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Mansfield Township, MI

Township in Iron County, MI, US
Last updated
Key Indicators
A quick look at key numbers

Population

309
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Median Age

61.8
years ∙ half population younger than 61.8, half older

Diversity Index

Low High
7%
chance two random people differ in race and ethnicity

Nativity

0.6%
foreign-born population
99.4%Native
0.6% Foreign-born

Geographic Context

Location, size, and surroundings

About

Mansfield Township is a township in Iron County, Michigan, United States.
Location
Township in Iron County, MI, US
Co-ordinates
DEC46.208014° N, 88.147931° W
DMS46° 12′ 28.85″ N, 88° 08′ 52.55″ W

Population Density & area

3.12/sq mi (1.2/km²)
Total Area
107.5 sq mi (278.3 km²)
Land Area
99.1 sq mi (256.6 km²) · 92.2%
Water Area
8.4 sq mi (21.7 km²) · 7.8%

Demographics & Living

Who lives here, how households are formed, and community composition

Population Composition

Key characteristics of the population

Sex Distribution

51.1% male
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
males per 100 females
Mansfield Township 104.6
Iron County 102.4
Michigan 98.2

Nativity

0.6%
foreign-born population
99.4%Native
0.6% Foreign-born
% Foreign-born
Mansfield Township 0.6%
Iron County 0.9%
Michigan 7.2%
Age Distribution
How the population is spread across age groups

Median Age

61.8
years ∙ half population younger than 61.8, half older
Mansfield Township
61.8
Iron County
53.1
Michigan
40.2

Dependency ratio

Low High
119.1
dependents per 100 working-age adults
Mansfield Township 119.1
Iron County 95.7
Michigan 66.3

AGE DISTRIBUTION

Distribution of age group
Median age
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Age Group
Children (Under 18) 12.6% 17.5% 21.2%
Working age (18-64) 45.7% 51.1% 60.2%
Senior (65+) 41.7% 31.4% 18.6%
Dependency ratio
Total dependency ratio 119.1 95.7 66.3
Child dependency ratio 27.7 34.3 35.3
Old-age dependency ratio 91.5 61.4 31
Racial & Ethnic Composition
Racial and ethnic makeup and how it compares

Race & Ethnicity

White
96.4%
Black
0.3%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0.3%
Other
3%
Note: White, Black, and Asian refer to individuals belonging to a single race and not of Hispanic origin. Hispanics may be of any race.

Diversity Index

Low High
7%
chance two random people differ in race and ethnicity
Mansfield Township 7%
Iron County 17.7%
Michigan 45.2%
Note: The Diversity Index (DI), based on the Blau Index, measures the probability that two randomly selected individuals differ in race and ethnicity. Values range from 0 (no diversity) to 1 (high diversity) and are shown as percentages.

RACIAL & ETHNIC COMPOSITION

Race & Ethnicity
Percentage of Mansfield Township population
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Hispanic or Latino 0.3% 2.3% 5.9%
Mexican 0.3% 1.5% 4%
Puerto Rican 0% 0.3% 0.5%
Cuban 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other Hispanic / Latino 0% 0.4% 1.2%
Not Hispanic or Latino 99.7% 97.7% 94.1%
One race 96.8% 94% 89.6%
White 96.4% 90.6% 72.4%
Black or African American 0.3% 0.9% 13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0% 0.8% 0.3%
Asian 0% 0.6% 3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0% 0% 0%
Some Other Race 0% 1% 0.5%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 2.9% 3.7% 4.5%
Household & Families Composition
Household size, type, and family structure

Household structure

75.6% family
Family 75.6%
Non family 24.4%
% family households
Mansfield Township 75.6%
Iron County 56.9%
Michigan 62.4%

Average household size

1.94
persons per household
Mansfield Township
1.94
Iron County
2.05
Michigan
2.42

Household & Family COMPOSITION

Households
Percentage of Mansfield Township population
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Total households 156 5,547 4,076,369
Average houshold size 1.94 2.05 2.42
Family households 118 3,158 2,545,621
Average family size 2.15 2.59 3.05
Married couple family 112 2,448 1,878,767
Other families 6 710 666,854
Male householder 1 250 199,150
Female householder 5 460 467,704
Non-family households 38 2,389 1,530,748
One-person households 24 2,080 1,250,418
Male householder 18 1,145 583,425
Senior (65+) living alone 9 531 188,594
Female householder 6 935 666,993
Senior (65+) living alone 5 624 349,637
Other living arrangements 14 309 280,330

Housing Profile

Housing stock, ownership, rentals, and cost burdens

Total housing units

293
housing units
Mansfield Township 293
Iron County 9,156
Michigan 4,622,236

Occupancy status

53.2% occupied
Occupied 53.2%
Vacant 46.8%
vacancy rate
Mansfield Township 46.8%
Iron County 39.4%
Michigan 11.8%
Housing Characteristics
How the housing supply is structured and used

Types of Housing unit

88.1%
Single family houses
Single family houses
88.1%
Apartments in multi-unit structures
1%
Mobile homes
10.9%
Boat, RV, van, etc
0%

Median Year Built

1980
Half of houses were built before 1980, and half after.
Historic ∙ 1939 or earlier
5.8%
Postwar & mid-century ∙ 1940 - 1969
26.6%
Late 20th century ∙ 1970 - 1999
40.3%
Modern ∙ 2000 or later
27.3%
Note: Median year built reflects occupied units only; distribution includes all units.

Housing Characteristics

Units, rooms & bedrooms
Physical characteristics of housing units
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Rooms per unit
Median rooms 5.2 5.5 5.9
1–3 rooms 14.7% 12.9% 10.5%
4–6 rooms 70.7% 58.2% 51.9%
7+ rooms 14.7% 28.8% 37.6%
Bedrooms
No bedroom / studio 3.1% 2.4% 1.6%
1 bedroom 14% 12.6% 8.9%
2 bedrooms 35.5% 29% 24.6%
3 bedrooms 37.2% 40.3% 43.5%
4+ bedrooms 10.3% 15.8% 21.4%
At a glance
Median year built 1980 1959 1972
Total housing units 293 9,156 4,622,236
Occupancy Profile
Who is inside and how they use it

Homeownership

90.4% owners
Renter-occupied 9.6%
Owner-occupied 90.4%
homeownership rate
Mansfield Township 90.4%
Iron County 84.5%
Michigan 73.2%

Average household size

1.96
Owner-occupied
1.73
Renter-occupied
owner-occupied average size
Mansfield Township 1.96
Iron County 2.07
Michigan 2.54

Housing Characteristics

Occupied unit characteristics
Tenure, crowding, and utilities
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Total occupied units 156 5,547 4,076,369
Year moved in
2020 or later 16.6% 16.5% 21%
2010 to 2019 33.3% 33.9% 39.5%
2000 to 2009 20.5% 16.4% 16%
1999 or earlier 29.4% 33.3% 23.4%
Occupants per room
1.00 or fewer 99.4% 97.9% 98.4%
1.01 to 1.50 0.6% 2% 1.2%
1.51 or more 0% 0.1% 0.4%
Vehicles availability
No vehicles 1.3% 6.6% 7%
1 vehicle 17.3% 35.9% 34.8%
2 vehicles 57.7% 40.3% 38.3%
3 or more vehicles 23.7% 17.2% 19.8%
House heating fuel used
Gas 72.4% 82.1% 83.6%
Electricity 5.8% 5.4% 12.1%
Solar 0% 0% 0%
Fuel oil, kerosene etc 0% 0.9% 0.8%
All other fuels 21.8% 11.1% 3%
No fuel used 0% 0.6% 0.5%
Selected characteristics
Lacking complete plumbing 1.3% 0.5% 0.4%
Lacking complete kitchen 0% 0.8% 0.7%
No telephone service available 5.1% 1.1% 0.7%
Housing Value
What owner-occupied units are worth

Median home value

$220,500
owner-occupied units
Median value(USD)
Mansfield Township
$220,500
Iron County
$109,100
Michigan
$231,600

Housing Cost Burden

18.3%
of homeowners with a mortgage are cost-burdened
% Cost-Burdened Households
Owners with a mortgage
18.3%
Owners without a mortgage
25.9%
Renters
0%
Note: Households spending 30% or more of their income on housing costs are considered cost-burdened.

Financial characteristics

Property value and housing costs
Tenure, crowding, and utilities
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Property value
Median Value $220,500 $109,100 $231,600
Under $100,000 30.5% 45.8% 16.8%
$100,000 - $200,000 11.3% 26% 24.7%
$200,000 - $300,000 31.2% 12.6% 23.4%
$300,000 - $500,000 21.3% 10.3% 24.1%
$500,000 - $1,000,000 5.7% 4.3% 9.2%
$1,000,000 and more 0% 1.1% 1.6%
Owner-occupied households
With a mortgage 42.6% 40.9% 57.8%
Without a mortgage 57.4% 59.1% 42.2%
Median monthly owner costs
With a mortgage $1,438 $1,165 $1,569
Without a mortgage $566 $479 $602
Gross rent
Median rent $— $716 $1,129

Education Profile

How educated is the community and how education pays off

Adults with a college degree

32.8%
of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher
Mansfield Township 32.8%
Iron County 22.5%
Michigan 32.4%

Adults without a high school diploma

4.3%
of adults (25+) without a high school diploma
Mansfield Township 4.3%
Iron County 5.2%
Michigan 8%
School Enrollment
Who is enrolled in school and at what level

School enrollment

32
population (age 3+) enrolled in school
Nursery / Preschool
18.8%
K–12
75%
College / Undergraduate
6.3%
Graduate / Professional
0%

College-going rate (18-24 yr olds)

0%
of 18-24-year-olds in college or graduate school
Mansfield Township
0%
Iron County
12.1%
Michigan
41.1%

Enrollment & school type

Enrollment levels, college-going rate, and public vs private school split
Population 3+ currently enrolled in a school
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Total enrolled (age 3+) 32 1,869 2,312,914
Nursery / preschool 18.8% 6% 5.6%
K–12 75% 81% 67.9%
Kindergarten 0% 4.9% 5.2%
Elementary: Grades 1–4 3.1% 23.6% 19.7%
Elementary: Grades 5–8 50% 27.8% 20.8%
High School: Grades 9–12 21.9% 24.8% 22.2%
College or graduate school 6.3% 13% 26.5%
College, undergraduate 6.3% 8.8% 21.1%
Graduate, professional school 0% 4.2% 5.4%
College-going rate · 18-24 yr olds 0% 12.1% 41.1%
School type
Public school 78.1% 86.2% 85.2%
Private school 21.9% 13.8% 14.8%
Education Attainment by Level & Gender
What is the highest level of education completed among adults

Education attainment

256
population 25 years and over
Total adults (25+)
Less than 9th grade
0%
9th-12th, no diploma
4.3%
HS graduate
27.3%
Some college no degree
23%
Associates degree
12.5%
Bachelors degree
21.1%
Graduate or professional degree
11.7%

Attainment by gender

Male vs Female
Adults (25+) · Share within each education level
* The Census Bureau did not publish education attainment by gender data for Mansfield Township due to an insufficient sample size to produce reliable estimates.
% male · % female
Less than 9th grade
—% · —%
9th-12th, no diploma
63.6% · 36.4%
HS graduate
58.6% · 41.4%
Some college no degree
47.5% · 52.5%
Associates degree
34.4% · 65.6%
Bachelors degree
48.1% · 51.9%
Graduate or professional degree
60% · 40%

Educational Attainment Overview

Distribution and key education attainment rates for adults (25+)
Highest credential completed · adults 25+
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Population (25+) 256 9,009 7,008,507
Less than 9th grade 0% 1.5% 2.6%
9th–12th, no diploma 4.3% 3.7% 5.4%
High school diploma or GED 27.3% 40.5% 28%
Some college, no degree 23% 20.3% 21.9%
Associate's degree 12.5% 11.5% 9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher 32.8% 22.5% 32.4%
Bachelor's degree 21.1% 15.3% 19.7%
Graduate or professional 11.7% 7.2% 12.7%
High School or higher 95.7% 94.7% 92.1%
Earnings by education level
percentage as applicable

Median Earnings

$58,906
Median earnings for adults 25+, by level
Less than HS graduate
$—
HS graduate
$51,250
Some college or associates
$58,125
Bachelors degree
$63,750
Graduate or professional degree
$181,875

Poverty Rate

3.6%
for ages 25+, with bachelors degree or higher
Less than HS graduate
18.2%
HS graduate
8.6%
Some college or associates
8.8%
Bachelors degree or higher
3.6%

Outcomes by Education Level

Earnings and poverty rates across education levels (25+)
Adults 25+
Mansfield Township Iron County Michigan
Median earnings
Population 25+, with earnings $58,906 $39,063 $50,316
Less than high school graduate $— $28,646 $31,851
High school graduate (includes equivalency) $51,250 $33,640 $37,777
Some college or associate's degree $58,125 $38,622 $44,844
Bachelor's degree $63,750 $56,779 $66,893
Graduate or professional degree $181,875 $72,411 $85,195
Poverty rates
Less than high school graduate 18.2% 31.1% 27.4%
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8.6% 20.1% 15.2%
Some college or associate's degree 8.8% 14.4% 10.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher 3.6% 4.6% 4.2%
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