Portsmouth township, Bay County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 20.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 3,619 (64% urban, 36% rural)
| Males: 1,802 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 1,817 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,606 (3,408 owner occupied, 198 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Portsmouth township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 40.7
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Average household size: 2.56
| Portsmouth township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Portsmouth township: | $41,281 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $520 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,400 (it was $83,600 in 2000)
| : | $88,400 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $128,865
Here: $128,865 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $163,579
Here: $163,579 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $90,906
Here: $90,906 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,616
Here: $111,616 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $210,871
Here: $210,871 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $21,814
Here: $21,814 State: $33,033
| Population density: 181 people per square mile | (high). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Portsmouth Township Fire Department Station 18 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Floral Garden Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Cheboyganing Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Portsmouth township: Beet Sugar Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of Portsmouth township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 273
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 40
- South: 11
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
10 people in other group homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Portsmouth township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (17%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Top executives (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Portsmouth township:
- German (54.6%)
- English (18.1%)
- Norwegian (10.5%)
- Irish (3.9%)
- European (3.3%)
- Swedish (2.6%)
- Danish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 128 (74%)
- Carpooled: 26 (15%)
- Worked at home: 18 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
10 people in other group homes
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
91.9% of residents of Portsmouth township speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 329- In family households: 317 (92 male householders, 4 female householders)
83 spouses, 127 children (122 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
641 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (39 men, 116 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 9.8% |
| 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% |