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Planning Department

RICH TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY PROFILE

DEMOGRAPHICS

1990 population 1,162

1990 farm population 225

2000 population projection 1,422

Population By Age 1990

under 5 years 87

5 - 17 years 261

18 - 20 years 48

21 - 24 years 50

25 - 44 years 349

45 - 54 years 136

55 - 59 years 63

60 - 64 years 52

65 - 74 years 71

75 - 84 years 37

85 years and over 8

Median Age 32.1

 

EDUCATION

Total school enrollment of persons

3 years of age and older 299

Educational attainment for persons

25 years and older:

* High School Grad or Higher 484

* Bachelor's Degree or Higher 71

 

HOUSING

1990 Households 384

Persons Per Household 3.03

1990 Total Families 324

1990 Housing Units 415

Occupied by: Owner 82.6%

Renter 17.4

Vacancy rates: Owner 2.2%

Renter 2.9%

Median Value of Specified Owner

Occupied Units $48,900

Median Value of Specified Renter

Occupied Units $275

Family Households

Married Couples 88.0%

Male - Head of Household 4.3%

Female - Head of Household 7.7%

INCOME

Median Household Income $30,066

Median Family Income $33,375

Hshlds With Social Security Income 110

Mean Annual Social Security Income $8,304

Hshlds With Public Assistance Income 42

Mean Annual Public Assistance Income $5,447

Hshlds With Retirement Income 79

Mean Annual Retirement Income $7,632

Poverty Status of families with children under 18: 11.3% or 19 families

SOURCE: U. S. Bureau of Census, 1990

Lapeer County Planning Department

 

OCCUPATIONS

Employed persons 16 years and over 458

Largest Occupational Categories:

* Machine operators, assemblers & inspectors 78

* Service occupations, except protective & household 57

* Precision production, craft & repair 55

Largest Industrial Occupational Categories:

* Manufacturing, durable goods 99

* Retail Trade 64

* Agriculture, forestry & fisheries 51

 

LABOR FORCE FOR PERSONS 16 AND OVER

Total Civilian Labor Force 507

* Employed 458

* Unemployed 49

Male Female Total
% In Armed Forces 0.0 0.0 0.0
% Not In Labor Force 31.4 52.1 41.7
% Employed 90.6 89.9 90.3
% Unemployed 9.4 10.1 9.7

GOVERNMENT

Rich Township Offices

8482 N. Lapeer Road

Mayville, MI 48744

(517) 761-7054 (township supervisor)

Office hours: none

1992 Millage Rate $48.7214 - $49.394 Mils

Per $1,000 State Equalized Value

County Commissioner: Mary Nellenbach

Township Supervisor: Elmer Smith

Township Clerk: Harland Welke

Township Treasurer: Eileen Hebberd