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!) Fort Gratiot 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. Fort Gratiot has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Fort Gratiot than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Fort Gratiot may be for you.
The overall education level of Fort Gratiot citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.58% of adults in Fort Gratiot have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Fort Gratiot in 2022 was $40,609, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $162,436 for a family of four. However, Fort Gratiot contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Fort Gratiot home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Fort Gratiot residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Gratiot include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Fort Gratiot is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
