Blackman township, Jackson County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (74% naturalized citizens)
| Blackman township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
57% of Blackman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17677
- Northeast: 227
- Midwest: 1094
- South: 2395
- West: 896
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
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
People in group quarters in Blackman township, Michigan:
- 6,939 people in state prisons
- 305 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,944
- One, attached: 92
- Two: 73
- 3 or 4: 201
- 5 to 9: 236
- 10 to 19: 597
- 20 to 49: 319
- 50 or more: 400
- Mobile homes: 1,037
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900
Housing units in Blackman township with a mortgage: 2,125 (118 second mortgage, 318 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,247
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blackman township:
- German (23.0%)
- English (14.4%)
- United States or American (11.9%)
- Irish (10.1%)
- Polish (8.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.7%)
- Italian (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (15%)
- Poland (14%)
- India (8%)
- Romania (8%)
- Mexico (7%)
- Japan (7%)
- Canada (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,410 (87%)
- Carpooled: 583 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Taxi: 14 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 99 (1%)
- Other means: 32 (0%)
- Worked at home: 224 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Blackman township, Michigan:
- 6,939 people in state prisons
- 305 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 3 people in homes for the mentally ill
93.9% of residents of Blackman township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (21% speak English very well, 79% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 15,449- In family households: 12,570 (3,349 male householders, 895 female householders)
3,139 spouses, 4,416 children (3,919 natural, 130 adopted, 367 stepchildren), 193 grandchildren, 80 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 154 other relatives, 277 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,879 (992 male householders (731 living alone)), 1,429 female householders (1,327 living alone)), 458 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7,294 (7,272 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,044 2-persons, 959 3-persons, 775 4-persons, 313 5-persons, 130 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2,058 1-person, 309 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
2,508 married couples with children.
960 single-parent households (263 men, 697 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 345
| Here: | 17.2% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 283
| Here: | 22.5% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 161
| Here: | 17.4% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |