Peacock township, Lake County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 445 (all rural)
| Males: 237 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 208 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 445 (420 owner occupied, 25 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 6% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Peacock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 54.3
Median age of females: 55.2
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Average household size: 2.02
| Peacock township: | 2.0 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.40
| Peacock township: | $29,295 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $76,949 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
| : | $76,949 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.8% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Peacock township: Old Grade Trail Camp (A), Old Grade Campground (B), Life Emergency Medical Services of Lake County Irons (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Peacock township include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (A), Covenant Community United Methodist Church (B), Tallmadge Wesleyan Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Peacock Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Ingerman Lake (A), Syers Lake (B), Wolf Lake (C), Syers Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Syers Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Peacock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 329
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 53
- South: 10
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 693
- One, attached: 6
- 10 to 19: 3
- Mobile homes: 318
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 40
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,000
Housing units in Peacock township with a mortgage: 45 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Food (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (24%)
- Health care (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Peacock township:
- German (20.7%)
- United States or American (12.3%)
- English (10.3%)
- Dutch (9.0%)
- French (except Basque) (7.7%)
- Polish (5.3%)
- Irish (5.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 118 (76%)
- Carpooled: 21 (14%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Wood (13%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
97.7% of residents of Peacock township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 404- In family households: 309 (109 male householders, 26 female householders)
120 spouses, 40 children (36 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 95 (49 male householders (49 living alone)), 34 female householders (20 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 106 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 69 1-person, 14 2-persons,
37 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 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% |