Moffatt township, Arenac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 31.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,121 (all rural)
| Males: 556 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 565 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,099 (1,001 owner occupied, 98 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 9% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Moffatt township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 44.8
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Average household size: 2.27
| Moffatt township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Moffatt township: | $38,763 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $428 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,087 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
| : | $87,087 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 35 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Moffatt township: Alger Rest Area (A), Alger Station (B), Arenac County Emergency Medical Services Alger (C), Moffatt Township Volunteer Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Moffatt township include: Alger Bible Baptist Church (A), Alger United Methodist Church (B), Saint Joseph Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Alger Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Forest Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Mansfield Creek (B), Richter Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
95% of Moffatt township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 116
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
18 people in other group homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
Housing units in Moffatt township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (24%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Moffatt township:
- English (47.3%)
- German (34.8%)
- Swedish (6.3%)
- Scottish (5.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 52 (88%)
- Carpooled: 7 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Utility gas (17%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
18 people in other group homes
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 130- In family households: 116 (29 male householders, 7 female householders)
28 spouses, 52 children (45 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (14 male householders (14 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 17 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,
177 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (14 men, 30 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% |