West Branch township, Marquette County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,648 (all rural)
| Males: 799 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 849 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,648 (797 owner occupied, 851 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 52% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in West Branch township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.6%
- Black: 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.7%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 3.2%
- Some other race: 1.0%
Median age of males: 29.7
Median age of females: 29.4
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Average household size: 2.77
| West Branch township: | 2.8 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| West Branch township: | $45,011 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $487 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,000 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
| : | $132,000 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
| Population density: 46 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 17.1% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: West Branch Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Big Trout Lake (A), Engman Lake (B), Silver Lake (C), Sporley Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Nelson Creek (A), West Branch Chocolay River (B), Peterson Creek (C), Wise Man Creek (D), Silver Lead Creek (E), Sheen Creek (F), Norby Creek (G), East Branch Chocolay River (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
27% of West Branch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1187
- Northeast: 45
- Midwest: 224
- South: 92
- West: 36
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 391
- One, attached: 152
- Two: 54
- 3 or 4: 180
- 5 to 9: 48
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,200
Housing units in West Branch township with a mortgage: 103 (0 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Construction (16%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Health care (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (3%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Branch township:
- German (17.6%)
- English (12.2%)
- Finnish (11.2%)
- French (except Basque) (7.7%)
- Swedish (7.0%)
- United States or American (6.8%)
- Irish (5.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 589 (86%)
- Carpooled: 57 (8%)
- Walked: 11 (2%)
- Worked at home: 30 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Wood (7%)
- Electricity (6%)
96.6% of residents of West Branch township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,594- In family households: 1,371 (310 male householders, 132 female householders)
325 spouses, 548 children (483 natural, 32 adopted, 33 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 12 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 223 (99 male householders (63 living alone)), 65 female householders (54 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 175 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 106 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 117 1-person, 37 2-persons, 10 3-persons,
357 married couples with children.
164 single-parent households (32 men, 132 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 3.1% |
| Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Michigan: | 16.5% |