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Gilead township, Branch County, MI

708 Population
21.1 square miles 33.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Branch County: 40.6 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,657 ±$9,257 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Branch County: $31,163 ±$832
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $40,735 ±$166
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,125 ±$22,837 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Branch County: $63,724 ±$1,967
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,875 ±$293
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

22% ±16% (154  ±119) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Branch County: 16.4% † 7,127 (±2% / ±874)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.2% 1,303,527 (±0.2% / ±16,388)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

34.3 minutes ±20.7 (11,295  ±7,581) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Branch County: 22.7 409,060 (±1 / ±22,024)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

287 ±63 Number of households
  • Branch County: 16,906 ±286
  • Michigan: 4,076,369 ±8,399
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (708  ±181) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Branch County: 2.6 43,521 (±0 / ±81)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,863,281
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.1% ±15.6% (11  ±16) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in Branch County: 6.1% † 545 (±1.3% / ±111)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 114,939 (±0.1% / ±2,670)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

412 ±76 Number of housing units
  • Branch County: 20,971 ±61
  • Michigan: 4,622,236 ±795
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$225,500 ±$19,981 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Branch County: $162,500 ±$4,475
  • a little less than the amount in Michigan: $231,600 ±$642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.7% ±5.8% (53  ±41.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Branch County: 12.1% † 5,433 (±1.8% / ±802)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 11.2% 1,119,587 (±0.1% / ±12,091.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.3% ±22.5% (405  ±74.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Branch County: 88.6% 27,634 (±2.5% / ±786.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.1% 6,452,696 (±0.3% / ±19,033.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.8% ±8.6% (101  ±46.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Branch County: 17.3% 5,389 (±1% / ±315.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 32.5% 2,273,972 (±0.2% / ±11,133.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

6.2% ±9.2% (44  ±66) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Branch County: 3.9% 1,779
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 728,881
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.5% ±4.4% (49  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Branch County: 6.6% † 2,294 (±0.7% / ±237)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 460,783 (±0.1% / ±4,000)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
49 Total veterans ±25 46 Male ±25 3 Female ±4

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