Independence township, Oakland County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 4 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Independence township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
53% of Independence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 24954
- Northeast: 1311
- Midwest: 2559
- South: 1807
- West: 557
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $228,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.2%
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 Independence township, Michigan:
- 117 people in nursing homes
- 70 people in other group homes
- 34 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 9,447
- One, attached: 362
- Two: 59
- 3 or 4: 179
- 5 to 9: 627
- 10 to 19: 808
- 20 to 49: 215
- 50 or more: 70
- Mobile homes: 584
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,200
Housing units in Independence township with a mortgage: 7,283 (399 second mortgage, 1,382 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,528
- Transportation equipment (25%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Engineers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Independence township:
- German (21.2%)
- English (12.0%)
- Irish (11.3%)
- Polish (8.2%)
- United States or American (8.2%)
- Italian (6.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (15%)
- United Kingdom (15%)
- Germany (12%)
- Korea (8%)
- Philippines (7%)
- Mexico (6%)
- India (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 14,873 (89%)
- Carpooled: 952 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 38 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 42 (0%)
- Bicycle: 16 (0%)
- Walked: 49 (0%)
- Other means: 37 (0%)
- Worked at home: 643 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (94%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
People in group quarters in Independence township, Michigan:
- 117 people in nursing homes
- 70 people in other group homes
- 34 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 34 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
94.2% of residents of Independence township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,261- In family households: 29,175 (7,657 male householders, 1,534 female householders)
7,921 spouses, 10,848 children (10,065 natural, 228 adopted, 555 stepchildren), 346 grandchildren, 142 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 223 other relatives, 368 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,086 (1,261 male householders (916 living alone)), 1,297 female householders (1,164 living alone)), 528 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 282 (117 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,569 2-persons, 2,140 3-persons, 2,209 4-persons, 912 5-persons, 253 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2,080 1-person, 450 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 10 4-persons,
7,466 married couples with children.
1,139 single-parent households (284 men, 855 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 537
| Here: | 12.9% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 220
| Here: | 10.3% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 361
| Here: | 25.4% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |