Grant township, Mecosta County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (67% naturalized citizens)
Grant township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
71% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 631
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 33
- South: 38
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 305
- Mobile homes: 56
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 61 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Health care (14%)
- Leather and allied products (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (30.5%)
- Irish (11.7%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- English (7.4%)
- Dutch (7.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- Polish (3.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Colombia (33%)
- Canada (33%)
- Netherlands (17%)
- Philippines (17%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 272 (83%)
- Carpooled: 23 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Worked at home: 24 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (63%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.7% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 735- In family households: 647 (193 male householders, 27 female householders)
195 spouses, 215 children (184 natural, 6 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (39 male householders (29 living alone)), 35 female householders (31 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 14 2-persons,
140 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (10 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 10.6% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 7.3% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |