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Sebewa township, Ionia County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (40% naturalized citizens)

Sebewa township:

0.4%
Whole state:

5.3%

71% of Sebewa township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1080
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 73
  • South: 29
  • West: 13

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Sebewa township, MI map Sebewa township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $46,000


Housing units in Sebewa township with a mortgage: 142 (14 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 59

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 28
  • 1990 to 1994: 13
  • 1980 to 1989: 53
  • 1970 to 1979: 62
  • 1960 to 1969: 14
  • 1950 to 1959: 28
  • 1940 to 1949: 31
  • 1939 or earlier: 180

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Sebewa township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 40
  • 5 rooms: 65
  • 6 rooms: 84
  • 7 rooms: 79
  • 8 rooms: 51
  • 9 or more rooms: 44

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sebewa township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 8
  • 7 rooms: 7
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Sebewa township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 73
  • 3 bedrooms: 194
  • 4 bedrooms: 62
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sebewa township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 14
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Sebewa township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 9
  • 1 vehicle: 82
  • 2 vehicles: 160
  • 3 vehicles: 69
  • 4 vehicles: 25
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22

Cars and other vehicles available in Sebewa township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Sebewa township:

  • German (29.5%)
  • United States or American (21.6%)
  • English (13.2%)
  • Irish (7.5%)
  • Dutch (6.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (4.3%)
  • Swedish (2.2%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (60%)
  • Mexico (40%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Electricity (3%)

98.5% of residents of Sebewa township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,202

Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 73 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

309 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (16 men, 22 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
Here:

8.7%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:

10.3%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

17.0%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Sebewa township:

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