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Statistics and Facts of Shelby Township Michigan
Land area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 65,159 (100% urban, 0% rural)
Males: 32,512 (49.9%)
Females: 32,647 (50.1%)
Occupied houses/apartments: 64,890 (53,802 owner occupied, 11,088 renter occupied)
% of renters here: 17%
State: 26%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 37.4
Average houshold size: 2.65
Average family size: 3.13
Population density: 1879 people per square mile (very high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township: 3.7%
Whole state: 10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township: 1.8%
Whole state: 4.8%
Cities in this township include: Shelby.
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 16,138
One, attached: 2,170
Two: 147
3 or 4: 796
5 to 9: 1,743
10 to 19: 1,662
20 to 49: 449
50 or more: 579
Mobile homes: 1,543
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $39,400
Housing units in Shelby charter township with a mortgage: 12,638 (515 second mortgage, 2,646 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,062
Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby charter township:
German (18.3%)
Polish (16.6%)
Italian (14.7%)
English (6.8%)
Irish (6.8%)
United States or American (4.3%)
French (except Basque) (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 29,757 (90%)
Carpooled: 2,097 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 110 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 14 (0%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 34 (0%)
Walked: 156 (0%)
Other means: 91 (0%)
Worked at home: 840 (3%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 781
Here: 10.0%
Michigan: 11.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 436
Here: 11.5%
Michigan: 8.7%
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 456
Here: 12.2%
Michigan: 16.5%
