Escanaba township, Delta County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 59.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 3,587 (34% urban, 66% rural)
| Males: 1,838 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 1,749 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 3,556 (3,382 owner occupied, 174 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Escanaba township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 38.8
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.76
| Escanaba township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Escanaba township: | $41,052 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $446 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,742 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
| : | $96,742 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 60 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 15.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Escanaba township: Terrace Bluff Golf and Country Club (A), Carroll Corners (B), Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Escanaba township: Holy Family Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fernwood Cemetery (1), Flat Rock Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Twentyfour Mile Creek (A), Camp Creek (B), Reno Creek (C), Silver Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Escanaba township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 93
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 12
- South: 1
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
26 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 35
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Escanaba township with a mortgage: 6 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Paper (16%)
- Construction (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Escanaba township:
- German (54.3%)
- Norwegian (23.4%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 45 (80%)
- Carpooled: 6 (11%)
- Worked at home: 5 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
26 people in nursing homes
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.9% of residents of Escanaba township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 111- In family households: 109 (33 male householders, 5 female householders)
38 spouses, 31 children (29 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
820 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (32 men, 71 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |