Bengal township, Clinton County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Bengal township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
73% of Bengal township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1120
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 18
- South: 37
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
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: 387
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
Housing units in Bengal township with a mortgage: 139 (11 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Transportation equipment (24%)
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bengal township:
- German (51.5%)
- United States or American (9.7%)
- English (8.8%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Polish (2.7%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
- Scottish (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (35%)
- Canada (22%)
- Germany (13%)
- Philippines (13%)
- Japan (9%)
- Brazil (9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 480 (82%)
- Carpooled: 53 (9%)
- Walked: 19 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 28 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
- Wood (5%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.1% of residents of Bengal township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,232- In family households: 1,173 (303 male householders, 32 female householders)
306 spouses, 499 children (473 natural, 5 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 4 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (29 male householders (24 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 39 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 47 1-person, 5 2-persons,
358 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69
| Here: | 34.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 6.4% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |