Plymouth Township is a medium-sized town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 27,650 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Plymouth Township is the 54th largest community in Michigan.

Unlike some towns, Plymouth Township isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Plymouth Township are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plymouth Township is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plymouth Township who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.71%), management occupations (14.01%), and sales jobs (11.34%).

Also of interest is that Plymouth Township has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For most residents of Plymouth Township, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 98.8% of people in Plymouth Township drive alone to work on most days, making Plymouth Township a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Plymouth Township's landscape.

Being a small town, Plymouth Township does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Plymouth Township Information and Demographics

The population of Plymouth Township is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 42.01% of adults in Plymouth Township have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Plymouth Township in 2000 was $37,081, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,324 for a family of four. However, Plymouth Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Plymouth Township home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Plymouth Township is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Plymouth Township include German, Polish, Irish, English, Italian, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Plymouth Township is English.