Austin township, Sanilac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 673 (all rural)
| Males: 356 |  (52.9%) |
| Females: 317 |  (47.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 669 (604 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Austin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 38.2
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Average household size: 2.76
| Austin township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.21
| Austin township: | $40,280 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $469 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,170 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,170 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Tyre Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Joseph and Saint Ignatius' Cemetery (1), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Franzel Drain (A), Hobbs Drain (B), Flannery Drain (C), Osentoski Branch (D), Schiestel Drain (E), McIntyre Drain (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Austin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 623
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 52
- South: 8
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 240
- Mobile homes: 55
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $46,300
Housing units in Austin township with a mortgage: 34 (3 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Austin township:
- Polish (39.1%)
- German (25.9%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- French (except Basque) (5.6%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- English (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 213 (70%)
- Carpooled: 30 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Taxi: 10 (3%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
94.4% of residents of Austin township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 692- In family households: 631 (161 male householders, 42 female householders)
166 spouses, 221 children (209 natural, 9 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 6 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (32 male householders (29 living alone)), 18 female householders (16 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
143 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (9 men, 23 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 36.4% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |