Leavitt township, Oceana County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 71 (72% naturalized citizens)
Leavitt township: | 70.5% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
64% of Leavitt township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% 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: 5496
- Northeast: 2242
- Midwest: 179
- South: 307
- West: 87
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $339,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,736
- One, attached: 42
- Two: 7
- 3 or 4: 12
Housing units in Leavitt township with a mortgage: 1,978 (196 second mortgage, 427 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 339
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Transportation equipment (12%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Food (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Leavitt township:
- Italian (25.5%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- German (11.8%)
- Polish (11.7%)
- English (4.1%)
- United States or American (3.5%)
- Russian (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (10%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Egypt (8%)
- India (8%)
- Italy (7%)
- Greece (6%)
- Canada (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,351 (80%)
- Carpooled: 365 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 156 (4%)
- Railroad: 46 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 45 (1%)
- Other means: 9 (0%)
- Worked at home: 237 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
90.0% of residents of Leavitt township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,869- In family households: 8,572 (2,216 male householders, 278 female householders)
2,322 spouses, 3,393 children (3,309 natural, 50 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 87 other relatives, 92 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 297 (132 male householders (113 living alone)), 120 female householders (92 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 101 (69 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 727 2-persons, 530 3-persons, 705 4-persons, 381 5-persons, 119 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 205 1-person, 47 2-persons,
175 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (18 men, 49 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 124
Here: | 8.3% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102
Here: | 19.0% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 60
Here: | 23.5% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |