Barry township, Barry County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 34.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population: 3,489 (all rural)
| Males: 1,752 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 1,737 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,469 (2,971 owner occupied, 498 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Barry township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.74
| Barry township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Barry township: | $52,193 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $552 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $129,279 (it was $109,600 in 2000)
| : | $129,279 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 100 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Delton, Hickory Corners.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Gilmore Car Club Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Barry township include: Seventh-Day Adventist Church (A), Faith United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Charlotte Dewey Grave (1), North Hickory Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Marshall Lake (A), Purdy Lake (B), Pleasant Lake (C), Little Gilkey Lake (D), Lawrence Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Glasby Lake (G), Gilkey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Barry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2754
- Northeast: 92
- Midwest: 363
- South: 118
- West: 147
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $118,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,321
- One, attached: 19
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 5
- 20 to 49: 20
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $74,200
Housing units in Barry township with a mortgage: 490 (0 second mortgage, 78 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 230
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (15%)
- Construction (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Barry township:
- English (18.8%)
- German (18.5%)
- Irish (14.3%)
- Dutch (10.5%)
- United States or American (8.6%)
- Polish (4.8%)
- European (4.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,355 (82%)
- Carpooled: 142 (9%)
- Walked: 15 (1%)
- Worked at home: 132 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (38%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in homes for the mentally ill
97.8% of residents of Barry township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,481- In family households: 3,162 (841 male householders, 143 female householders)
889 spouses, 1,118 children (920 natural, 34 adopted, 164 stepchildren), 61 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 53 other relatives, 35 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 319 (111 male householders (92 living alone)), 166 female householders (145 living alone)), 42 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 414 2-persons, 222 3-persons, 232 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 237 1-person, 40 2-persons,
702 married couples with children.
134 single-parent households (32 men, 102 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |