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Planning Department

LAPEER TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PROFILE

DEMOGRAPHICS

1990 population 4,519

1990 farm population 95

2000 population projection 5,948

Population By Age 1990

under 5 years 326

5 - 17 years 1,036

18 - 20 years 199

21 - 24 years 200

25 - 44 years 1,468

45 - 54 years 598

55 - 59 years 189

60 - 64 years 170

65 - 74 years 212

75 - 84 years 103

85 years and over 18

Median Age 33.5

 

EDUCATION

Total school enrollment of persons

3 years of age and older 1,314

Educational attainment for persons

25 years and older:

* High School Grad or Higher 1,842

* Bachelor's Degree or Higher 450

 

HOUSING

1990 Households 1,451

Persons Per Household 3.10

1990 Total Families 1,251

1990 Housing Units 1,510

Occupied by: Owner 87.4%

Renter 12.6%

Vacancy rates: Owner 0.6%

Renter 4.2%

Median Value of Specified Owner

Occupied Units $72,300

Median Value of Specified Renter

Occupied Units $363

Family Households

Married Couples 88.9%

Male - Head of Household 2.3%

Female - Head of Household 8.8%

INCOME

Median Household Income $42,836

Median Family Income $45,071

Hshlds With Social Security Income 294

Mean Annual Social Security Income $8,303

Hshlds With Public Assistance Income 113

Mean Annual Public Assistance Income $5,432

Hshlds With Retirement Income 190

Mean Annual Retirement Income $12,516

Poverty Status of families with children under 18: 3.4% or 25 families

SOURCE: U. S. Bureau of Census, 1990

Lapeer County Planning Department

 

OCCUPATIONS

Employed persons 16 years and over 2,162

Largest Occupational Categories:

* Administrative Support, Clerical 307

* Precision production, craft & repair 292

* Machine operators, assemblers & inspectors 259

Largest Industrial Occupational Categories:

* Manufacturing, durable goods 555

* Retail Trade 300

* Educational Services 265

 

LABOR FORCE FOR PERSONS 16 AND OVER

Total Civilian Labor Force 2,284

* Employed 2,162

* Unemployed 122

Male Female Total
% In Armed Forces 0.0 0.0 0.0
% Not In Labor Force 15.0 45.0 30.4
% Employed 97.1 91.0 94.7
% Unemployed 2.9 9.0 5.3

GOVERNMENT

Lapeer Township Offices

1500 Morris Road

Lapeer, MI 48446

(313) 664-3700

Office hours: Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

1992 Millage Rate $48.3959 Mils

Per $1,000 State Equalized Value

County Commissioner: Christina Clark

Township Supervisor: Robert E. Sutton

Township Clerk: Barbara J. Sealey

Township Treasurer: Anita H. Kirk