Arenac township, Arenac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (87% naturalized citizens)
| Arenac township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
78% of Arenac township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 939
- Northeast: 100
- Midwest: 9
- South: 21
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 373
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 121
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,500
Housing units in Arenac township with a mortgage: 87 (9 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Health care (18%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Arenac township:
- German (25.0%)
- United States or American (18.5%)
- English (15.9%)
- Irish (14.8%)
- Dutch (7.0%)
- European (4.0%)
- Polish (2.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (53%)
- Canada (20%)
- Austria (13%)
- Peru (13%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 363 (79%)
- Carpooled: 54 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 28 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
96.2% of residents of Arenac township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,097- In family households: 997 (258 male householders, 66 female householders)
258 spouses, 347 children (313 natural, 7 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 18 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 100 (49 male householders (41 living alone)), 43 female householders (41 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 153 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 10 2-persons,
152 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (16 men, 37 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 7.2% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11
| Here: | 57.9% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |