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.Unlike some townships where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, East China is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, East China is a township of professionals, managers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in East China who work in management occupations (14.68%), healthcare (13.14%), and teaching (10.96%). The township is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, East China has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes East China a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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 citizens of East China are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.97% of adults in East China having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
