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Planning Department MARATHON TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PROFILE DEMOGRAPHICS 1990 population 4,286 1990 farm population 86 2000 population projection 5,335 Population By Age 1990 under 5 years 316 5 - 17 years 1,026 18 - 20 years 203 21 - 24 years 214 25 - 44 years 1,397 45 - 54 years 440 55 - 59 years 172 60 - 64 years 182 65 - 74 years 201 75 - 84 years 98 85 years and over 37 Median Age 30.5   EDUCATION Total school enrollment of persons 3 years of age and older 1,198 Educational attainment for persons 25 years and older: * High School Grad or Higher 1,660 * Bachelor's Degree or Higher 141   HOUSING 1990 Households 1,363 Persons Per Household 3.09 1990 Total Families 1,127 1990 Housing Units 1,488 Occupied by: Owner 84.2% Renter 15.8% Vacancy rates: Owner 0.8% Renter 4.4% Median Value of Specified Owner Occupied Units $47,200 Median Value of Specified Renter Occupied Units $295 Family Households Married Couples 83.0% Male - Head of Household 4.7% Female - Head of Household 12.2%  INCOME Median Household Income $29,667 Median Family Income $33,504 Hshlds With Social Security Income 302 Mean Annual Social Security Income $8,193 Hshlds With Public Assistance Income 83 Mean Annual Public Assistance Income $4,680 Hshlds With Retirement Income 279 Mean Annual Retirement Income $8,480 Poverty Status of families with children under 18: 11.2% or 71 families SOURCE: U. S. Bureau of Census, 1990 Lapeer County Planning Department   OCCUPATIONS Employed persons 16 years and over 1,683 Largest Occupational Categories: * Machine operators, assemblers & inspectors 311 * Precision production, craft & repair 295 * Administrative Support, Clerical 212 Largest Industrial Occupational Categories: * Manufacturing, durable goods 517 * Retail Trade 217 * Health Services 167   LABOR FORCE FOR PERSONS 16 AND OVER Total Civilian Labor Force 1,903 * Employed 1,683 * Unemployed 220 Male Female Total % In Armed Forces 0.0 0.0 0.0 % Not In Labor Force 26.4 51.6 38.9 % Employed 87.2 90.4 88.4 % Unemployed 12.8 9.6 11.6 GOVERNMENT Marathon Township Offices 4575 Pine Street, P. O. Box 457 Columbiaville, MI 48421 (313) 793-2002 Office hours: Mon-Wed-Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 1992 Millage Rate $47.9866 - $49.451 Mils Per $1,000 State Equalized Value County Commissioner: Cheryl Clark Township Supervisor: Howard Folsom Township Clerk: Laura J. Ring Township Treasurer: Sandi Glesenkamp