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Lake charter township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Lake charter township:

0.1%
Whole state:

5.3%

66% of Lake charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Lake charter township, Michigan:

  • 78 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $39,500


Housing units in Lake charter township with a mortgage: 93 (10 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 23
  • 1990 to 1994: 20
  • 1980 to 1989: 31
  • 1970 to 1979: 54
  • 1960 to 1969: 33
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 10
  • 1939 or earlier: 41

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lake charter township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 22
  • 6 rooms: 26
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 39
  • 9 or more rooms: 66

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake charter township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lake charter township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 77
  • 4 bedrooms: 84
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lake charter township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 6
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake charter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 22
  • 2 vehicles: 100
  • 3 vehicles: 50
  • 4 vehicles: 16
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Lake charter township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lake charter township:

  • German (48.0%)
  • Norwegian (20.9%)
  • Irish (9.9%)
  • Dutch (4.7%)
  • United States or American (3.2%)
  • English (2.4%)
  • Swedish (2.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Korea (67%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Utility gas (19%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Lake charter township, Michigan:

  • 78 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in unknown juvenile institutions

98.8% of residents of Lake charter township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 615

Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 4 2-persons, 1 3-persons,

609 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (31 men, 86 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:

16.0%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:

6.6%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lake charter township:

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