South Arm township, Charlevoix County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (74% naturalized citizens)
| South Arm township: | 1.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.3% |
66% of South Arm 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, 79% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1536
- Northeast: 39
- Midwest: 109
- South: 59
- West: 36
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
88 people in nursing homes
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 786
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 107
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,800
Housing units in South Arm township with a mortgage: 221 (26 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124
- Construction (14%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Construction (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in South Arm township:
- German (25.3%)
- United States or American (14.6%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- Polish (6.1%)
- French Canadian (4.2%)
- Dutch (4.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (32%)
- Canada (32%)
- Philippines (26%)
- Peru (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 566 (79%)
- Carpooled: 99 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Other means: 15 (2%)
- Worked at home: 22 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Utility gas (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (4%)
88 people in nursing homes
12 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
98.3% of residents of South Arm township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,699- In family households: 1,548 (447 male householders, 64 female householders)
474 spouses, 505 children (446 natural, 16 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 19 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 151 (73 male householders (63 living alone)), 54 female householders (49 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 104 (92 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 270 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 37 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 112 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
363 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (38 men, 31 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |