Wilson township, Alpena County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (85% naturalized citizens)
Wilson township: | 0.6% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
71% of Wilson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1855
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 75
- South: 64
- West: 41
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
6 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 783
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 110
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Wilson township with a mortgage: 185 (5 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 156
- Construction (13%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wilson township:
- German (33.9%)
- Polish (16.2%)
- United States or American (10.0%)
- French (except Basque) (8.6%)
- French Canadian (6.7%)
- English (5.6%)
- Irish (4.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Micronesia (38%)
- Germany (23%)
- Canada (23%)
- Japan (15%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 736 (83%)
- Carpooled: 52 (6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 14 (2%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 77 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
- Wood (12%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Electricity (5%)
6 people in other group homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.6% of residents of Wilson township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,074- In family households: 1,861 (505 male householders, 84 female householders)
517 spouses, 701 children (656 natural, 8 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 8 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 213 (103 male householders (82 living alone)), 75 female householders (69 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 266 2-persons, 114 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 61 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 151 1-person, 25 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
436 married couples with children.
73 single-parent households (27 men, 46 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here: | 11.9% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here: | 3.2% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 2.2% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |