Garfield township, Bay County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,775 (all rural)
| Males: 929 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 846 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,733 (1,644 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Garfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.1%
- Black: 0.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 36.7
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.87
| Garfield township: | 2.9 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Garfield township: | $41,281 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $520 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $88,400 (it was $83,600 in 2000)
| : | $88,400 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $128,865
Here: $128,865 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $163,579
Here: $163,579 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $90,906
Here: $90,906 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,616
Here: $111,616 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $210,871
Here: $210,871 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $21,814
Here: $21,814 State: $33,033
| Population density: 50 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Garfield Township Fire Department Station 21 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Garfield township include: Crump Church (A), Garfield Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Garfield Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Kawkawlin Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
87% of Garfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% 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: 49
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
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
People in group quarters in Garfield township, Michigan:
- 21 people in other group homes
- 11 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28
Housing units in Garfield township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (19%)
- Transportation equipment (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Garfield township:
- German (75.4%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- Irish (3.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (67%)
- Carpooled: 2 (8%)
- Walked: 1 (4%)
- Worked at home: 5 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (10%)
People in group quarters in Garfield township, Michigan:
- 21 people in other group homes
- 11 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in nursing homes
85.5% of residents of Garfield township speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 57- In family households: 53 (19 male householders, 0 female householders)
17 spouses, 17 children (15 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
348 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (16 men, 43 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% |