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Bridgewater township, Washtenaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (68% naturalized citizens)

Bridgewater township:

1.2%
Whole state:

5.3%

61% of Bridgewater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1295
  • Northeast: 47
  • Midwest: 178
  • South: 72
  • West: 18

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Bridgewater township, MI map Bridgewater township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Bridgewater township with a mortgage: 185 (19 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 78

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 23
  • 1995 to 1998: 74
  • 1990 to 1994: 54
  • 1980 to 1989: 42
  • 1970 to 1979: 100
  • 1960 to 1969: 45
  • 1950 to 1959: 44
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 225

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridgewater township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 67
  • 6 rooms: 163
  • 7 rooms: 115
  • 8 rooms: 79
  • 9 or more rooms: 98

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgewater township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 5
  • 2 rooms: 1
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bridgewater township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 50
  • 3 bedrooms: 328
  • 4 bedrooms: 117
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 37

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgewater township:

  • no bedroom: 5
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 23
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgewater township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 103
  • 2 vehicles: 264
  • 3 vehicles: 104
  • 4 vehicles: 46
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgewater township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 21
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (20%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bridgewater township:

  • German (33.9%)
  • English (16.5%)
  • Irish (11.9%)
  • United States or American (8.8%)
  • Polish (6.8%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.7%)
  • Italian (2.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (58%)
  • Austria (16%)
  • Peru (16%)
  • Canada (11%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (44%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

96.2% of residents of Bridgewater township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,644

Size of family households: 191 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 83 1-person, 29 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,

354 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (11 men, 23 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here:

1.1%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

2.5%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:

13.4%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bridgewater township:

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