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Freedom township, Washtenaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 6 (26% naturalized citizens)

Freedom township:

6.5%
Whole state:

5.3%

69% of Freedom township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1142
  • Northeast: 44
  • Midwest: 150
  • South: 114
  • West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

120 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Freedom township, MI map Freedom township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $18,100


Housing units in Freedom township with a mortgage: 169 (14 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 70

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 13
  • 1995 to 1998: 39
  • 1990 to 1994: 37
  • 1980 to 1989: 39
  • 1970 to 1979: 109
  • 1960 to 1969: 59
  • 1950 to 1959: 45
  • 1940 to 1949: 43
  • 1939 or earlier: 231

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Freedom township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 10
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 84
  • 6 rooms: 97
  • 7 rooms: 70
  • 8 rooms: 92
  • 9 or more rooms: 94

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 17
  • 4 rooms: 16
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Freedom township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 14
  • 2 bedrooms: 53
  • 3 bedrooms: 242
  • 4 bedrooms: 125
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 35

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Freedom township:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 15
  • 2 bedrooms: 28
  • 3 bedrooms: 31
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 71
  • 2 vehicles: 238
  • 3 vehicles: 128
  • 4 vehicles: 18
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Freedom township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 34
  • 2 vehicles: 42
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Freedom township:

  • German (36.2%)
  • Irish (8.8%)
  • English (7.6%)
  • United States or American (6.5%)
  • Polish (3.9%)
  • Scottish (2.5%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (81%)
  • Canada (7%)
  • Brazil (4%)
  • Netherlands (3%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%)
  • Wood (5%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

120 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms

88.1% of residents of Freedom township speak English at home.
10.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 42% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,440

Size of family households: 202 2-persons, 70 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 113 1-person, 23 2-persons, 4 3-persons,

300 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (14 men, 18 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here:

3.4%
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: 2
Here:

2.2%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Freedom township:

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