Bushnell township, Montcalm County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (30% naturalized citizens)
Bushnell township: | 3.0% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
64% of Bushnell township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1772
- Northeast: 29
- Midwest: 86
- South: 97
- West: 47
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
613 people in state prisons
5 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 392
- One, attached: 2
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 170
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,800
Housing units in Bushnell township with a mortgage: 96 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bushnell township:
- German (16.8%)
- English (11.4%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- Dutch (5.1%)
- Scottish (3.2%)
- Polish (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (32%)
- Cambodia (24%)
- Haiti (16%)
- Spain (14%)
- Cuba (10%)
- Canada (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 478 (74%)
- Carpooled: 89 (14%)
- Walked: 20 (3%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 51 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Wood (11%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Utility gas (1%)
613 people in state prisons
5 people in other group homes
92.3% of residents of Bushnell township speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 47% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,479- In family households: 1,338 (370 male householders, 63 female householders)
354 spouses, 462 children (407 natural, 14 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 19 other relatives, 45 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 141 (56 male householders (39 living alone)), 54 female householders (46 living alone)), 31 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 617 (605 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 40 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 85 1-person, 20 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
323 married couples with children.
70 single-parent households (25 men, 45 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
Here: | 20.1% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
Here: | 15.4% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
Here: | 16.1% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |