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Northville Township Today Report

HOUSING
12,261 Housing Units Figure 9, Age of Housing Stock
Year Structure Built

2010 - 2022
Before 1970
Northville Township had an estimated 12,261 housing 13% 5%
units in 2020, up from 10,879 units in 2010. As noted in
the previous section, the average household size also
increased over this same period from 2.47 people per 2000 - 2009
household to 2.53 people per household in 2020. This 1970 - 1979 28%
means the Township population was able to increase both 15%
from added housing units and from even a small increase
in the per-unit household size across all new and existing
homes. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
5% of Housing Built Since 2010

1980 - 1989
As of 2020, only 5% of the Township’s existing housing 17% 1990 - 1999
units had been built since 2010 — and less than one-third 22%
(28%) were from the 2000s decade. On the opposite end,
2010 - 2022
1980 - 1989
1970 - 1979
approximately 45% of existing housing units in Northville 2000 - 2009 1990 - 1999 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Before 1970
Township had been constructed before 1990. The 30-year
threshold, currently involving housing built in the early
1990s, is significant as it represents a time when many
homes and multi-family structures begin to need more
substantial reinvestment or repairs. (Source: U.S. Census
Bureau)
Year Moved Into Unit
78% of Housing Occupied Figure 10, Housing Tenure

by Owner 4,000 3,612
3,500 3,125
Nearly 80% of housing units in Northville 3,000
Township were estimated to be owner-
occupied as of 2020. As seen in Figure 10, 2,500 2,013
most homeowners had moved to their 2,000
residence between 2000 and 2018, while 1,500 1,465
renters primarily moved to their residence 684
1,000
between 2010 and 2018. At an even finer 350
level of detail, 88.7% of residents had lived 500 158 153 23 9
at the same house one year ago (2019 to 0
2020). Moved in 2019 Moved in 2010 Moved in 2000 Moved in 1990 Moved in 1989
or later to 2018 to 2009 to 1999 or earlier
Renters comprise 22% of Northville
Township residents, which is equal to the Renter Occupied Housing Units Owner-Occupied Housing Units
percentage of multi-family housing as Source: U.S. Census Bureau
shown in Figure 11. This indicates that few
renters occupy single-family detached buildings,
and instead likely rent a unit within a multi-
unit building. (Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and
SEMCOG)

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