Mathias township, Alger County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Mathias township: | 0.2% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
80% of Mathias 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, 54% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 643
- Northeast: 30
- Midwest: 10
- South: 14
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 187
- Two: 15
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,300
Housing units in Mathias township with a mortgage: 49 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (17%)
- Paper (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Health care (19%)
- Food (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Paper (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mathias township:
- German (42.2%)
- Polish (16.2%)
- Irish (12.1%)
- Italian (8.0%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- Slovak (3.4%)
- Hungarian (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 298 (85%)
- Carpooled: 33 (9%)
- Walked: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 10 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
- Coal or coke (23%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
97.2% of residents of Mathias township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 696- In family households: 646 (172 male householders, 16 female householders)
167 spouses, 255 children (241 natural, 10 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (25 male householders (20 living alone)), 18 female householders (16 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 64 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 7 2-persons,
68 married couples with children.
33 single-parent households (6 men, 27 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 31.1% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 18.9% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 46.9% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |