Helena township, Antrim County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Land area: 16.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.9 sq. mi.
Population: 878 (all rural)
Males: 448 | (51.0%) |
Females: 430 | (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 878 (778 owner occupied, 100 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 26% |
Races in Helena township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 1.1%
Median age of males: 49.3
Median age of females: 49.8
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Average household size: 2.15
Helena township: | 2.1 people |
Michigan: | 2.6 people |
Average family size: 2.57
Helena township: | $46,332 |
Michigan: | $48,273 |
Here: | $525 |
State: | $629 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $136,424 (it was $103,300 in 2000)
: | $136,424 |
Michigan: | $117,500 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $248,046
Here: $248,046 State: $159,597
Townhouses or other attached units: $345,145
Here: $345,145 State: $138,735
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,547
Here: $138,547 State: $110,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $335,781
Here: $335,781 State: $119,825
Mobile homes: $28,884
Here: $28,884 State: $33,033
Population density: 54 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 10.5% |
Cities in this township include: Alden.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Helena township: Valleau Landing (A), South Torch Lake Fire Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Helena Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Thayer Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Grass River (A), Finch Creek (B), Spencer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Helena township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 174
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 63
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000
Housing units in Helena township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Construction (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Therapists (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Helena township:
- German (37.1%)
- Norwegian (21.0%)
- United States or American (17.2%)
- English (10.8%)
- Dutch (8.1%)
- Irish (3.2%)
- Swedish (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 62 (62%)
- Worked at home: 38 (38%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (75%)
- Electricity (25%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194- In family households: 172 (45 male householders, 9 female householders)
54 spouses, 64 children (59 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 22 female householders (22 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person,
108 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 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% |