West Traverse township, Emmet County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 13.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,448 (all rural)
| Males: 735 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 713 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,446 (1,291 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 26% |
Races in West Traverse township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 47.0
Median age of females: 47.3
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Average household size: 2.30
| West Traverse township: | 2.3 people |
| Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.77
| West Traverse township: | $51,492 |
| Michigan: | $48,273 |
| Here: | $634 |
| State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $161,912 (it was $123,600 in 2000)
| : | $161,912 |
| Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $252,703
Here: $252,703 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $271,577
Here: $271,577 State: $138,735
In 2-unit structures: $228,769
Here: $228,769 State: $89,877
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $347,091
Here: $347,091 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $245,340
Here: $245,340 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $35,227
Here: $35,227 State: $33,033
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,951
Here: $22,951 State: $40,667
| Population density: 109 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 17.2% |
| Whole state: | 10.5% |
| This township: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in West Traverse township: Harbor Point Golf Course (A), Birchwood Farm Golf and Country Club (B), Little Traverse Light (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in West Traverse township: First Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
82% of West Traverse township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 47
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 3
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 67
- Mobile homes: 2
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in West Traverse township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (22%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Traverse township:
- Norwegian (59.3%)
- German (25.9%)
- Dutch (7.4%)
- Irish (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12 (43%)
- Carpooled: 5 (18%)
- Worked at home: 11 (39%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (46%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
92.9% of residents of West Traverse township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 58- In family households: 54 (24 male householders, 0 female householders)
22 spouses, 8 children (8 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 18 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,
261 married couples with children.
37 single-parent households (5 men, 32 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% |