Cheshire township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,489 ( 290 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.8 square miles
Population density: 71.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,993	80.07%	0.7%
Black:	70	2.81%	22.8%
Indian:	10	0.40%	37.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	349	14.02%	1838.9%
Hispanic:	67	2.69%	28.7%

Total non-White:	496	19.93%	159.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-15	-0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	305	16.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,199
2,008	91.31%
57	2.59%
16	0.73%
6	0.27%
18	0.82%
94	4.27%
191	8.69%

2000
2,285
2,137	93.52%
69	3.02%
15	0.66%
6	0.26%
58	2.54%
0	0.00%
148	6.48%

1990
1,967
1,849	94.00%
87	4.42%
3	0.15%
5	0.25%
n/a
22	1.12%
118	6.00%

1980
1,797
1,705	94.88%
70	3.90%
8	0.45%
2	0.11%
n/a
12	0.67%
92	5.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-129	-5.6
43	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

288	14.6
30	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

144	8.0
26	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheshire township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.8
567	22.8%
1,922	77.2%
320	12.9%

854
2.90

652	76.3%
481	73.8%
0	0.0%
202	23.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.1
518	23.6%
1,681	76.4%
296	13.5%

827
2.63

609	73.6%
487	80.0%
45	7.4%
218	26.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
661	28.9%
1,624	71.1%
254	11.1%

854
2.68

641	75.1%
517	80.7%
56	8.7%
213	24.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
532	27.0%
1,435	73.0%
204	10.4%

762
2.58

545	71.5%
450	82.6%
47	8.6%
217	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
584	32.5%
1,213	67.5%
207	11.5%

582
3.09

486	83.5%
435	89.5%
18	3.7%
96	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Cheshire township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	25	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	29	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	43	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	10	1.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	14	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	28	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	144	16.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	62	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	165	19.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	121	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	122	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	38	4.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	29	3.4%
$200,000 or more	8	0.9%

Median Household Income	64,044
Per Capita Income	25,213

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	28	3.3%
Public Assistance	16	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	64	7.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,170	70.2%
Unemployed	57	3.4%
In Armed Forces	6	0.4%

Total Labor Force	1,233	74.0%
Not in Labor Force	434	26.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	696	337	67.4%
Non-Profit	27	32	45.8%
Self-Employed	44	25	63.8%

Local Government	6	71	7.8%
State Government	9	31	22.5%
Federal Government	4	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	740	362	67.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	134	25.6%
Total	786	496	61.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	52	4.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	172	13.4%
Professional, Technical	220	17.2%
Service Occupations	352	27.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9	0.7%
All others	486	37.9%

White Collar		34.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	439	34.2%
Accommodation and food services	214	16.7%
Health care and social assistance	179	14.0%
Educational services	98	7.6%
Construction	68	5.3%
Retail trade	57	4.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	56	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	30	2.3%
Public administration	24	1.9%
Transportation and warehousing	24	1.9%
Utilities	23	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	1.5%
Wholesale trade	17	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	17	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	0.7%
Other services	4	0.3%
Information	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	67	2.69%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,320	97.4%
Spanish	62	2.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	210	8.4%
Irish	151	6.1%
Dutch	150	6.0%
English	148	5.9%
American	132	5.3%
European	120	4.8%
Polish	88	3.5%
Swedish	83	3.3%
French	49	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	37	1.5%
Lithuanian	33	1.3%
Scottish	32	1.3%
Czech	26	1.0%
Italian	24	1.0%
Czechoslovakian	19	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,480	99.6%
Not a citizen	9	0.4%

Native	2,476	99.5%
Foreign-born	13	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.6%	79	4.9%	871	53.6%	412	25.3%	182	11.2%	73	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.6%
9-12 Years	79	4.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	871	53.6%
Some College	412	25.3%
Bach. Degree	182	11.2%
Grad Degree	73	4.5%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +169	R +76	R + 0.2%
D +93
2020 vs. 2012	R +265	R +323	R + 30.7%
D -58
2020 vs. 2008	R +229	R +370	R + 35.2%
D -141

2016 vs. 2008	R +60	R +294	R + 35.0%
D -234
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	685	63.3%	Joe Biden (D)	383	35.4%	15	1.4%	1,083	15	16	0.02%
2016	48%	Donald Trump (R)	516	59.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	290	33.4%	63	7.2%	869	12	13	0.02%
2012	51%	Barack Obama* (D)	441	50.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	420	48.1%	13	1.5%	874	3	1	0.02%
2008	60%	Barack Obama (D)	524	51.9%	John McCain (R)	456	45.2%	29	2.9%	1,009	4	0	0.02%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	541	52.4%	John Kerry (D)	475	46.0%	16	1.6%	1,032	5	2	0.02%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	424	51.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	371	44.9%	32	3.9%	827	5	3	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

383

35.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

685

63.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,083

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2016 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

290

33.4%

Donald Trump (R)

516

59.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.9%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

869

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

441

50.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

420

48.1%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

874

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

524

51.9%

John McCain (R)

456

45.2%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

1,009

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

541

52.4%

John Kerry (D)

475

46.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,032

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Cheshire township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

424

51.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

371

44.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.7%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

827

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cheshire township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	47%	Tudor Dixon (R)	510	57.6%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	348	39.3%	28 [+]	3.2%	886	14	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 11 (1.2%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 9 (1.0%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.8%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	56%	John James (R)	679	63.6%	Gary Peters* (D)	362	33.9%	26 [+]	2.4%	1,067	15	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.4%);
2018	S1	41%	John James (R)	424	56.1%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	305	40.3%	27 [+]	3.6%	756	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 13 (1.7%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 7 (0.9%);
2018	G	41%	Bill Schuette (R)	402	53.4%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	308	40.9%	43 [+]	5.7%	753	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 15 (2.0%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 14 (1.9%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (1.9%);
2014	S2	33%	Gary Peters (D)	283	49.0%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	238	41.2%	56 [+]	9.7%	577	0	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 26 (4.5%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 19 (3.3%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (1.9%);
2014	G	33%	Rick Snyder* (R)	313	53.7%	Mark Schauer (D)	234	40.1%	36 [+]	6.2%	583	3	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 20 (3.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 8 (1.4%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 8 (1.4%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,245
Median Value	$148,700

Occupied	854	68.6%
Vacant	391	31.4%

Owned	741	86.8%
Rented	113	13.2%
Median Rent	$773

Single-Family Units	931	74.8%
Detached	931	74.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	309	24.8%

Cheshire township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cheshire township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Cheshire township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cheshire township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cheshire township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cheshire township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cheshire township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cheshire township, MI