Weare township, Oceana County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (31% naturalized citizens)
Weare township: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
63% of Weare township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1046
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 103
- South: 80
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Weare township, Michigan:
- 31 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 14 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 392
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 170
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,000
Housing units in Weare township with a mortgage: 107 (8 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Weare township:
- German (30.6%)
- English (9.8%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Dutch (4.7%)
- Polish (3.7%)
- Norwegian (3.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (85%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (10%)
- Germany (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 392 (73%)
- Carpooled: 69 (13%)
- Walked: 47 (9%)
- Worked at home: 27 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (1%)
People in group quarters in Weare township, Michigan:
- 31 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 22 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 14 people in other group homes
88.1% of residents of Weare township speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,216- In family households: 1,103 (269 male householders, 68 female householders)
279 spouses, 452 children (409 natural, 10 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (50 male householders (46 living alone)), 47 female householders (38 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 68 (6 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 22 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 84 1-person, 11 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
300 married couples with children.
63 single-parent households (12 men, 51 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here: | 5.5% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 1.9% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |