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Watertown township, Clinton County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (44% naturalized citizens)

Watertown township:

0.8%
Whole state:

5.3%

69% of Watertown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Michigan.

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

  • This state: 3498
  • Northeast: 80
  • Midwest: 290
  • South: 119
  • West: 72

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Watertown township, Michigan:

  • 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Watertown township, MI map Watertown township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100


Housing units in Watertown township with a mortgage: 886 (42 second mortgage, 221 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 208

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 125
  • 1990 to 1994: 130
  • 1980 to 1989: 191
  • 1970 to 1979: 326
  • 1960 to 1969: 218
  • 1950 to 1959: 128
  • 1940 to 1949: 77
  • 1939 or earlier: 272

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 60
  • 5 rooms: 170
  • 6 rooms: 240
  • 7 rooms: 330
  • 8 rooms: 306
  • 9 or more rooms: 289

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 32
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 12
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 140
  • 3 bedrooms: 839
  • 4 bedrooms: 340
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 76

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Watertown township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 24
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 235
  • 2 vehicles: 644
  • 3 vehicles: 364
  • 4 vehicles: 119
  • 5 or more vehicles: 33

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 34
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (14%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Watertown township:

  • German (33.1%)
  • United States or American (11.5%)
  • Irish (9.6%)
  • English (8.9%)
  • Dutch (5.6%)
  • European (5.4%)
  • Polish (3.4%)

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

  • United Kingdom (38%)
  • Vietnam (34%)
  • Canada (13%)
  • Jordan (9%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Wood (3%)

People in group quarters in Watertown township, Michigan:

  • 17 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 11 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

95.1% of residents of Watertown township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,104

Size of family households: 423 2-persons, 271 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 119 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 221 1-person, 35 2-persons,

950 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (32 men, 92 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
Here:

3.0%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17
Here:

5.2%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

3.2%
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 Watertown township:

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