Fruitport charter township, Muskegon County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 12,533 (75% urban, 25% rural)
| Males: 6,195 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 6,338 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 12,464 (11,426 owner occupied, 1,038 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Fruitport charter township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 37.0
Median age of females: 37.7
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Average household size: 2.80
| Fruitport charter township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Fruitport charter township: | $41,630 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $524 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $96,200 (it was $84,400 in 2000)
| : | $96,200 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,700
Here: $129,700 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $145,875
Here: $145,875 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $53,717
Here: $53,717 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,636
Here: $135,636 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $197,823
Here: $197,823 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,779
Here: $28,779 State: $33,033
| Population density: 418 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Cities in this township include: Fruitport.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fruitport charter township: Great Lakes Downs Thoroughbred Race Course (A), Westshore Plaza (B), Westwind Golf Course (C), Fruitport Country Club (D), Fruitport Fire Department (E), Fruitport Township Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Meijer Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Fruitport charter township include: Martin Luther Church (A), Church of the Living God (B), Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Olivet Reformed Church (D), Church of Christ of Sheridan Road (E), Trinity Baptist Church (F), Abundant Life Tabernacle Church (G), Black Creek Bible Church (H), First Congregational Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Vincent Creek (A), Stevens Creek (B), Rhymer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Fruitport charter township include: South Fruitport Township Park (1), Pine Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Fruitport charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 115
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 16
- South: 9
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Fruitport charter township, Michigan:
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 59
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Fruitport charter township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (55%)
- Construction (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Health care (26%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (10%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (38%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Lawyers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Therapists (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fruitport charter township:
- German (35.4%)
- Danish (18.1%)
- Norwegian (11.0%)
- United States or American (11.0%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Czech (3.9%)
- English (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 56 (71%)
- Carpooled: 10 (13%)
- Worked at home: 13 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (32%)
- Electricity (19%)
People in group quarters in Fruitport charter township, Michigan:
- 40 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in other group homes
98.7% of residents of Fruitport charter township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 157- In family households: 146 (43 male householders, 4 female householders)
46 spouses, 48 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 11 1-person,
2,697 married couples with children.
555 single-parent households (171 men, 384 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 34.8% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |