SAU's Living Circumstances

Western School District Overview

Spring Arbor University located in Western School District area. A total of 4,390 households are located in Western School District area. Among them, 1,443 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 4,003 and 4,351 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.59% (70) of residents are non-citizens and 1.64% (195) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Western School District, Michigan
Household	4,390
Population	11,869
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,443 (32.87%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	4,003
Total Students	4,351
Pre-Kindergarten	121
Kindergarten	138
Grade 1-8	1,485
Grade 9-12	973
College/Graduate School	1,634
Veterans	9,880
Non-citizen	70
Non-English Home Language	195
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,384 residents are over the age of 16 and 6,580 people are in labor force. Among them, 6,580 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 6,247 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.10%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Western School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,083	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,955	81.46%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	539	8.86%
Public transportation	1	0.02%
Walked	348	5.72%
Other method	39	0.64%
Worked from home	201	3.30%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,247	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,273	36.39%
Service	1,065	17.05%
Sales and office	1,380	22.09%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	529	8.47%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,000	16.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,247	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	50	0.80%
Construction	376	6.02%
Manufacturing	984	15.75%
Wholesale trade	186	2.98%
Retail trade	497	7.96%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	393	6.29%
Information	63	1.01%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	305	4.88%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	492	7.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,805	28.89%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	502	8.04%
Other services, except public administration	424	6.79%
Public administration	170	2.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	6,247	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,336	85.42%
Government workers	493	7.89%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	412	6.60%
Unpaid family workers	6	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $76,339 for the 4,390 households in Western School District area, Michigan. The average income of a single worker is $30,658. 12,273 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.93%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	4,390	-
Less than $10,000	125	2.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	221	5.03%
$15,000 - $24,999	272	6.20%
$25,000 - $34,999	434	9.89%
$35,000 - $49,999	638	14.53%
$50,000 - $74,999	857	19.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	702	15.99%
$100,000 - $149,999	754	17.18%
$150,000 - $199,999	229	5.22%
More than $200,000	158	3.60%
Median Household Income	$66,223	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$76,339	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,221	-
Less than $10,000	41	1.27%
$10,000 - $14,999	30	0.93%
$15,000 - $24,999	89	2.76%
$25,000 - $34,999	275	8.54%
$35,000 - $49,999	481	14.93%
$50,000 - $74,999	717	22.26%
$75,000 - $99,999	577	17.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	639	19.84%
$150,000 - $199,999	229	7.11%
More than $200,000	143	4.44%

Median Family Income	$74,484	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$87,393	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,658	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,603	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,603	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,929	-
With health insurance coverage	12,273	94.93%
Public coverage	5,022	38.84%
Private health insurance	9,353	72.34%
Without health insurance coverage	656	5.07%

Housing

There are 4,776 housing units in Western School District area, Michigan with 4,390 units (91.92%) occupied. 3,359 houses (76.51%) are occupied by owner and 1,031 houses (23.49%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,500 and the average rental cost is $827. 37 houses (0.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 721 houses (15.10%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,776	-
Occupied	4,390	91.92%
Owner Occupied	3,359	76.51%
Renter Occupied	1,031	23.49%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	3,501	73.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	111	2.32%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	776	16.25%
Mobile Homes	388	8.12%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,776	-
Built 2014 or later	37	0.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	22	0.46%
Built 2000 - 2009	919	19.24%
Built 1990 - 1999	664	13.90%
Built 1980 - 1989	515	10.78%
Built 1970 - 1979	944	19.77%
Built 1960 - 1969	503	10.53%
Built 1950 - 1959	451	9.44%
Built 1949 or earlier	721	15.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,776	-
1 room	5	0.10%
2 rooms	139	2.91%
3 rooms	159	3.33%
4 rooms	499	10.45%
5 rooms	1,249	26.15%
6 rooms	803	16.81%
7 rooms	557	11.66%
8 rooms	528	11.06%
9 rooms or more	837	17.53%
Median Number of Rooms	5.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	4,776	-
no bedroom	5	0.10%
1 bedroom	376	7.87%
2 bedrooms	900	18.84%
3 bedrooms	2,397	50.19%
4 bedrooms	918	19.22%
5 bedrooms or more	180	3.77%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,359	-
Less than $50,000	253	7.53%
$50,000 - $99,999	649	19.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	824	24.53%
$150,000 - $199,999	886	26.38%
$200,000 - $299,999	531	15.81%
$300,000 - $499,999	184	5.48%
$500,000 - $999,999	32	0.95%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$147,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	996	-
Less than $500	155	15.56%
$500 - $999	563	56.53%
$1,000 - $1,499	258	25.90%
$1,500 - $1,999	11	1.10%
$2,000 - $2,499	9	0.90%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$827	-

Demographic

A total of 13,135 people lives in Western School District area, Michigan with 6,176 male and 6,959 female. The males to female ratio is 47.02 to 52.98. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	13,135	-
Male	6,176	47.02%
Female	6,959	52.98%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,135	-
Under 5 years	703	5.35%
5 - 9 years	742	5.65%
10 - 14 years	1,215	9.25%
15 - 19 years	1,362	10.37%
20 - 24 years	1,096	8.34%
25 - 34 years	1,583	12.05%
35 - 44 years	1,366	10.40%
45 - 54 years	1,293	9.84%
55 - 59 years	828	6.30%
60 - 64 years	896	6.82%
65 - 74 years	1,133	8.63%
75 - 84 years	593	4.51%
85 years and older	325	2.47%
Median Age	34.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,135	-
One Race	12,858	97.89%
White	12,551	95.55%
Black or African American	164	1.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.14%
Asian	37	0.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.07%
Other	78	0.59%

Two or more races	277	2.11%
White and Black or African American	140	1.07%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	6	0.05%
White and Asian	96	0.73%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	5	0.04%