Custer township, Mason County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (68% naturalized citizens)
Custer township: | 1.9% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
66% of Custer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1057
- Northeast: 22
- Midwest: 99
- South: 30
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Custer township, Michigan:
- 10 people in other group homes
- 7 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 467
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 5
- 5 to 9: 10
- Mobile homes: 62
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,900
Housing units in Custer township with a mortgage: 100 (5 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 103
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Custer township:
- German (26.0%)
- Polish (8.8%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- English (7.3%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- Lithuanian (5.4%)
- Dutch (4.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (76%)
- Netherlands (24%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 426 (75%)
- Carpooled: 84 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 21 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 36 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Utility gas (29%)
- Wood (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Electricity (3%)
People in group quarters in Custer township, Michigan:
- 10 people in other group homes
- 7 people in nursing homes
- 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
97.4% of residents of Custer township speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,238- In family households: 1,085 (294 male householders, 78 female householders)
303 spouses, 369 children (322 natural, 9 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 153 (65 male householders (49 living alone)), 62 female householders (57 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 19 (5 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
257 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (12 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 6.8% |
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: 10
Here: | 27.8% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |