Population

Cannon Township Average Lowest Highest   2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct   Total Population 12,075 16,168 315 197,800     chart    Age under 5 8.3 % 7.5 % 4.4 % 9.9 %     chart    Age 5 to 17 25.8 % 22.2 % 15.7 % 26.1 %     chart    Age 18 to 19 2.5 % 2.6 % 1.6 % 4.4 %     chart    Age 20 to 24 2.9 % 6.0 % 2.5 % 16.0 %     chart    Age 25 to 34 9.6 % 13.1 % 7.1 % 19.0 %     chart    Age 35 to 44 21.1 % 17.5 % 12.8 % 21.1 %     chart    Age 45 to 64 23.6 % 21.3 % 15.0 % 30.8 %     chart    Age over 64 6.1 % 9.8 % 6.1 % 15.9 %     chart             Population Density (per sq mile) 325.4 956.3 76.1 4,364.5     chart

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) P12 and Census 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) P11

Race

Cannon Township Cannon Township Cannon Township Cannon Township 2000 Percent 1990 Change (90-00) Total Population 12,075 100.0 % 7,928 52.3 %    White 11,724 97.1 % 7,761 51.1 %    Black 57 0.5 % 55 3.6 %    American Indian or Alaska Native 15 0.1 % 14 7.1 %    Asian or Pacific Islander 47 0.4 % 48 -2.1 %    Other 17 0.1 % 1 NA    Two or more races 93 0.8 % NA NA    Hispanic or Latino 122 1.0 % 49 149.0 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) P8 and Census 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) P10

Household Types

Cannon Township Cannon Township 2000 Percent Total Households 3,913 3,913    Married-couple family 3,064 78.3 %    Male-headed family 76 1.9 %    Female-headed family 201 5.1 %    One person 445 11.4 %    Unrelated persons 127 3.2 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) P18

Children Family Types

Cannon Township Cannon Township 2000 Percent of Total All Children     Total Children 4,018 100.0 %   Under 6yrs 1,189 29.6 %   Age 6 to 11 1,373 34.2 %   Age 12 to 17 1,456 36.2 % Children living in married-couple families     Total 3,667 91.3 %   Under 6yrs 1,130 28.1 %   Age 6 to 11 1,251 31.1 %   Age 12 to 17 1,286 32.0 % Children living in male-headed families     Total 93 2.3 %   Under 6yrs 21 0.5 %   Age 6 to 11 29 0.7 %   Age 12 to 17 43 1.1 % Children living in female-headed families     Total 258 6.4 %   Under 6yrs 38 0.9 %   Age 6 to 11 93 2.3 %   Age 12 to 17 127 3.2 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) P36

Housing

Cannon Township Kent County Michigan 2000 Change (90-00) 2000 Change (90-00) 2000 Change (90-00) Total Housing Units 4,174 50.7 % 224,000 16.2 % 4,234,279 10.0 %     Pct. Owner occupied 87.1 % 56.3 % 66.8 % 18.2 % 66.0 % 15.1 %     Pct. Renter occupied 6.6 % 19.5 % 28.2 % 14.7 % 23.4 % 0.1 %     Pct. Vacant 6.3 % 23.7 % 5.0 % 1.4 % 10.6 % 4.7 %     Homeownership rate 92.9 % 51.2 % 70.3 % 12.7 % 73.8 % 10.7 % Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1(SF1)H3,H4 and Census 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) H2, H3

Vital Records

Cannon Township Kent County 1998 2003 1998 2003 Fertility Rate * 64.2 56.8 69.1 70.5 Teen Birth Rate ** S S 49.7 39.6 Births with Adequate/Intermediate Care 98.2 % 98.6 % 94.7 % 95.4 % Births with Medicaid Coverage 4.8 % 9.5 % 25.3 % 32.1 % Mothers w/out High School Diploma 7.7 % S 20.7 % 20.4 % * = Births per 1,000 females of childbearing age ** = Births per 1,000 females 15-19

S = To preserve the confidentiality of individuals, geographic areas with birth counts of 6 or less were suppressed

Source: Kent County Health Department and Michigan Department of Community Health

Education

Cannon Township Cannon Township Kent County Michigan 2000 Percent (00) Percent (00) Percent (00) Total Population 25 and over 7,346 7,346 351,875 6,415,941    No High School Diploma 311 4.2 % 15.4 % 16.6 %    High School Diploma 3,465 47.2 % 51.1 % 54.7 %    Associate or Bachelors Degree 2,700 36.8 % 25.2 % 20.7 %    Graduate or Professional Degree 870 11.8 % 8.3 % 8.1 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3)Sample Data P37

Employment

Cannon Township Average Lowest Highest   2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct   Males in civilian labor force *81.89 % *79.9 % *67.7 % *85.5 %     chart Females in civilian labor force *66.97 % *64.2 % *54.2 % *75.8 %     chart             Civilian labor force over 16 years 6,319 8,543 150 98,644     chart   Employed 96.33 % 96.1 % 89.6 % 99.4 %     chart   Unemployed 3.67 % 3.9 % 0.6 % 10.4 %     chart           All persons under 16 or over 65 (dependants) 35.76 % 36.1 % 29.5 % 42.2 %     chart * Percent of gender 16 and over

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data P43 and P8

Poverty

Cannon Township Average Lowest Highest   2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct 2000 Pct   Total people below poverty 299 1,347 14 29,681     chart    Under 5 yrs 6.69 % 9.7 % 0.0 % 24.2 %     chart    5-17 yrs 26.09 % 22.1 % 0.0 % 39.2 %     chart    18-64 yrs 61.20 % 56.1 % 36.6 % 77.5 %     chart    65-74 yrs 6.02 % 5.5 % 0.0 % 22.6 %     chart    75 and older 0.00 % 6.5 % 0.0 % 15.3 %     chart

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) Sample Data P87