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Statistics and Facts of White Lake Michigan
Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population: 28,219 (92% urban, 8% rural)
Males: 14,119 (50.0%)
Females: 14,100 (50.0%)
Occupied houses/apartments: 27,936 (26,016 owner occupied, 1,920 renter occupied)
% of renters here: 7%
State: 26%
Median age of males: 36.4
Median age of females: 36.6
Average houshold size: 2.77
Average family size: 3.15
Population density: 838 people per square mile (very high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township: 3.1%
Whole state: 10.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township: 1.6%
Whole state: 4.8%
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Twin Lakes Country Club.
Cemeteries: White Lake Cemetery, Lakeside Cemetery.
Lakes: Mandon Lake, McWithy Lake, Mead Lake, Beaty Lake, Mud Lake, Neva, Lake, Ona, Lake, Oxbow Lake.
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 8,557
One, attached: 102
Two: 15
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 72
10 to 19: 131
20 to 49: 45
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 1,590
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300
Housing units in White Lake township with a mortgage: 6,116 (490 second mortgage, 1,266 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,242
Most common first ancestries reported in White Lake township:
German (20.8%)
Irish (12.2%)
English (10.2%)
Polish (9.1%)
United States or American (8.0%)
Italian (7.1%)
French (except Basque) (4.6%)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 13,153 (88%)
Carpooled: 1,109 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 69 (0%)
Other means: 35 (0%)
Worked at home: 460 (3%)
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 203
Here: 5.5%
Michigan: 11.2%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 145
Here: 8.3%
Michigan: 8.7%
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 200
Here: 19.1%
Michigan: 16.5%
