Richfield township, Genesee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 8,170 (27% urban, 73% rural)
| Males: 4,054 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 4,116 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 8,148 (7,738 owner occupied, 410 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 5% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in Richfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.6%
- Black: 2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.7%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.75
| Richfield township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.07
| Richfield township: | $41,249 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $541 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $82,800 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
| : | $82,800 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $107,346
Here: $107,346 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $97,339
Here: $97,339 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $57,979
Here: $57,979 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,759
Here: $70,759 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $79,976
Here: $79,976 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $17,496
Here: $17,496 State: $33,033
| Population density: 231 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 87.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 43.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Richfield township include: Community Baptist Church (A), Richfield United Methodist Church (B), Russellville Community Wesleyan Church (C), Richfield Church of the Nazarene (D), Mount Nebo Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Cottage Cemetery (1), Eastwood Colonial Memorial Gardens (2), Richfield Union Cemetery (3), Saint Johns Cemetery (4), Flint River Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Holloway Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Zufelt Drain (A), Clark Drain (B), Riegle Drain (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Richfield township include: Holloway Dam Regional Park (1), Wolverine Campground and Buttercup Beach (2), Richfield County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
57% of Richfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 119
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 97
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 45
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Richfield township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Transportation equipment (26%)
- Construction (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Metal and metal products (2%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (57%)
- Carpooled: 2 (7%)
- Walked: 6 (21%)
- Worked at home: 4 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (96%)
- Other fuel (4%)
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
11 people in other group homes
67.6% of residents of Richfield township speak English at home.
32.4% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 219- In family households: 208 (6 male householders, 30 female householders)
8 spouses, 76 children (68 natural, 2 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 25 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11 (7 male householders (5 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 4 2-persons, 5 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 2 2-persons,
1,587 married couples with children.
396 single-parent households (108 men, 288 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |