Macomb County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Macomb Township
Macomb, better known as Macomb Township, is the most populous civil township in Michigan, with 91,663 residents packed into 36.35 square miles at the geographic center of Macomb County. Dr. Jadan walks the whole house and reports plainly.
The homes of Macomb Township
Macomb Township sits in Macomb County, Michigan. Also noted: Gained 12,083 residents between 2010 and 2020, more than any other city or township in Michigan according to 2020 Census figures. 27,667 households, 86,973 residents. Three named communities survive inside the township: Macomb, also called Macomb Corners, at Romeo Plank Road and 25 Mile Road in the northwest; Meade in the northeast near the Ray Township boundary; and Waldenburg in the center near 22 Mile Road along the Clinton River.
What the numbers say
Detached single-family homes are 78.7% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 91.8% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher come to 37.3%. Also on the ground: Pitchford Park on Romeo Plank Road, with pickleball and tennis courts, walking trails, a children's playscape and a dog park.
At 91.8% owner-occupancy the person booking usually controls roof, basement and ducts together, so the walkthrough follows them in one pass.
Landmarks and public space in Macomb Township:
- Macomb Township Recreation Center. 92,000 square foot township facility with two gymnasiums, a fitness center and an indoor aquatic center featuring a lap pool, water slide and lazy river.
- St. Peter Lutheran Church Historical Marker. Michigan Historical Commission marker erected in 2021 honors the congregation that thirty German settler founders chartered in 1882.
- Sycamore Hills Golf Club. Public 27-hole championship golf course on North Avenue with three nine-hole layouts designed by architect Jerry Matthews.
- Macomb Corners Park. 94-acre sports complex on 25 Mile Road with six baseball diamonds, eight soccer fields, pickleball and basketball courts and a one-mile path.
- Pitchford Park. Township park on Romeo Plank Road with pickleball and tennis courts, walking trails, a children's playscape and a dog park.
Streets and settlements
Macomb Township also contains 3 smaller settlements: Waldenburg, Macomb Corners and Meade. Waldenburg: German farming settlement of the 1830s at Romeo Plank and 22 Mile roads named after Waldenburg, Germany. Macomb Corners: Unincorporated community on Romeo Plank Road near the Clinton River in the northwest part of the township. The 48042 and 48044 ZIP codes cover these addresses. Population density is 2,528.5 people per square mile across 36.35 square miles, suburban numbers on land that was farmland within living memory.