West Branch township, Missaukee County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
West Branch township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 5.3% |
70% of West Branch township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% 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: 470
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 34
- South: 12
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 228
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 76
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,400
Housing units in West Branch township with a mortgage: 35 (7 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (16%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Branch township:
- German (27.3%)
- English (15.9%)
- United States or American (15.1%)
- Dutch (9.2%)
- Scottish (4.1%)
- French Canadian (3.5%)
- Irish (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (50%)
- Guatemala (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 143 (68%)
- Carpooled: 32 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (5%)
- Bicycle: 4 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
99.2% of residents of West Branch township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 515- In family households: 467 (109 male householders, 24 female householders)
124 spouses, 168 children (148 natural, 10 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (25 male householders (22 living alone)), 19 female householders (17 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 5 2-persons,
105 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (17 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 8.7% |
Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here: | 14.3% |
Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 40.0% |
Michigan: | 16.5% |