Deerfield township, Lapeer County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Deerfield township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
61% of Deerfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% 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: 5077
- Northeast: 93
- Midwest: 142
- South: 276
- West: 64
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,837
- One, attached: 23
- Two: 60
- Mobile homes: 266
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,100
Housing units in Deerfield township with a mortgage: 922 (81 second mortgage, 180 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 262
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (18%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Educational services (3%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Deerfield township:
- German (19.9%)
- United States or American (13.5%)
- English (11.4%)
- Polish (9.1%)
- Irish (6.6%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (32%)
- Canada (24%)
- Germany (11%)
- Laos (11%)
- Argentina (11%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,131 (81%)
- Carpooled: 394 (15%)
- Walked: 34 (1%)
- Other means: 16 (1%)
- Worked at home: 68 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (3%)
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.3% of residents of Deerfield township speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,731- In family households: 5,305 (1,362 male householders, 240 female householders)
1,447 spouses, 2,040 children (1,890 natural, 46 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 59 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 21 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 426 (189 male householders (129 living alone)), 140 female householders (127 living alone)), 97 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 554 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 386 4-persons, 195 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 256 1-person, 54 2-persons, 19 3-persons,
1,426 married couples with children.
248 single-parent households (81 men, 167 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67
| Here: | 29.8% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |