Tawas township, Iosco County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 33.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,684 (3% urban, 97% rural)
Males: 828 | (49.2%) |
Females: 856 | (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,622 (1,499 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 8% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Tawas township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 42.2
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.55
Tawas township: | 2.5 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.90
Tawas township: | $35,664 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $446 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,184 (it was $78,500 in 2000)
: | $87,184 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $117,193
Here: $117,193 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $190,578
Here: $190,578 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $47,422
Here: $47,422 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,773
Here: $103,773 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $140,689
Here: $140,689 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $20,095
Here: $20,095 State: $33,033
Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 15.3% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
This township: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Tawas Township Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Tawas township: Hemlock Road Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Laidlaw Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Johns Creek (A), Proper Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
62% of Tawas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 679
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 73
- South: 123
- West: 50
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
62 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 593
- Mobile homes: 167
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,700
Housing units in Tawas township with a mortgage: 60 (6 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (22%)
- Wood products (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Construction (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Health care (20%)
- Public administration (17%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Extraction workers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tawas township:
- United States or American (34.3%)
- English (18.0%)
- Irish (15.1%)
- German (8.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.7%)
- Italian (2.2%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 200 (73%)
- Carpooled: 42 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (25%)
- No fuel used (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
62 people in nursing homes
98.7% of residents of Tawas township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 936- In family households: 838 (249 male householders, 32 female householders)
255 spouses, 198 children (181 natural, 13 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 44 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 98 (45 male householders (30 living alone)), 35 female householders (33 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 156 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 63 1-person, 17 2-persons,
313 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (25 men, 44 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): 5
Here: | 7.1% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 4.5% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |