Sandstone township, Jackson County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (40% naturalized citizens)
| Sandstone township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
60% of Sandstone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3145
- Northeast: 35
- Midwest: 298
- South: 168
- West: 93
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
95 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,215
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 23
- 3 or 4: 61
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Sandstone township with a mortgage: 599 (32 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 216
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Construction (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Paper (2%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (20%)
- Health care (14%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Top executives (4%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sandstone township:
- German (29.2%)
- English (19.3%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- Polish (5.5%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Scottish (1.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Netherlands (40%)
- Canada (37%)
- Ireland (14%)
- United Kingdom (9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,593 (86%)
- Carpooled: 141 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 36 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 71 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
95 people in nursing homes
2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.0% of residents of Sandstone township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,686- In family households: 3,365 (870 male householders, 184 female householders)
907 spouses, 1,234 children (1,123 natural, 23 adopted, 88 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 9 other relatives, 54 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 321 (160 male householders (138 living alone)), 113 female householders (98 living alone)), 48 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 97 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 446 2-persons, 184 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 117 5-persons, 53 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 30 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
838 married couples with children.
167 single-parent households (46 men, 121 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
| Here: | 9.7% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 16.5% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |