Akron township, Tuscola County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (56% naturalized citizens)
Akron township: | 2.3% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
71% of Akron township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1467
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 43
- South: 26
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Akron township, Michigan:
- 13 people in other group homes
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 705
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 9
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,300
Housing units in Akron township with a mortgage: 220 (8 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 171
- Transportation equipment (19%)
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Akron township:
- German (44.8%)
- United States or American (8.8%)
- English (7.6%)
- French (except Basque) (5.6%)
- Polish (5.2%)
- Irish (4.7%)
- French Canadian (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (36%)
- Netherlands (19%)
- Russia (14%)
- Japan (8%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Germany (6%)
- Hungary (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 519 (78%)
- Carpooled: 100 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (0%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 37 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (4%)
People in group quarters in Akron township, Michigan:
- 13 people in other group homes
- 13 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
95.9% of residents of Akron township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,572- In family households: 1,372 (385 male householders, 65 female householders)
378 spouses, 477 children (434 natural, 16 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 5 other relatives, 39 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 200 (83 male householders (64 living alone)), 76 female householders (73 living alone)), 41 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 76 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 137 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
305 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (24 men, 41 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33
Here: | 15.1% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 2.1% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 2.9% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |