East China is a very small township located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 3,670 people and two associated neighborhoods, East China is the 246th largest community in Michigan.
It is a fairly quiet township because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) East China has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. East China has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in East China than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, East China may be for you.
In East China, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The education level of East China citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.97% of adults in East China have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in East China in 2022 was $39,792, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,168 for a family of four. However, East China contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call East China home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of East China residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in East China include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in East China is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.