Dickson township, Manistee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (86% naturalized citizens)
| Dickson township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
58% of Dickson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 726
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 115
- South: 23
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 483
- One, attached: 3
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 141
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44
Median worth of mobile homes: $67,500
Housing units in Dickson township with a mortgage: 91 (4 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Construction (22%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dickson township:
- German (25.7%)
- English (13.8%)
- United States or American (12.7%)
- Irish (9.0%)
- Polish (6.8%)
- Dutch (5.9%)
- Scottish (3.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (57%)
- Other Western Europe (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 275 (76%)
- Carpooled: 57 (16%)
- Walked: 13 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 13 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Electricity (3%)
98.4% of residents of Dickson township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 897- In family households: 769 (197 male householders, 67 female householders)
213 spouses, 233 children (204 natural, 4 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 10 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 128 (66 male householders (52 living alone)), 35 female householders (27 living alone)), 27 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 148 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person, 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
145 married couples with children.
61 single-parent households (23 men, 38 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |