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Superior township, Chippewa County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (43% naturalized citizens)

Superior township:

2.3%
Whole state:

5.3%

63% of Superior township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 1134
  • Northeast: 7
  • Midwest: 78
  • South: 59
  • West: 47

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Superior township, MI map Superior township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $43,800


Housing units in Superior township with a mortgage: 145 (8 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 35
  • 1995 to 1998: 78
  • 1990 to 1994: 76
  • 1980 to 1989: 84
  • 1970 to 1979: 164
  • 1960 to 1969: 66
  • 1950 to 1959: 106
  • 1940 to 1949: 40
  • 1939 or earlier: 100

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

  • 1 room: 6
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 67
  • 5 rooms: 140
  • 6 rooms: 113
  • 7 rooms: 48
  • 8 rooms: 31
  • 9 or more rooms: 40

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 21
  • 4 rooms: 21
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

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

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 130
  • 3 bedrooms: 242
  • 4 bedrooms: 51
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Superior township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 37
  • 3 bedrooms: 12
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 136
  • 2 vehicles: 231
  • 3 vehicles: 56
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

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

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 33
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 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 (%):

  • Public administration (26%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (13%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (17%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Superior township:

  • German (16.0%)
  • English (8.9%)
  • French (except Basque) (8.5%)
  • Irish (7.2%)
  • Polish (3.6%)
  • Finnish (3.5%)
  • French Canadian (3.4%)

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

  • Canada (77%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Japan (7%)
  • Philippines (7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (11%)
  • Wood (9%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

96.5% of residents of Superior township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,382

Size of family households: 179 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 101 1-person, 21 2-persons, 3 3-persons,

228 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (31 men, 69 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

2.9%
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: 3
Here:

3.8%
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 Superior township:

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