Helena township, MI

Antrim County, MI

2022 population: 1,197 ( 196 from 2010 )
Land area: 16.2 square miles
Population density: 73.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,091	91.14%	11.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	2	0.17%	60.0%
Asian:	5	0.42%	150.0%
2+ races:	13	1.09%	160.0%
Hispanic:	76	6.35%	744.4%

Total non-White:	106	8.86%	404.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	111	13.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	85	10.3

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
1,001
980	97.90%
0	0.00%
5	0.50%
2	0.20%
5	0.50%
9	0.90%
21	2.10%

2000
851
813	95.53%
0	0.00%
18	2.12%
5	0.59%
15	1.76%
0	0.00%
38	4.47%

1990
837
793	94.74%
0	0.00%
13	1.55%
0	0.00%
n/a
20	2.39%
44	5.26%

1980
793
786	99.12%
3	0.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.50%
7	0.88%

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

167	19.6
-17	-2.0

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

20	2.4
-6	-0.7

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

7	0.9
37	4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Helena 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
56.9
114	9.5%
1,083	90.5%
403	33.7%

590
2.03

410	69.5%
318	77.6%
4	1.0%
180	30.5%

2010
Number	Percent
55.6
154	15.4%
847	84.6%
302	30.2%

473
2.12

311	65.8%
263	84.6%
9	2.9%
162	34.2%

2000
Number	Percent
49.7
150	17.6%
701	82.4%
209	24.6%

403
2.11

271	67.2%
239	88.2%
12	4.4%
132	32.8%

1990
Number	Percent
41.7
164	19.6%
673	80.4%
168	20.1%

332
2.52

244	73.5%
223	91.4%
10	4.1%
88	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
35.2
215	27.1%
578	72.9%
141	17.8%

311
2.55

233	74.9%
216	92.7%
8	3.4%
78	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Helena township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	12	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	26	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	20	3.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	12	2.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	82	13.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	1.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	33	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	67	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	68	11.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	4.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	63	10.7%
$200,000 or more	58	9.8%

Median Household Income	73,056
Per Capita Income	53,782

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8	1.4%
Public Assistance	12	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	28	4.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	454	69.7%
Unemployed	8	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	462	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	189	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	157	235	40.1%
Non-Profit	20	14	58.8%
Self-Employed	92	37	71.3%

Local Government	0	20	0.0%
State Government	12	2	85.7%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	249	272	47.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	38	36	51.4%
Total	287	308	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	6.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	78	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	130	21.6%
Professional, Technical	151	25.0%
Service Occupations	125	20.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.8%
All others	119	19.7%

White Collar		59.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	105	17.4%
Retail trade	97	16.1%
Educational services	91	15.1%
Construction	65	10.8%
Manufacturing	58	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	41	6.8%
Other services	35	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	31	5.1%
Public administration	16	2.7%
Finance and insurance	16	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	12	2.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.7%
Utilities	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	1.34%
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	60	5.01%
Argentinean	60	5.01%
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	%
Vietnamese	3	0.25%
Chinese	2	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,084	91.7%
Spanish	76	6.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	11	0.9%
German, other Germanic	8	0.7%
Vietnamese	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	341	28.5%
English	209	17.5%
Irish	130	10.9%
Polish	125	10.4%
Italian	96	8.0%
American	64	5.3%
Ukrainian	64	5.3%
Swedish	54	4.5%
Dutch	43	3.6%
French	42	3.5%
Welsh	37	3.1%
European	36	3.0%
Scotch-Irish	28	2.3%
Scottish	27	2.3%
Hungarian	21	1.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,156	96.6%
Not a citizen	41	3.4%

Native	1,148	95.9%
Foreign-born	49	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	5	0.5%	229	23.5%	280	28.7%	260	26.7%	201	20.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	5	0.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	229	23.5%
Some College	280	28.7%
Bach. Degree	260	26.7%
Grad Degree	201	20.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +40	D +38	D + 9.4%
D +78
2020 vs. 2012	R +52	R +28	R + 2.3%
D +24
2020 vs. 2008	R +75	R +91	R + 11.9%
D -16

2016 vs. 2008	R +35	R +129	R + 21.3%
D -94
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	431	58.0%	Joe Biden (D)	306	41.2%	6	0.8%	743	10	11	0.01%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	391	60.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	228	35.2%	28	4.3%	647	13	15	0.01%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	379	56.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	282	42.1%	9	1.3%	670	12	9	0.01%
2008	84%	John McCain (R)	356	51.9%	Barack Obama (D)	322	46.9%	8	1.2%	686	11	6	0.01%
2004	92%	George W. Bush* (R)	399	56.8%	John Kerry (D)	293	41.7%	10	1.4%	702	9	6	0.01%
2000	86%	George W. Bush (R)	332	54.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	251	41.5%	22	3.6%	605	9	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

306

41.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

431

58.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

743

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 11

2016 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

228

35.2%

Donald Trump (R)

391

60.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

647

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

282

42.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

379

56.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

670

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

322

46.9%

John McCain (R)

356

51.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

686

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

399

56.8%

John Kerry (D)

293

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

702

Turnout: 92%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Helena township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

332

54.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

251

41.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

605

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Helena township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	71%	Tudor Dixon (R)	374	54.5%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	304	44.3%	8 [+]	1.2%	686	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 3 (0.4%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 2 (0.3%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%); Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 1 (0.1%);
2020	S2	76%	John James (R)	436	59.2%	Gary Peters* (D)	294	39.9%	7 [+]	0.9%	737	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 4 (0.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	69%	John James (R)	369	56.2%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	274	41.8%	13 [+]	2.0%	656	10	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 8 (1.2%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 4 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	69%	Bill Schuette (R)	356	54.3%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	284	43.3%	16 [+]	2.4%	656	11	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 10 (1.5%); Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.3%);
2014	S2	59%	Gary Peters (D)	262	49.2%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	251	47.1%	20 [+]	3.8%	533	6	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 8 (1.5%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (1.3%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 5 (0.9%);
2014	G	60%	Rick Snyder* (R)	293	54.9%	Mark Schauer (D)	230	43.1%	11 [+]	2.1%	534	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 2 (0.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 2 (0.4%);

*: 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	911
Median Value	$272,200

Occupied	590	64.8%
Vacant	321	35.2%

Owned	492	83.4%
Rented	98	16.6%
Median Rent	$810

Single-Family Units	832	91.3%
Detached	832	91.3%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	38	4.2%
Mobile Homes	8	0.9%

Helena township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Helena township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Helena township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Helena township, MI

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Helena township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Helena township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Helena township, MI