East China TownshipMI
A town of 3,661. 79% more nonprofits per person than the typical Michigan town.
Trash day: ThursdayIs East China Township a good place to live?
East China Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 510th of 697 graded towns in Michigan, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 75% of Michigan towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $72K, and 9% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $302K, 3.9 years of the Detroit metro’s $77K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in East China Township, above both the Michigan town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). On hazard risk, just 77 of Michigan’s 1,279 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns.
What makes East China Township stand out
Where East China Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| East China Virtual Academy | K–12 | 33 |
96% of working residents leave East China Township for work
Where East China Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
How East China Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Michigan), ordered by how far East China Township is from typical.
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Moving to East China Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East China Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East China Township.
East China Township carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Michigan (mostly inland flooding), but it has commutes longer than most of Michigan and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
For schools, East China Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by the East China School District. No of its 1 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MI on state tests and graduation
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of East China Township’s workers commute out
The average commute for its 1,564 working residents takes 34.7 minutes, against 24.2 across Michigan.
Most working residents leave East China Township for work: only 4% work in town. East China Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Jobs based in East China Township fell to 872 in 2021, 99 fewer than in 2011.
| East China Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, the median age in East China Township is higher
The median age in East China Township is 58.1 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Michigan. 12% of East China Township residents are under 18.
| East China Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 12% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across Michigan, 50.4% of residents are women.
| East China Township | MI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 24% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.7% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.2% | 28% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.1% | 21.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.5% | 9.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9% | 12.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,700, single groups can be off by several points
In East China Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
East China Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For cost of living, East China Township earns a C+
63.3% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 50.4% across Michigan.
The typical East China Township home is worth about $302,000, up 3.9% in a year, 14% above the Michigan typical home.
| East China Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $909 a month | $1,047 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 84% | 73% |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
East China Township is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
East China Township beats the Michigan average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 82% of adults had a checkup this year in East China Township.
| East China Township | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 36% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | East China Township | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.9% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East China Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of Michigan towns, with expected losses of about $357 per resident a year; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on. 109 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 16 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 109 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East China Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.5% of East China Township is conserved land
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is East China Township Park, at 77 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. East China Township Park | — | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Saint Clair and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East China Township. Close and well known come first.
24 mi LakeLake Saint Clair
39 mi GardenBelle Isle Park
39 mi Zoo & aquariumDetroit Zoo
39 mi Zoo & aquariumBelle Isle Aquarium56K visitors a year
38 mi GardenBelle Isle Conservatory
39 mi MuseumDossin Great Lakes MuseumPhoto credits
Lake Saint Clair: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Belle Isle Park: WMrapids, CC0 · Detroit Zoo: WMrapids, CC0 · Belle Isle Aquarium: Rmhermen at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Belle Isle Conservatory: Drklinkert, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dossin Great Lakes Museum: Jrissman, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about East China Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East China Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 East China Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About East China Township
Charter township in Michigan, United States
East China Township is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,704 at the 2020 Census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- ZIP code
- 48054
East China Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with East China Township.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C+; China Township (B) is closest.
| Town | MI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East China Township | #510 | C+ | C+ | — | A− | B |
| China Township | #293 | B | B | — | A− | B |
| St. Clair | #114 | A | B− | B+ | A− | B+ |
| Marine City | #244 | B+ | B+ | B | A− | C+ |
East China Township and China Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East China Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East China Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East China Township, MI a good place to live?
East China Township grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #510 of 697 in Michigan. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is East China Township, MI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.