Grand Haven township, Ottawa County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (78% naturalized citizens)
| Grand Haven township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
57% of Grand Haven township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10736
- Northeast: 342
- Midwest: 1260
- South: 374
- West: 333
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $307,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
People in group quarters in Grand Haven township, Michigan:
- 36 people in other group homes
- 20 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,171
- One, attached: 90
- Two: 112
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 11
- 10 to 19: 9
- Mobile homes: 557
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Grand Haven township with a mortgage: 2,709 (279 second mortgage, 695 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 854
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grand Haven township:
- Dutch (24.0%)
- German (21.1%)
- English (8.8%)
- Polish (5.3%)
- Irish (5.1%)
- French (except Basque) (5.0%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (26%)
- Netherlands (17%)
- Mexico (12%)
- Korea (8%)
- Germany (7%)
- Other Western Europe (6%)
- Chile (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,353 (92%)
- Carpooled: 288 (4%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 8 (0%)
- Other means: 25 (0%)
- Worked at home: 193 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (86%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
People in group quarters in Grand Haven township, Michigan:
- 36 people in other group homes
- 20 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
97.1% of residents of Grand Haven township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 13,376- In family households: 12,487 (3,373 male householders, 524 female householders)
3,458 spouses, 4,768 children (4,364 natural, 169 adopted, 235 stepchildren), 155 grandchildren, 30 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 45 other relatives, 90 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 889 (357 male householders (263 living alone)), 380 female householders (361 living alone)), 152 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 62 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,514 2-persons, 838 3-persons, 968 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 143 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 624 1-person, 86 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
3,394 married couples with children.
519 single-parent households (138 men, 381 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 317
| Here: | 15.9% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 58
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73
| Here: | 19.5% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |