Elk township, Sanilac County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (65% naturalized citizens)
| Elk township: | 1.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
68% of Elk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 95% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1467
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 23
- South: 41
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
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 Elk township, Michigan:
- 21 people in other group homes
- 5 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 505
- Two: 19
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 5
- 10 to 19: 15
- Mobile homes: 46
Median worth of mobile homes: $57,500
Housing units in Elk township with a mortgage: 154 (14 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144
- Construction (16%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk township:
- German (30.5%)
- English (13.1%)
- United States or American (11.1%)
- Irish (9.3%)
- Polish (7.7%)
- Italian (4.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Italy (50%)
- Canada (27%)
- Other Western Europe (12%)
- Japan (8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 528 (79%)
- Carpooled: 71 (11%)
- Walked: 43 (6%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 25 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (54%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Elk township, Michigan:
- 21 people in other group homes
- 5 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
97.1% of residents of Elk township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,552- In family households: 1,418 (361 male householders, 84 female householders)
367 spouses, 509 children (462 natural, 16 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 28 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 134 (59 male householders (52 living alone)), 63 female householders (59 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 31 (13 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 51 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person, 11 2-persons,
333 married couples with children.
74 single-parent households (18 men, 56 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 1.7% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 13.3% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |