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Spurr township, Baraga County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (50% naturalized citizens)

Spurr township:

1.8%
Whole state:

5.3%

66% of Spurr township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 163
  • Northeast: 5
  • Midwest: 27
  • South: 12
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Spurr township, MI map Spurr township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $33,100


Housing units in Spurr township with a mortgage: 28 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 28
  • 1990 to 1994: 24
  • 1980 to 1989: 20
  • 1970 to 1979: 66
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 16
  • 1940 to 1949: 24
  • 1939 or earlier: 71

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 18
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 30
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 32
  • 3 bedrooms: 49
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Spurr township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 26
  • 2 vehicles: 47
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

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

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (22%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (4%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (23%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (8%)
  • Gasoline stations (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Top executives (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Religious workers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Spurr township:

  • Finnish (41.2%)
  • German (17.5%)
  • English (6.8%)
  • Polish (5.6%)
  • Canadian (3.4%)
  • Irish (3.4%)
  • Czech (2.8%)

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

  • Other Northern Europe (50%)
  • Costa Rica (50%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

94.5% of residents of Spurr township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
3.5% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 211

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 8 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 7 2-persons,

30 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 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%

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 Spurr township:

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