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West Branch township, Ogemaw County, MI

2,597 Population
34 square miles 76.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.7 ±6.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Ogemaw County: 50.8 ±0.3
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$29,570 ±$2,961 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Ogemaw County: $30,529 ±$1,228
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$55,000 ±$14,175 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Ogemaw County: $51,983 ±$3,002
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

17.2% ±6.3% (446  ±163) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Ogemaw County: 17.5% † 3,569 (±1.9% / ±389)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

21.4 minutes ±2 (19,430  ±3,768) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Ogemaw County: 28.5 197,430 (±1.8 / ±15,482)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

1,098 ±87 Number of households
  • Ogemaw County: 9,122 ±223
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.4 ±0.2 (2,597  ±45) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Ogemaw County: 2.3 20,570 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

15.5% ±10.3% (64  ±44) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Ogemaw County: 6.7% † 241 (±2.1% / ±77)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

1,351 ±109 Number of housing units
  • Ogemaw County: 15,326 ±59
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$148,900 ±$19,030 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Ogemaw County: $138,600 ±$7,700
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

3.1% ±1.6% (79  ±40.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Ogemaw County: 8.1% † 1,673 (±1.3% / ±270.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

93.8% ±9% (1,816  ±200.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Ogemaw County: 89.7% 14,104 (±3% / ±465.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
18.6% ±4.7% (360  ±93.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Ogemaw County: 15.9% 2,497 (±1.3% / ±204.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±1.2% (44  ±30) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Ogemaw County: 1.6% 324
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

9.1% ±3.2% (193  ±69) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Ogemaw County: 10.4% † 1,779 (±1.1% / ±185)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
193 Total veterans ±69 184 Male ±66 9 Female ±13

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