Union charter township, Isabella County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 28.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 7,615 (59% urban, 41% rural)
| Males: 3,645 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 3,970 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 7,530 (4,822 owner occupied, 2,708 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Union charter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.6%
- Black: 1.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 3.4%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 25.3
Median age of females: 24.9
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Average household size: 2.54
| Union charter township: | 2.5 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Union charter township: | $37,488 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $637 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $118,400 (it was $88,400 in 2000)
| : | $118,400 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $147,014
Here: $147,014 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $148,989
Here: $148,989 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $121,377
Here: $121,377 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,437
Here: $96,437 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,761
Here: $132,761 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,418
Here: $28,418 State: $33,033
| Population density: 267 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 20.0% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Cities in this township include: Mount Pleasant.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union charter township: Holiday Greens Golf Course (A), Riverwood Golf Course (B), Mount Pleasant Country Club (C), Indian Hills Plaza (D), Union Township Hall (E), Mobile Medical Response (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Union Commons Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Union charter township include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Central Assembly of God Church (B), Seventh Day Adventist Church (C), Potter's House Family Worship (D), Mount Pleasant First Church (E), Marantha Baptist Church (F), First Church of Christ (G), First Baptist Church (H), Cornerstone Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Grewes Lakes (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Johnson Creek (A), Mission Creek (B), North Branch Chippewa River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union charter township include: Jameson Park (1), Meridian County Park (2), McDonald Park (3), Indian Cemetery Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Union charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 909
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 29
- South: 146
- West: 31
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Union charter township, Michigan:
- 35 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 322
- Mobile homes: 123
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Union charter township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40
- Educational services (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care (14%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (3%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (3%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union charter township:
- United States or American (25.7%)
- German (12.6%)
- Irish (11.5%)
- English (10.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.5%)
- French (except Basque) (5.3%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 385 (80%)
- Carpooled: 87 (18%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
People in group quarters in Union charter township, Michigan:
- 35 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 15 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in other group homes
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
97.8% of residents of Union charter township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English well, 44% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,123- In family households: 1,003 (271 male householders, 39 female householders)
246 spouses, 337 children (321 natural, 0 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 19 other relatives, 58 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 120 (50 male householders (50 living alone)), 56 female householders (47 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 38 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 9 2-persons,
1,091 married couples with children.
447 single-parent households (103 men, 344 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 27.4% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |