Ganges township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,574 ( 44 from 2010 )
Land area: 32.0 square miles
Population density: 80.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,106	81.82%	2.2%
Black:	11	0.43%	175.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	19	0.74%	18.8%
2+ races:	94	3.65%	370.0%
Hispanic:	343	13.33%	19.3%

Total non-White:	468	18.18%	0.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	46	2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2	-0.1

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
2,530
2,060	81.42%
4	0.16%
5	0.20%
16	0.63%
20	0.79%
425	16.80%
470	18.58%

2000
2,516
2,153	85.57%
0	0.00%
1	0.04%
4	0.16%
14	0.56%
344	13.67%
363	14.43%

1990
2,124
1,925	90.63%
11	0.52%
8	0.38%
8	0.38%
n/a
172	8.10%
199	9.37%

1980
2,009
1,836	91.39%
3	0.15%
18	0.90%
0	0.00%
n/a
152	7.57%
173	8.61%

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

-93	-3.7
107	4.3

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

228	10.7
164	7.7

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

89	4.4
26	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ganges 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
51.3
403	15.7%
2,171	84.3%
704	27.4%

1,072
2.39

760	70.9%
591	77.8%
24	3.2%
312	29.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.9
541	21.4%
1,989	78.6%
425	16.8%

1,050
2.40

688	65.5%
570	82.8%
31	4.5%
362	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
597	23.7%
1,919	76.3%
354	14.1%

976
2.51

678	69.5%
551	81.3%
46	6.8%
298	30.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
592	27.9%
1,532	72.1%
304	14.3%

768
2.75

583	75.9%
501	85.9%
29	5.0%
185	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
577	28.7%
1,432	71.3%
237	11.8%

724
2.77

556	76.8%
484	87.1%
36	6.5%
168	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Ganges township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	52	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	30	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	35	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	42	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	52	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	60	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	34	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	75	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	209	19.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	125	11.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	73	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	6.0%
$200,000 or more	78	7.3%

Median Household Income	69,500
Per Capita Income	37,036

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	131	12.2%
Public Assistance	19	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	67	6.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	804	63.7%
Unemployed	45	3.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	849	67.2%
Not in Labor Force	414	32.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	492	331	59.8%
Non-Profit	46	38	54.8%
Self-Employed	43	62	41.0%

Local Government	19	20	48.7%
State Government	5	46	9.8%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	535	393	57.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	70	104	40.2%
Total	605	497	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	8.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	171	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	230	20.8%
Professional, Technical	295	26.7%
Service Occupations	118	10.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	0.7%
All others	292	26.4%

White Collar		62.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	282	25.5%
Health care and social assistance	119	10.8%
Educational services	114	10.3%
Construction	108	9.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	106	9.6%
Retail trade	95	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	57	5.2%
Finance and insurance	45	4.1%
Other services	44	4.0%
Wholesale trade	31	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	23	2.1%
Information	19	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	17	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.5%
Utilities	5	0.5%
Public administration	5	0.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	311	12.08%
Puerto Rican	1	0.04%
Cuban	2	0.08%
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	29	1.13%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	9	0.35%
Thai	4	0.16%
Cambodian	2	0.08%
Chinese	1	0.04%
Korean	1	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,202	87.6%
Spanish	269	10.7%
Other Indo-European	20	0.8%
German, other Germanic	16	0.6%
Other Asian	6	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	424	16.5%
Dutch	342	13.3%
Irish	321	12.5%
English	231	9.0%
Polish	116	4.5%
European	101	3.9%
Italian	89	3.5%
American	85	3.3%
Scottish	72	2.8%
French	68	2.6%
Swedish	44	1.7%
Norwegian	28	1.1%
Czech	23	0.9%
Scandinavian	21	0.8%
Hungarian	17	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,510	97.5%
Not a citizen	64	2.5%

Native	2,481	96.4%
Foreign-born	93	3.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
63	3.1%	182	9.0%	532	26.2%	624	30.7%	348	17.1%	281	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	63	3.1%
9-12 Years	182	9.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	532	26.2%
Some College	624	30.7%
Bach. Degree	348	17.1%
Grad Degree	281	13.8%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +109	D +71	D + 6.1%
D +180
2020 vs. 2012	R +143	R +16	R + 0.5%
D +127
2020 vs. 2008	R +174	R +100	R + 6.7%
D +74

2016 vs. 2008	R +65	R +171	R + 12.8%
D -106
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	84%	Donald Trump* (R)	836	50.8%	Joe Biden (D)	782	47.5%	27	1.6%	1,645	3	4	0.03%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	727	51.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	602	42.6%	83	5.9%	1,412	4	6	0.03%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	693	50.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	655	48.1%	15	1.1%	1,363	6	4	0.03%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	708	50.4%	John McCain (R)	662	47.1%	36	2.6%	1,406	6	1	0.03%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	787	55.7%	John Kerry (D)	599	42.4%	27	1.9%	1,413	8	5	0.03%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	650	55.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	480	40.7%	48	4.1%	1,178	9	7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

782

47.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

836

50.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,645

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

602

42.6%

Donald Trump (R)

727

51.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

1,412

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

655

48.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

693

50.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

1,363

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

708

50.4%

John McCain (R)

662

47.1%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

1,406

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

787

55.7%

John Kerry (D)

599

42.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,413

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Ganges township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

650

55.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

480

40.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

1,178

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ganges township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	741	53.3%	Tudor Dixon (R)	630	45.3%	20 [+]	1.4%	1,391	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (0.9%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 3 (0.2%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.2%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.1%);
2020	S2	83%	John James (R)	868	53.3%	Gary Peters* (D)	722	44.4%	37 [+]	2.3%	1,627	5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 21 (1.3%); Marcia Squier (Green) 10 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
2018	S1	65%	John James (R)	628	49.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	614	48.1%	35 [+]	2.7%	1,277	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 18 (1.4%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.5%);
2018	G	65%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	615	48.0%	Bill Schuette (R)	614	47.9%	52 [+]	4.1%	1,281	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 24 (1.9%); Other (Write-in) 17 (1.3%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 11 (0.9%);
2014	S2	48%	Gary Peters (D)	471	49.6%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	435	45.8%	44 [+]	4.6%	950	4	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 26 (2.7%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 11 (1.2%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.7%);
2014	G	48%	Rick Snyder* (R)	544	56.8%	Mark Schauer (D)	391	40.9%	22 [+]	2.3%	957	6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 12 (1.3%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 5 (0.5%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 5 (0.5%);

*: 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	1,658
Median Value	$217,300

Occupied	1,072	64.7%
Vacant	586	35.3%

Owned	1,030	96.1%
Rented	42	3.9%
Median Rent	$944

Single-Family Units	1,495	90.2%
Detached	1,445	87.2%
Attached	50	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	163	9.8%

Ganges township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ganges township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Ganges township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ganges township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ganges township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ganges township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ganges township, MI