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Three Oaks township, Berrien County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Land area: 23.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,949 (all rural)

Males: 1,453  (49.3%)
Females: 1,496  (50.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,949 (2,382 owner occupied, 567 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

26%


Races in Three Oaks township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
  • Black: 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 1.1%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 38.3

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Average household size: 2.50

Three Oaks township:

2.5 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($43,333 in 1999)
Three Oaks township:

$44,747
Michigan:

$48,273
Median contract rent in 2013: $529 (lower quartile is $326, upper quartile is $490)
Here:

$529
State:

$629

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $123,100 (it was $93,300 in 2000)
:

$123,100
Michigan:

$117,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,700 - $196,700

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $190,641
Here:

$190,641
State:

$159,597

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,026
Here:

$147,026
State:

$138,735

In 2-unit structures: $150,551
Here:

$150,551
State:

$89,877

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,044
Here:

$93,044
State:

$110,373

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $293,838
Here:

$293,838
State:

$119,825

Mobile homes: $34,378
Here:

$34,378
State:

$33,033
Population density: 126 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

Cities in this township include: Three Oaks.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Three Oaks township include: Jehovah's Witnesses (A), Grace Baptist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Forest Lawn Cemetery (1), Shedd Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Klutes Lakes (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Rivers and creeks: Galena River (A), Spring Creek (B), Deer Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

74% of Three Oaks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 78
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 18
  • South: 2
  • West: 14

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Three Oaks township, MI map Three Oaks township, Michigan satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Three Oaks township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1980 to 1989: 17
  • 1970 to 1979: 48
  • 1960 to 1969: 24
  • 1950 to 1959: 8
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 6

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Three Oaks township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 9
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 10
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 3
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Three Oaks township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Three Oaks township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 3
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 18
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Three Oaks township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Three Oaks township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Three Oaks township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 2
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Three Oaks township:

  • German (33.3%)
  • Norwegian (19.4%)
  • United States or American (14.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (9.7%)
  • Scandinavian (5.4%)
  • Czech (4.3%)
  • English (4.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Electricity (43%)
  • Wood (6%)

97.3% of residents of Three Oaks township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 112

Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,

514 married couples with children.
180 single-parent households (44 men, 136 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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Three Oaks township:

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