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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Spruce, MI Harrisville, MI, Hubbard Lake, MI, Lachine, MI, Lincoln, MI, Ossineke, MI (Paxton/McHarg), Ossineke, MI (Town Center), Spruce, MI
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $162,842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to MI, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
ALCONA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS School District
1,074 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of MI school districts |
28.8% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
20.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 20 |
| STATE AVERAGE 18 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ALCONA ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION 76 N. BARLOW ROAD, LINCOLN, MI 48742 (989) 736-6496 |
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| ALCONA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL 51 N. BARLOW ROAD, LINCOLN, MI 48742 (989) 736-8534 |
09-12 |
| ALCONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 181 N BARLOW ROAD, LINCOLN, MI 48742 (989) 736-8146 |
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| ALCONA MIDDLE SCHOOL 51 N. BARLOW ROAD, LINCOLN, MI 48742 (989) 736-8534 |
06-08 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.8 | 71.9 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.3 | 20.3 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 35.0 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,317 | $5,710,000 | 61.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $205 | $220,000 | 2.4 |
| STAFF | $36 | $39,000 | 0.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $200 | $215,000 | 2.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $468 | $503,000 | 5.4 |
| OPERATION | $551 | $592,000 | 6.4 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $549 | $590,000 | 6.4 |
| OTHER | $380 | $408,000 | 4.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,390 | $2,567,000 | 27.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $882 | $947,000 | 10.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,588 | $9,224,000 | 100.0 |
Spruce EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Spruce WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 16.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Spruce LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 13.9 |
Spruce Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO MI* |
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| Since 1990 |  133.34%
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About Spruce
Spruce is a very small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,392 people and just one neighborhood, Spruce is the 464th largest community in Michigan.
Unlike some towns , Spruce isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Spruce are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Spruce is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Spruce who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.59%), sales jobs (11.32%), and teaching (8.64%).
Also of interest is that Spruce has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Spruce is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
One downside of living in Spruce is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Spruce, the average commute to work is 32.21 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Spruce is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Spruce isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.88% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Spruce is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Spruce Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, the citizens of Spruce rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.66% of adults 25 and older in Spruce have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Spruce in 2000 was $17,435, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,740 for a family of four.
The people who call Spruce home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Spruce is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Spruce include German, Polish, French, English, French Canadian, Irish, Norwegian, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Spruce is English.
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