Secord Township Information

As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,151 people, 587 households and 425 families residing in the township. The population density was 49.2 per square mile. Forecasts indicate a decrease in population by 2020 which continues at a slightly slower rate from 2020 to 2040. The Township’s population is forecast to decrease at a slower rate than Gladwin County as a whole.

	Census 2010	Forecast 2020	Forecast 2040	Percent Change 2010-2020	Percent Change 2020-2040
Secord Township	1,151	1,103	1,068	-4.1%	-3.2%
Gladwin County	25,692	24,499	23,440	-4.6%	-4.3%
Source: Compiled by EMCOG from MDOT Planning

Within Secord Township, there are 568 males and 583 females. For every 100 females there are 97.4 males. The racial makeup of the Township is 97.7% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino comprises 0.8% of the population.

	Median Age	Percent of National
	(2010 Census)	Median Age
Secord Township	61.3	164.8%
Gladwin County	47.7	128.2%
State of Michigan	38.9	104.6%
United States	37.2
Source: 2010 U.S. Census

	Secord Township		Gladwin County	State of Michigan	United States
Educational level	Number	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
No High School Diploma	108	11.6%	15.8%	12.0%	15.0%
High School Diploma/GED	396	42.6%	40.6%	31.5%	29.0%
Some College or Associates Degree	314	33.8%	32.5%	31.6%	28.1%
Bachelor’s Degree	98	10.5%	6.8%	15.5%	17.6%
Graduate/Professional Degree	13	1.4%	4.3%	9.6%	10.3%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census

	Secord Township		Gladwin County	State of Michigan	United States
	Number	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Total Enrollment	129
Preschool and Kindergarten	5	3.9%	10.7%	10.3%	11.2%
Grades 1 - 12	91	70.5%	71.9%	61.4%	61.9%
College	33	25.6%	17.4%	28.4%	26.9%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census

In 2010 there were 587 households in Secord Township of which 14.7% included children under the age of 18, 64.2% consisted of married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present while 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present and 27.6% were non-families. Further household data is presented in the following tables.

	Secord Township		Gladwin County	State of Michigan	United States
Household (HH) Type	Number	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Total Households	587
HH With Own Children Under 18	86	14.7%	24.0%	28.6%	29.8%
Married Couple HH	377	64.2%	57.9%	48.0%	48.4%
Male HH, Family Without Wife	17	2.9%	3.8%	4.8%	5.0%
Female HH, Family Without Husband	31	5.3%	8.2%	13.2%	13.1%
Non Family HH	162	27.6%	30.2%	34.0%	33.6%
Householder Living Alone	151	25.7%	25.9%	27.9%	26.7%
Householder Age 65 or Older Living Alone	64	10.9%	11.7%	10.2%	9.4%
Source: 2010 U.S. Census

	Secord Township	Gladwin County	State of Michigan	United States
Average Household Size	1.98	2.27	2.49	2.58
Average Family Size	2.29	2.68	3.05	3.14

	Secord Township		Gladwin County	State of Michigan	United States
	Number	Percent	Percent	Percent	Percent
Total Housing Units	1,399
Occupied Housing Units	591	42.2%	60.8%	85.4%	88.6%
Vacant Housing Units	808	57.8%	39.2%	14.6%	11.4%
Seasonal Housing Units (1)	738	52.8%	32.6%	5.8%	3.5%
(1) Seasonal, Recreational, Occasional Use Subset of Vacant Housing Units
Source: 2010 U.S. Census

The median income for a household in the Township was $45,216 and the median income for a family was $53,906. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $26,429 for females.

The per capita income for the Township was $26,852. Table 2.10 shows the number of people receiving social security benefits and the average annual benefit per person within zip code 48624.

	Number of Beneficiaries	Percent of Total Beneficiaries	Monthly Benefits	Annual Benefit per Person
Retired Workers	3,660	67.0%	$4,431,000	$14,528
Disabled Workers	810	14.8%
Widow(ers) & Parents	400	7.3%	$455,000	$13,650
Spouses	315	5.8%
Children	280	5.1%
Total	5,465		$6,141,000	$13,484

Source: Social Security Administration December 2010 Data for Zip Code 48624 Benefit Area.

	Number	Percent of Total
Population Within School District	13,488
School Age Population (age 5-17)	2,022	15.0%
School Age Population in Poverty	563	4.2%

Percent of 563 School Age Population in Poverty		27.8%

In 2010, the Township had 1,052 people in the labor force who were 16 years and older. Out of this, there were 532 females and 520 males estimated to be in the labor force. 414 persons were employed in various occupations.

Management, Business, science and arts occupations	114
Service Occupations	73
Sales & Office Occupations	109
Natural Resources, construction and maintenance occupations	81
Production, Transportation & Material Moving	37
Source: Bureau of the Census, 2010