Otto township, Oceana County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 662 (all rural)
| Males: 349 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 313 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 662 (614 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 7% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Otto township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 35.1
Median age of females: 35.3
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Average household size: 2.68
| Otto township: | 2.7 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.16
| Otto township: | $41,068 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $461 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,438 (it was $79,600 in 2000)
| : | $102,438 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 37.3% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Otto township: Camp Manistee (A), Diamond Access Canoe Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Otto township: Newman Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Otto Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Blackmer Lake (A), Fogg Lake (B), Gillan Lake (C), Lidkey Swamp (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Knutson Creek (A), Bear Creek (B), North Branch White River (C), South Branch White River (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Otto township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 45
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 26
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Otto township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Construction (13%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Health care (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (20%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otto township:
- Norwegian (56.9%)
- Czech (21.6%)
- German (11.8%)
- Swedish (5.9%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4 (36%)
- Worked at home: 7 (64%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 51- In family households: 37 (9 male householders, 2 female householders)
10 spouses, 16 children (14 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (10 male householders (6 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person, 4 2-persons,
137 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (18 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |