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Planning Department

OREGON TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PROFILE

DEMOGRAPHICS

1990 population 5,913

1990 farm population 79

2000 population projection 7,862

Population By Age 1990

under 5 years 403

5 - 17 years 1,577

18 - 20 years 323

21 - 24 years 237

25 - 44 years 2,157

45 - 54 years 652

55 - 59 years 163

60 - 64 years 145

65 - 74 years 176

75 - 84 years 63

85 years and over 17

Median Age 30.3

 

EDUCATION

Total school enrollment of persons

3 years of age and older 2,033

Educational attainment for persons

25 years and older:

* High School Grad or Higher 2,506

* Bachelor's Degree or Higher 220

 

HOUSING

1990 Households 1,801

Persons Per Household 3.28

1990 Total Families 1,607

1990 Housing Units 1,902

Occupied by: Owner 93.7%

Renter 6.3%

Vacancy rates: Owner 0.5%

Renter 0.9%

Median Value of Specified Owner

Occupied Units $62,600

Median Value of Specified Renter

Occupied Units $370

Family Households

Married Couples 87.7%

Male - Head of Household 2.9%

Female - Head of Household 9.4%

INCOME

Median Household Income $41,709

Median Family Income $41,970

Hshlds With Social Security Income 237

Mean Annual Social Security Income $8,056

Hshlds With Public Assistance Income 36

Mean Annual Public Assistance Income $3,366

Hshlds With Retirement Income 251

Mean Annual Retirement Income $10,569

Poverty Status of families with children under 18: 5.3% or 51 families

 

SOURCE: U. S. Bureau of Census, 1990

Lapeer County Planning Department

 

OCCUPATIONS

Employed persons 16 years and over 2,726

Largest Occupational Categories:

* Precision production, craft & repair 583

* Administrative Support, Clerical 366

* Service occupations, except protective & household 322

Largest Industrial Occupational Categories:

* Manufacturing, durable goods 810

* Retail Trade 515

* Health Services 214

 

LABOR FORCE FOR PERSONS 16 AND OVER

Total Civilian Labor Force 2,982

* Employed 2,726

* Unemployed 256

Male Female Total
% In Armed Forces 0.1 0.0 0.1
% Not In Labor Force 18.3 37.9 28.1
% Employed 93.4 88.8 91.4
% Unemployed 6.6 11.2 8.6

GOVERNMENT

Oregon Township Offices

2525 Marathon Road

Lapeer, MI 48446

(313) 664-5971

Office hours: Mon & Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tue-Wed-Thur 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

1992 Millage Rate $47.9503 - $49.3503 Mils Per $1,000 State Equalized Value

County Commissioner: Cheryl Clark

Township Supervisor: Susan Bybee

Township Clerk: Frances B. Morse

Township Treasurer: Jeanette Potter