Denton township, Roscommon County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Denton township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
58% of Denton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4852
- Northeast: 76
- Midwest: 317
- South: 259
- West: 166
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $86,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Denton township, Michigan:
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,969
- One, attached: 26
- Two: 48
- 3 or 4: 25
- 5 to 9: 55
- 10 to 19: 78
- 20 to 49: 42
- Mobile homes: 605
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units in Denton township with a mortgage: 941 (48 second mortgage, 170 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 805
- Construction (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Denton township:
- German (23.7%)
- English (15.9%)
- Polish (10.2%)
- United States or American (8.9%)
- Irish (8.4%)
- Italian (5.3%)
- French (except Basque) (5.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (25%)
- United Kingdom (20%)
- Germany (18%)
- Poland (14%)
- Yugoslavia (8%)
- Italy (7%)
- Philippines (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,689 (84%)
- Carpooled: 169 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
- Walked: 58 (3%)
- Other means: 21 (1%)
- Worked at home: 57 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (82%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Denton township, Michigan:
- 6 people in other group homes
- 4 people in religious group quarters
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.4% of residents of Denton township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,775- In family households: 4,865 (1,543 male householders, 306 female householders)
1,524 spouses, 1,271 children (1,171 natural, 38 adopted, 62 stepchildren), 55 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 11 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 910 (358 male householders (293 living alone)), 460 female householders (427 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,195 2-persons, 346 3-persons, 185 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 34 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 720 1-person, 98 2-persons,
662 married couples with children.
373 single-parent households (98 men, 275 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 85
| Here: | 14.9% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 4.4% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |