  • 1990 to 1994: 31
  • 1980 to 1989: 110
  • 1970 to 1979: 109
  • 1960 to 1969: 111
  • 1950 to 1959: 83
  • 1940 to 1949: 30
  • 1939 or earlier: 205

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Marion township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 48
  • 5 rooms: 81
  • 6 rooms: 109
  • 7 rooms: 96
  • 8 rooms: 60
  • 9 or more rooms: 47

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 10
  • 3 rooms: 18
  • 4 rooms: 82
  • 5 rooms: 39
  • 6 rooms: 17
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Marion township:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 16
  • 2 bedrooms: 102
  • 3 bedrooms: 213
  • 4 bedrooms: 99
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 28
  • 2 bedrooms: 113
  • 3 bedrooms: 27
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 28
  • 1 vehicle: 117
  • 2 vehicles: 214
  • 3 vehicles: 85
  • 4 vehicles: 15
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 24
  • 1 vehicle: 91
  • 2 vehicles: 54
  • 3 vehicles: 11
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

  • German (19.4%)
  • English (15.4%)
  • United States or American (13.5%)
  • Dutch (9.7%)
  • Irish (9.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.6%)
  • Swedish (2.8%)

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

  • Germany (56%)
  • Australia (17%)
  • Canada (17%)
  • Romania (11%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (3%)

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95.7% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,544

Size of family households: 192 2-persons, 102 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 178 1-person, 25 2-persons, 4 3-persons,

265 married couples with children.
135 single-parent households (41 men, 94 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here:

7.3%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:

4.1%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

21.4%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Marion township:

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