Clayton township, Arenac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 32.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,101 (all rural)
| Males: 567 |  (51.5%) |
| Females: 534 |  (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,101 (911 owner occupied, 190 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Clayton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.1
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.65
| Clayton township: | 2.6 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Clayton township: | $38,763 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $428 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,087 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
| : | $87,087 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 34 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.7% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 6.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Clayton township include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Melita Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Clayton Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Wells Creek (A), Hettinger Creek (B), South Branch Townline Creek (C), Burch Creek (D), Cursten Creek (E), North Branch Townline Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Clayton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 978
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 58
- South: 51
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 375
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 6
- Mobile homes: 122
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,900
Housing units in Clayton township with a mortgage: 108 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 66
- Construction (12%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clayton township:
- German (19.6%)
- French (except Basque) (18.4%)
- Polish (16.6%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- French Canadian (7.4%)
- English (7.3%)
- United States or American (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 318 (76%)
- Carpooled: 76 (18%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Wood (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.0% of residents of Clayton township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,101- In family households: 992 (271 male householders, 49 female householders)
238 spouses, 354 children (302 natural, 13 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 13 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 109 (56 male householders (51 living alone)), 40 female householders (34 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 85 1-person, 11 2-persons,
182 married couples with children.
82 single-parent households (26 men, 56 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |