Newark township, Gratiot County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (85% naturalized citizens)
| Newark township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
72% of Newark township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 955
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 77
- South: 34
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
People in group quarters in Newark township, Michigan:
- 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 9 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 353
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 61
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,800
Housing units in Newark township with a mortgage: 88 (10 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Transportation equipment (18%)
- Construction (16%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction laborers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Newark township:
- German (32.5%)
- United States or American (16.3%)
- English (11.7%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.3%)
- Swiss (3.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (46%)
- Brazil (31%)
- Philippines (23%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 409 (77%)
- Carpooled: 52 (10%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 12 (2%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 48 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in Newark township, Michigan:
- 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 14 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 9 people in other group homes
97.8% of residents of Newark township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,086- In family households: 992 (275 male householders, 33 female householders)
267 spouses, 360 children (341 natural, 12 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 2 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 94 (46 male householders (39 living alone)), 35 female householders (33 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 39 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 72 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
257 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (14 men, 22 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 20.3% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.5% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 32.4% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |