Employment Status in Westwood Heights Schools, Michigan (Unified School District)

Employment Status#1

Percentage of population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther20.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.046746%036.858741%55.946083%36.858741%36.9%1,5169.579382%5.191800%9.579382%9.6%39453.561877%38.815371%53.561877%53.6%2,203
Count population with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status By Sex#2

Percentage of male and female population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
40%20%0%20%40%FMArmed ForcesEmployed1UnemployedOther2-0.000000%-0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%00-34.747583%-3.857481%-34.747583%-3.857481%-38.605064%38.6%34.747583%34.747583%34.747583%34.7%869647-8.796091%-8.796091%-8.796091%8.8%8.796091%1.730225%8.796091%1.730225%10.526316%10.5%198196-52.598845%-52.598845%-52.598845%52.6%52.598845%2.127256%52.598845%2.127256%54.726101%54.7%1,1841,019
F females with given employment status
M males with given employment status
1excluding armed forces 2not in the labor force

Employment Status by Age#3

Employment status composition of the given age cohorts.
Scope: population of Westwood Heights Schools
Armed Forces
Employed
Unemployed
Not in Labor Force
75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-190.000000%4.009434%0.000000%95.990566%96%170.000000%17.299578%17%0.000000%82.700422%83%410.000000%6.884058%7%0.000000%93.115942%93%190.000000%33.957219%34%11.764706%12%54.278075%54%1270.000000%66.666667%67%0.000000%33.333333%33%1080.000000%35.650224%36%9.865471%10%54.484305%54%1590.000000%51.346154%51%8.653846%9%40.000000%40%2670.000000%37.020316%37%27.539503%28%35.440181%35%1640.000000%75.490196%75%9.558824%10%14.950980%15%3080.000000%91.244240%91%0.000000%8.755760%9%1980.000000%33.789954%34%36.529680%37%29.680365%30%740.000000%17.293233%17%6.015038%76.691729%77%230.000000%4.330709%4.724409%90.944882%91%110%20%40%60%80%100%Count
Count number of people in age cohort

Employment by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of population employed by sex and age cohort.
Scope: population of Westwood Heights Schools
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.285%3.28%5.333%5.33%9.091%9.09%22.148%22.1%8.130%8.13%5.882%5.88%50.000%50.0%20.874%20.9%75.490%75.5%51.667%51.7%39.015%39.0%30.769%30.8%57.183%57.2%38.788%38.8%24.444%24.4%56.647%56.6%61.667%61.7%95.238%95.2%92.453%92.5%87.931%87.9%14.583%14.6%39.181%39.2%20.000%20.0%16.327%16.3%0.000%0%8.527%8.53%
F employed females as percentage of age cohort
M employed males as percentage of age cohort

Employment Sex Ratio by Age#5

Percentage more males or females employed by age cohort.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
More Females More Males
Michigan
Westwood Heights
200%0%200%400%600%800%M:FFM75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-21-12.500000%-12.500000%12.5%29.387846%0.8890.8998312.500000%26.336006%312.500000%312.5%4.1254.13833-11.111111%-11.111111%11.1%14.979200%0.9000.90109-95.348837%-95.348837%95.3%9.326338%0.5120.518443-148.387097%-148.387097%148.4%8.923130%0.4030.407731-83.928571%-83.928571%83.9%2.980932%0.5440.5410356-217.187500%-217.187500%217.2%7.444631%0.3150.322036448.484848%11.760030%48.484848%48.5%1.4851.4866988.108108%13.593547%8.108108%8.1%1.0811.08148160-188.235294%-188.235294%188.2%9.853443%0.3470.3514751857.142857%2.360468%857.142857%857.1%9.5719.57767-2.151310%128.571429%128.571429%128.6%2.2862.29716
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F employed females in the age cohort
M employed males in the age cohort

Male Employment by Age#6

Percentage of male population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the unified school districts in Michigan.
Scope: population of Michigan, Westwood Heights Schools, and selected other unified school districts in Michigans
Westwood Heights
Michigan
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-195.333%5.33%22.148%22.1%5.882%5.88%20.874%20.9%51.667%51.7%30.769%30.8%38.788%38.8%56.647%56.6%95.238%95.2%87.931%87.9%39.181%39.2%16.327%16.3%8.527%8.53%
% employed percentage of male population in Westwood Heights Schools

Female Employment by Age#7

Percentage of female population employed by age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the unified school districts in Michigan.
Scope: population of Michigan, Westwood Heights Schools, and selected other unified school districts in Michigans
Westwood Heights
Michigan
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%20%40%60%80%100%%75+70-7465-6962-6460-6155-5945-5435-4430-3425-2922-2420-2116-193.285%3.28%9.091%9.09%8.130%8.13%50.000%50.0%75.490%75.5%39.015%39.0%57.183%57.2%24.444%24.4%61.667%61.7%92.453%92.5%14.583%14.6%20.000%20.0%0.000%0%
% employed percentage of female population in Westwood Heights Schools

Employment among the Married#8

Selected family employment structures as a percentage of all married couple households.
Scope: households in Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
0%10%20%30%CountBoth Parents Work1Stay at Home Moms1Stay at Home Dads1Neither Parent WorksNeither Parent Wo…1Both Work, No Kids2Ladies Who Lunch2Gents Who Lunch2Neither Works, No KidsNeither Works, No …218.038741%25.004747%18.038741%18.0%1494.600484%9.751588%4.600484%4.6%385.811138%1.669471%5.811138%5.8%481.210654%0.801191%1.210654%1.2%1015.254237%24.481218%15.254237%15.3%12610.169492%10.516880%10.169492%10.2%8410.653753%6.989638%10.653753%10.7%8834.261501%20.785267%34.261501%34.3%283
1children under 18 present in the house 2no children under 18 present in the house

Employment among the Married With Children#9

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples with children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
0%20%40%60%CountBoth WorkStay at Home MomsStay at Home DadsNeither Work60.816327%67.168317%60.816327%60.8%14915.510204%26.194935%15.510204%15.5%3819.591837%4.484571%19.591837%19.6%484.081633%2.152177%4.081633%4.1%10

Employment among the Married Without Children#10

Selected employment arrangements as a percentage of married couples without children under 18 present in the house.
Scope: households in Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
0%10%20%30%40%CountBoth WorkLadies Who LunchGents Who LunchNeither Work21.686747%38.999596%21.686747%21.7%12614.457831%16.753827%14.457831%14.5%8415.146299%11.134784%15.146299%15.1%8848.709122%33.111792%48.709122%48.7%283

Employment by Educational Attainment#11

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Westwood Heights
Michigan
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma379.078014%82.726888%79.078014%79.1%22363.426854%72.176643%63.426854%63.4%63337.951807%61.812126%37.951807%38.0%31534.782609%43.286417%34.782609%34.8%160
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

The Non-Working by Race#12

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age that is either unemployed or not in the labor force.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Female Male
Michigan
Westwood Heights
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%100%%Hispanic1BlackWhiteMixedOtherAsian-100.000000%-28.772621%-11.711574%-100.000000%100.0%100.000000%0.000000%28.772621%100.000000%100.0%100.000%100%-56.911582%-43.121469%-56.911582%56.9%56.911582%9.950017%43.121469%7.603048%66.861598%66.9%60.790%60.8%-45.423729%-27.527104%-6.727343%-45.423729%45.4%45.423729%8.217890%27.527104%53.641618%53.6%49.486%49.5%-0.000000%-85.714286%-44.081481%-0.802742%-85.714286%85.7%0.000000%44.081481%0.000000%0.0%66.667%66.7%-0.000000%-73.913043%-33.877054%-10.723603%-73.913043%73.9%0.000000%33.877054%0.000000%0.0%48.571%48.6%-0.000000%-25.579385%-19.023949%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%25.579385%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Unemployment by Race#13

Percentage unemployed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Female Male
Michigan
Westwood Heights
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
15%10%5%0%5%10%15%%BlackWhiteMixedHispanic1AsianOther-10.585305%-11.301177%-10.585305%10.6%10.585305%5.399100%11.301177%1.728093%15.984405%16.0%12.690%12.7%-11.864407%-4.445693%-11.864407%11.9%11.864407%1.314784%4.445693%1.319025%13.179191%13.2%12.514%12.5%-0.000000%-16.326531%-8.713716%-16.326531%16.3%0.000000%8.713716%1.871371%0.000000%0.0%12.698%12.7%-0.000000%-6.246904%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.246904%1.889536%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-3.727853%-0.289814%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.727853%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-6.851244%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%6.851244%1.405763%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Armed Forces by Race#14

Percentage of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age in the armed forces.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Female Male
Michigan
Westwood Heights
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0.05%0.00%0.05%0.10%%WhiteHispanic1BlackAsianMixedOther-0.000000%-0.018055%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.018055%0.077760%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.074832%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.074832%0.072709%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.017566%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.017566%0.075704%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.011884%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.011884%0.003740%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.036007%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.036007%0.103759%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%-0.000000%-0.073754%-0.012591%0.000000%0.000%0.000000%0.000000%0.073754%0.000000%0.000%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Employment by Race#15

Percentage employed of each ethno-racial group's population 16 to 64 years of age.
Scope: population of Michigan and Westwood Heights Schools
Female Male
Michigan
Westwood Heights
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%%OtherMixedWhiteBlackHispanic1Asian-26.086957%-55.399343%-26.086957%26.1%26.086957%73.913043%55.399343%10.723603%100.000000%100.0%51.429%51.4%-14.285714%-55.115777%-14.285714%14.3%14.285714%85.714286%55.115777%0.802742%100.000000%100.0%33.333%33.3%-46.358382%-8.217890%-65.745553%-54.576271%54.6%46.358382%65.745553%6.727343%46.358382%46.4%50.514%50.5%-33.138402%-9.950017%-49.275483%-7.603048%-43.088418%43.1%33.138402%49.275483%33.138402%33.1%39.210%39.2%-0.000000%-59.515804%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%59.515804%11.711574%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%-0.000000%-55.396667%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%55.396667%19.023949%0.000000%0.0%0.000%0%
% percentage of both sexes combined
1white Hispanic

Map of Employment Status by County Subdivision in Westwood Heights Schools

Both Parents Work Employment Status by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
19.99%20.26%20.53%20.79%21.06%21.33%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
6.8%7.6%8.3%8.9%9.6%10.4%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
3.23%3.50%3.77%4.04%4.31%4.59%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
1.94%2.14%2.33%2.52%2.71%2.91%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
50.9%53.9%56.7%59.6%62.4%65.3%
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Map of Employment Status by Tract in Westwood Heights Schools

Both Parents Work Employment Status by Tract#21

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which both parents work outside the home (%):
12.7%15.9%19.1%22.2%25.3%28.5%

Stay at Home Moms Employment Status by Tract#22

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the husband works outside the home and the wife stays at home (%):
2.5%6.5%10.3%14.2%18.0%21.9%

Stay at Home Dads Employment Status by Tract#23

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which the wife works outside the home and the husband stays at home (%):
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%6.9%8.7%

Neither Parent Works Employment Status by Tract#24

Percentage of married families with children under the age of 18 present in which neither parent works outside the home (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Employed Working-Age Men Employment Status by Tract#25

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed
16%32%48%64%80%96%
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Employment Status by Place in Westwood Heights Schools

There are 2 places that are fully or partially contained within Westwood Heights Schools (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Westwood Heights Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwood Heights Schools.

Employed Working-Age Men by Place#30

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Westwood Heights Schools, selected places in Westwood Heights Schools, and entities that contain Westwood Heights Schools
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaGenesee CountyGeneseeWestwood Heights SchoolsWestwood HtsFlintBeecher84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M81.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k74.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k74.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k56.647399%56.647399%56.6%9850.996906%50.996906%51.0%2,967136.050157%36.050157%36.1%1152
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of place out of 2 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by County Subdivision in Westwood Heights Schools

There are 2 county subdivisions that are fully or partially contained within Westwood Heights Schools (0 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Westwood Heights Schools, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwood Heights Schools.

Employed Working-Age Men by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Westwood Heights Schools, selected county subdivisions in Westwood Heights Schools, and entities that contain Westwood Heights Schools
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MidwestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralMichiganFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaGenesee CountyGeneseeMount Morris TownshipMt MorrisWestwood Heights SchoolsWestwood HtsFlint84.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M83.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M81.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k74.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k74.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k65.269461%65.269461%65.3%545156.647399%56.647399%56.6%9850.996906%50.996906%51.0%2,9672
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of county subdivision out of 2 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Employment Status by Unified School District in Michigan

There are 546 unified school districts in Michigan. This section compares Westwood Heights Schools to the 50 most populous unified school districts in Michigan and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwood Heights Schools. The least populous of the compared unified school districts has a population of 41,747.

Employed Working-Age Men by Unified School District#40

Percentage of male population aged 35 to 44 years old that are employed.
Scope: population of Westwood Heights Schools, selected other unified school districts in Michigan, and entities that contain Westwood Heights Schools
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Birmingham City School DistrictBirminghamRochester Community School DistrictRochesterPlymouth-Canton Community SchoolsPlymouth-CantonWalled Lake Consolidated SchoolsWalled LakeLake Orion Community SchoolsLake OrionFarmington Public School DistrictFarmingtonHowell Public SchoolsHowellRockford Public SchoolsRockfordRoyal Oak City School DistrictRoyal OakSouth Lyon Community SchoolsSouth LyonHuron Valley SchoolsHuron ValleyForest Hills Public SchoolsForest HillsGrand Blanc Community SchoolsGrand BlancTroy School DistrictTroyClarkston Community School DistrictClarkstonPortage Public SchoolsPortageChippewa Valley SchoolsChippewa VlyGrosse Pointe Public SchoolsGrosse PointeKentwood Public SchoolsKentwoodMidland Public SchoolsMidlandGrand Haven Area Public SchoolsGrand HavenWest Ottawa Public School DistrictWest OttawaUtica Community SchoolsUticaAnn Arbor Public SchoolsAnn ArborLivonia Public SchoolsLivoniaL'Anse Creuse Public SchoolsL'Anse CreuseMonroe Public SchoolsMonroeWarren Consolidated SchoolsWarrenTraverse City Area Public SchoolsTraverse CityMidwestWaterford School DistrictWaterfordDearborn City School DistrictDearbornUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast North CentralSouthfield Public School DistrictSouthfieldVan Buren Public SchoolsVan BurenEast Lansing School DistrictEast LansingMichiganMount Pleasant City School DistrictMt PleasantPort Huron Area School DistrictPort HuronWayne-Westland Community School DistrictWayne-WestlandBay City School DistrictBayGrand Rapids Public SchoolsGrand RapidsYpsilanti Community SchoolsYpsilantiRoseville Community SchoolsRosevilleKalamazoo Public School DistrictKalamazooTaylor School DistrictTaylorLansing Public School DistrictLansingFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaGenesee CountyGeneseePontiac City School DistrictPontiacSaginaw City School DistrictSaginawBattle Creek Public SchoolsBattle CreekJackson Public SchoolsJacksonDetroit City School DistrictDetroitWestwood Heights SchoolsWestwood HtsFlint City School DistrictFlint96.348645%96.348645%96.3%3,272195.752303%95.752303%95.8%5,613294.334314%94.334314%94.3%7,376394.132464%94.132464%94.1%6,353493.555317%93.555317%93.6%2,613593.391094%93.391094%93.4%4,635692.634474%92.634474%92.6%3,031792.406075%92.406075%92.4%2,312892.313218%92.313218%92.3%3,855991.996320%91.996320%92.0%3,0001091.866029%91.866029%91.9%3,0721191.769671%91.769671%91.8%3,0441291.446770%91.446770%91.4%3,0151391.340160%91.340160%91.3%4,1031491.015921%91.015921%91.0%2,4011590.751086%90.751086%90.8%2,9241689.964463%89.964463%90.0%6,3291789.700310%89.700310%89.7%2,6041889.589823%89.589823%89.6%3,4511989.501312%89.501312%89.5%2,7282089.287153%89.287153%89.3%2,2172189.043530%89.043530%89.0%3,0072288.685662%88.685662%88.7%9,6492388.399380%88.399380%88.4%7,9862487.893654%87.893654%87.9%5,5542585.872978%85.872978%85.9%3,5562685.771013%85.771013%85.8%2,5922785.706507%85.706507%85.7%6,2962884.810396%84.810396%84.8%3,9812984.507990%84.507990%84.5%3,510,6363.51M84.487590%84.487590%84.5%4,2213084.478827%84.478827%84.5%5,1873183.826751%83.826751%83.8%16,918,49516.9M83.320331%83.320331%83.3%2,401,9262.40M82.634582%82.634582%82.6%3,3313281.821282%81.821282%81.8%2,3993381.648936%81.648936%81.6%1,2283481.139963%81.139963%81.1%478,058478k80.832888%80.832888%80.8%1,5143580.696442%80.696442%80.7%3,1983679.942487%79.942487%79.9%4,4483778.602202%78.602202%78.6%3,2843878.566002%78.566002%78.6%8,2733978.210361%78.210361%78.2%2,4914078.184991%78.184991%78.2%2,2404177.144282%77.144282%77.1%4,6414276.997389%76.997389%77.0%2,9494375.395859%75.395859%75.4%5,5714474.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k74.320003%74.320003%74.3%17,89717.9k70.308839%70.308839%70.3%3,3014568.962076%68.962076%69.0%2,0734666.029724%66.029724%66.0%1,5554761.287478%61.287478%61.3%2,0854858.323492%58.323492%58.3%22,22322.2k4956.647399%56.647399%56.6%9850.996906%50.996906%51.0%2,96750
Count number of employed 35 to 44 year old men
# rank of unified school district out of 50 by percentage employed 35 to 44 year old men

Definitions

  • Armed Forces: persons on active duty in the Armed Forces
  • Employed: persons who did any work for pay during the survey week, those who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-owned enterprise operated by someone in their household, and those who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs
  • Unemployed: persons are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work
  • Not in Labor Force: not in the labor force are those who are not classified as employed or unemployed during the survey reference week
  • Working-Age Men: males aged 35 to 44 years old, the national peak employment age

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State:
Michigan
County:
Genesee
Metro Area:
Flint Area
Cities:
Flint
Townships:
Mount Morris
Unincorporated Places:
Beecher
ZIP Codes:
48433, 48458, 48504, 48505
Congressional District:
MI-5
State Senate District:
MI-27
State House Districts:
MI-34, MI-49
Neighboring Unified School Districts:
Beecher, Carman-Ainsworth, Flint, Flushing, Mount Morris District
Nearby Unified School Districts:
Atherton, Bendle, Bentley, Clio, Davison, Genesee, Grand Blanc, Kearsley, Montrose, Swartz Creek